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Even those who love Calcutta will admit that it is not an easy place for academic investigations.Hilary Standing aptly describes the city as 'simultaneously shocking and exciting'.The scrupulous fieldwork, the basis of the book, took toll of Dr Standing's health and delayed the publication of her study.