The committee which had invited us welcomed us warmly, and Christian gentlemen took our luggage and our names. Even the officers at the ticket office were happy to see us when they heard about ‘Pacifist Conference Delegates’! After resting, we were decorated with garlands and led to our cars. We saw the great Hooghly River, which runs next to this city and which is a tributary of the Ganges. It forms a delta like the Nile in Egypt. There were ships of every sort. The streets are as crowded as in Bombay. There are many animals here which draw carts and there may even be two or three pulling one cart. They move in between the motor cars, a fearful sight. Some animals were roaming around browsing on the pavements and there were cattle and goats. This is a crowded city. I also saw women carrying water jars on their heads as they do at home.