Fire destroys 11 shops in Tibetan winter sweater-sellers’ market in Kolkata

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(TibetanReview.net, Jan09’26) – A total of 11 shops have been gutted by a raging fire which swept through a Tibetan winter sweater-sellers’ market in Kolkata, capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on Jan 8 afternoon. No casualties have been reported and there is no assessment yet of the amount of loss suffered by the visiting Tibetan retailers.

Running winter garment markets in towns and cities in many parts of India is the main source of livelihood for a significant proportion of exile Tibetans living in the country, with many borrowing money from banks and other sources to fund their seasonal business. Many take merchandise from suppliers with an arrangement to repay them after selling their ware...

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