Swamarg

Tangra (Chinatown)

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condition state

LIVING

Verified 16 Sept 2026

construction year

19th-20th century

Verified 16 Sept 2026

Story

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Historians say

The community has shrunk substantially but the cuisine it created is now eaten across India.

Historians say

India's only substantial Chinatown, originally a tannery district, and the birthplace of Indian-Chinese cooking. The older quarter is at Tiretta Bazaar, where a pre-dawn Chinese breakfast market still operates.

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