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THE FALL OF CALCUTTA TO SIRAJ UD-DAULA
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When the Seven Years' War broke out, owing to their constant rivalry with the French, and the fall of Madras to the forces of Dupleix, early in 1756 the British authorities in Calcutta began repairs to the fortifications of old Fort William, which we... |
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JOURNEY FROM BRITISH RULE TO INDEPENDENCE
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The three villages, in particular Kalikata, where Calcutta is located, came into the possession of the British East India Company in 1690 and some scholars like to date its beginnings as a major city from the construction of Fort William by the Briti... |
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NAME AND ORIGINS
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The rent-roll of Akbar, the 16th century Mughal emperor, and the work of a Bengali poet, Bipradas Pipilai, of the late 15th century, both make mention of the city's early name being Kolikata, from which Kolkata/Calcutta are said to derive.There is mu... |
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HISTORY OF KOLKATA
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Kolkata, formerly spelled Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located in eastern India on the east bank of the River Hooghly. The city is a colonial city developed by the British East India Company and then the British ... |
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KOLKATA VIDEO
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A look at the city of Calcutta and some of its historical significance and famous sites.
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OTHER INFORMATION
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Education:Kolkata's schools are either run by the state government or by private (many of which are religious) organisations. Schools mainly use Bengali or English as the medium of instruction, though Urdu is also used , especially in Central Kolkata... |
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KOLKATA WEATHER
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Kolkata has a tropical wet-and-dry climate (Köppen climate classification Aw). The annual mean temperature is 26.8 °C (80.2 °F); monthly mean temperatures range from 19 °C (66.2 °F) to 30 °C (86.0 °F). Summers are hot and humid with temperatures in t... |
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KOLKATA RESTAURANTS
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Kolkata has a variety of restaurants offering Chinese, Indian and Continental menu. There are also restaurants where you can also get yummy pizzas and burgers. Moreover there are also a large number of South Indian restaurants in Kolkata where one ca... |
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FOOD IN KOLKATA
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Bengali traditional food, especially the yummy mouthwatering sweets are popular all over India. Bengal boasts off its cottage cheese based sweets like sandesh, rosogolla and chanar payesh. Other must try delicacies consist of Misti doi (sweetened cur... |
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