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	Guide2Kolkata - your guide to all about Kolkata
		Later, the zamindari rights of Kolkata along with the adjoining lands from Barisha to Halishahar were conferred upon the Sabarna Chowdhury family of Barisha by Emperor Jahangir.
		Kolkata - Destination IT Today’s Kolkata is the buzzword in the nation’s IT sector.
		Kolkata is the peace of my soul, resting place for my life, playground of my childhood, workplace of my youth and the final resting place at this old age.
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	History of Kolkata - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In its 300 years of existence, Kolkata witnessed fast rise as the second city of the British Empire in the 1800s accompanied by the development of a culture that was a coalescence of European philosophy with Indian tradition.
		The city is also noted for its revolutionary history, ranging from Indian struggle for independence to the leftist Naxalite and trade union movements.
		He was the co-founder of the Indian National Army and the Head of State of the Arzi Hukumate Azad Hind, formed to counter and combat the British Raj in India and was renamed Netaji by poet laureate Rabindranath Tagore.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_Kolkata (3073 words)

	Kolkata - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The east-to-west dimension of the city is narrow, stretching from the Hooghly River in the west to roughly the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass in the east, a span of roughly 5 km to 6 km.
		Almost all of Kolkata's daily refuse of 2500 tonnes is transported to the dumping grounds in Dhapa to the east of the town.
		According to the 2001 census, 77.68% of the population in Kolkata is Hindu, 20.27% Muslim and 0.88% Christian.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kolkata (5015 words)

	calcutta tourist guide, kolkata tourist guide
		During the British Raj Kolkata was known as the Jewel of the East and was the capital of the country till 1911.
		Economically, Kolkata is suffering: the port has been silting up, making navigation from Kolkata down to the sea steadily more difficult and limiting the size of ships that can use the port.
		Kolkata sprawls north-south along the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, which divides it from Howrah on the western bank.
	www.si-india.com /west-bengal/kolkata_gen.htm (555 words)

	Kolkata
		Across the river is Haora, and between Kolkata and the sea a new bulk cargo port, Haldia, is the focus of oil refineries, petrochemical plants, and fertilizer factories.
		Kolkata was founded 1686–90 by Job Charnock of the East India Company as a trading post.
		The Hooghly River provided access to the economic and political heartland of India; Fort William was built in 1696 to protect this trading position, and the settlement expanded rapidly by trading in opium, indigo, textiles, and fine cotton.
	www.tiscali.co.uk /reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0000508.html (505 words)

	Kolkata, Information about Kolkata, Kolkata Tour
		Kolkata’s role in the national economy is as crucial as the gateway to Eastern India.
		Kolkata is connected by rail with all the major cities and towns of India.
		Kolkata is connected by road to Santiniketan, Siliguri, Sunderbans, Digha, Darjeeling, Puri, Bhubaneshwar and Konark.
	www.indovacations.net /english/AboutKolkata.htm (2901 words)

	Kolkata Information, Kolkata City Guide
		Kolkata is the capital of West Bengal, an Indian state.
		Kolkata was a witness to the revolutionary history right from the Indian struggle to the leftist and trade union movement.
		Kolkata sub urban railway, Kolkata Metro, the oldest underground system in India, trams and buses include the public transport system of the city.
	www.mapsofworld.com /cities/india/kolkata (602 words)

	Your Guide to India - Kolkata (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Kolkata formerly known as Culcatta, is situated on the Hooghly, retains the aura of days long gone, weaving the past and the present, the intense and the funloving into a charming fabric.
		The largest metropolis in India, Kolkata is a vibrant city on the move, volatile and unpredictable.
		Kolkata are also famous for their all-consuming passion for sports, especially, football and cricket.
	www.yourguidetoindia.com /west-bengal/kolkata-2.html (4095 words)

	Kolkata
		Kolkata's history is intimately related to the British East India Company, which first arrived in 1690, and to British India, which Calcutta became the capital of India in 1772.
		Kolkata had to pass legislature a few years back to ban fireworks which break the 65 decibel sound limit, as ambient noise levels were going upto 90 decibels and more in parts of the city.
		Kolkata is the theatre capital of India, and the festival is organized by the Nandikar group, one of the most dynamic and talented Indian theatre groups.
	www.archaeologics.com /Forensics-ItoM/Kolkata.php (9130 words)

	Kolkata Calcutta
		Kolkata, on the Hooghly, retains the aura of days long gone, weaving the past and the present, the intense and the funloving into a charming fabric.
		Rail: Kolkata is served by two railway station, Haora (Howrah) and Sealdah and is connected to major cities all over the country.
		Kolkata's interesting zoo-the oldest in India-was the creation of Sir Richard Carnac Temple who was Governor of Bengal from 1874 to 1877.
	myasiatravels.freespaces.com /kolkata.htm (3852 words)

	Brief History Of Kolkata Port Trust
		The affairs of the Port were brought under the administrative control of the Government with the appoinment of a Port Commission in 1870.
		The history of Kolkata Port has been a continuous story of struggle and success - it's a saga of uninterrupted development, improvement and achievements.
		Kolkata Port Trust remains one of the pioneering and most promising ports of India.
	www.kolkataporttrust.gov.in /history.html (411 words)

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		Kolkata lies on the Hoogly river, a distributary of the river Ganga.
		Kolkata has a sultry clime and the summers are uncomfortable due to the humidity.
		Kolkata is also well connected by trains and roads to other parts of the country.
	www.humonline.com /node/travel/destinationdetail.aspx?id=21 (422 words)

	A Leading Kolkata Bazar Concern,Kolkata Bazar Info.
		Kolkata is the main business, commercial and financial hub of eastern India.
		Kolkata witnessed an economic decline from the late sixties till the late nineties.
		The city's economic fortunes turned the tide as the early nineties economic liberalization in India reached Kolkata's shores during late nineties.
	www.kolkatabazar.info (46 words)

	History of Kolkata,Kolkata History,History of Kolkata India,Travel to Historical Places in Kolkata
		Kolkata is over 310 years old and had a fairy tale beginning.
		During the British Raj Kolkata was known as the Jewel Of The East and was the capital of the country till 1911.
		Kolkata ceased to be the capital of British India, as the capital was removed to the newly built city of Delhi, but remained the capital of undivided Bengal until the partition of India in 1947.
	www.123indiatravel.com /cities-of-india/travel-to-kolkata-india/history-of-kolkata-india.html (229 words)

	Kolkata Hotels Travel Guide - History of Kolkata
		Kolkata (previously called Calcutta) is a relatively young city by Indian standards, having a recorded history of some 300 years although recent archaeological evidence suggests that a sophisticated civilisation (Chandraketugarh) dating back 2000 years existed near where the city that now exists.
		The result in Bengal was that Kolkata became a city without a hinterland, while across the border, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) was a hinterland with nowhere to process or export its produce.
		Furthermore, West Bengal and Kolkata were inundated with tens of thousands of refugees fleeing from East Bengal, although fortunately without the brutal violence and bloodshed that Partition brought to Punjab.
	www.hoteltravel.com /india/kolkata/guides/history.htm (546 words)

	Kolkata
		Kolkata is said to be the cultural capital of India.The city is known for its literary and revolutionary heritage.A specialty of Kolkata culture is the
		Kolkata and Mumbai were two of the main export/import destinations for British beer, which would go stale and sour during the sea voyage.
		Kolkata was the original headquarters of IBM Corporation in India before shifting to Bangalore on its return to operations in the country.
	www.vetty.com /wpcd/wp/k/Kolkata.htm (3353 words)

	TRAMCARs
		The idea of running tramcars in Kolkata actually was initiated in the year 1867, the but the British rule permitted Government of Bengal in 1870 to run tramcars to carry merchandise from Sealdah Rly.
		November again tramways were introduced in Kolkata with horse drawn coaches, from Sealdah to Dalhousie Square Central District.(according to another opinion it was in January 1881).
		It is a fact that Kolkata roads are less wide in comparison to those of other new cities of India and also covers less area.
	railindia.tripod.com /tramcars.html (1777 words)

	Kolkata Tour India, Kolkata Tour, Kolkata Tours, Kolkata Tour Package,Turismo en la India,Tourismus in Indien,Toerisme ...
		Kolkata is the city of joy for some while a dirty, crowded, and noisy city of others.
		Kolkata is among the four major metropolis of India along with Delhi, Mumbai, and Chennai.
		Kolkata can be described as a shopping paradise for those who want the value for their money.
	www.indiaprofile.com /discover-india/kolkata-tour-india.html (521 words)

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		The rapid growth of Kolkata attracted the attention of the nawab of Murshidabad, Siraj-ufd-Daulah, who attacked it in 1756 and won the city from the British.
		Kolkata was now a city almost bursting at its seams.
	www.kolkatahub.com /travel-in-kolkata/history-of-kolkata.html (595 words)

	Kolkata Tour,Tour to Kolkata,Kolkata Tour India,Kolkata Tours,Kolkata Tour Packages,Tour to Kolkata India,Kolkata ...
		Kolkata (previously Calcutta) is one of the important metropolitan cities of India and is also the capital of the state of West Bengal.
		The city was established in 1686 when British moved to the small villages of Sutanati, Govindpur, and Kalikata from their trading port of Hooghly.
		The people here are proud of their culture having been blessed by Mother Teresa who spent a long period of her life in Kolkata, and Rabindranath Tagore who lived and formed a university at Shantiniketan 136 kms from Kolkata.
	indiatoursandtravel.com /tourist-cities-in-india/tour-to-kolkata.html (260 words)

	Kolkata Business Directory & Yellow Pages
		Kolkata is the capital of the State of West Bengal.
		Kolkata is a vibrant city equipped with all modern amenities that any metro would boast of.
		A major port, Kolkata is situated on the right bank of the river Hooghly (about 150 km upstream from the Bay of Bengal).
	www.referindia.com /kolkata (220 words)

	Reclaiming Kolkata \| Travel + Leisure (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The legislation that three years ago substituted Kolkata (the name of the original Indian settlement) for Calcutta (the pronunciation and spelling bestowed upon it by the British) was part of an effort to reclaim the city as categorically Indian, and there have been other attempts to diminish the legacy of imperial rule.
		Kolkata's official birthday, August 24, the date in 1690 on which Job Charnock, of the East India Company, is said to have landed in what was then an undeveloped port, was celebrated annually until very recently.
		There's little chance of Kolkata becoming a museum of Victoriana, as Chakraborti was reminded when he was involved, a few years ago, in the restoration of Metcalfe Hall, a grand limestone building that once was the imperial library and now houses various government offices.
	www.travelandleisure.com /articles/reclaiming-kolkata (1142 words)

	Kolkata travel guide - Wikitravel
		Kolkata's history is intimately related to the British East India Company, which first arrived in 1690, and to British India, which Calcutta became the capital of in 1772.
		Kolkata is located in the eastern part of India at 22°82′ N 88°20′ E. It has spread linearly along the banks of the river Hooghly.
		Kolkata is well connected by rail to almost all the big stations in India and also serves as the gateway to the North Eastern India.
	wikitravel.org /en/Kolkata (5096 words)

	General Information of Kolkata - Kolkata Information Guide - Kolkata City Information - My CityPedia
		Kolkata represents one of the four metropolitan cities of India.
		The popularity of Kolkata, as one of the premier cities in India, reached its heights in the pre independence era.
		Kolkata city is situated on the west banks of Hooghly River, in the state of West Bengal.
	www.kolkata-india.com /general (418 words)

	Kolkata Tourism,Tourism in Kolkata,Kolkata Tourism Guide,Kolkata India Tourism,Kolkata Travel Tourism
		Kolkata is not an ancient city like Delhi, with its impressive relics of the past.
		Latter in the 19th century, Bengal became an important centre in the struggle for Indian independence, and this was a major reason for the decision to transfer the capital to Delhi in 1911.
		Kolkata is well connected by air to all major countries in the world, as well as to Indian cities.
	www.indiantravel.co.in /indian-tourist-destinations/kolkata-tourism.html (1030 words)

	Indian History \| Itihaas
		The study of history reveals that major portion of the southern India (Dakshina Padham) was extended by Andhra region.
		Although the archipelago which developed into the modern city of Mumbai was inhabited whenever history chanced on it, they are forced to imagine the lives of these early Mumbaikars, because the islands lay outside of the sweep of history and beyond the marches of armies for millennia.
		The history of Orissa makes an interesting case-study in that it's history is in many ways atypical from that of the northern plains and many of the common generalizations that are made about Indian history do not seem to apply to the Oriya region.
	explore.oneindia.in /society/history/index_4.html (363 words)

	Kolkata Community Portal \|\| History of Kolkata (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		KOLKATA: On Thursday, the Howrah railway station here, the second oldest in the country, completes a century.
		Kolkata, May 23: Maha Bodhi Society of India, along with 31 other Buddhist organisations, today celebrated 2,549 years of Buddha Jayanti through various functions.
		Kolkata, May 23 (IANS) For US-based filmmaker Mira Nair, the shooting of "The Namesake" here is an emotional return to her creative roots in a city where she spent over a decade and acquired her cinematic sensibilities through Satyajit Ray and Ritwick Ghatak.
	www.kolkatascoop.com /section/history_kolkata (778 words)

	Books of bias and errors
		They are surely a disgrace to the discipline of history writing, and draw nothing from the scholarship and analytical sophistication attained by this branch of the social sciences in India.
		Although there was an outcry against these textbooks from several quarters after their appearance, it is the Indian History Congress (IHC), through the publication of the book under review, that has given the most serious rebuff to this official exercise in the falsification of history.
		Here is an authorial pen that is untroubled by the rules of English grammar and usage, that constructs a history of modern India from which all modernity has been purposefully cut away, and that oftentimes projects Indian history as a theatre of the absurd.
	www.flonnet.com /fl2018/stories/20030912000807400.htm (1679 words)

	CBS - The Amazing Race
		Sprawling across 72 square miles along the Hooghly River in East India, Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) is that country's second largest city and ranks among the largest cities in the world.
		Kolkata serves as the major seaport and industrial center for East India and is the capital of West Bengal state.
		Acknowledged as India's cultural capital, Kolkata is a city with large pockets of dire poverty, but it also boasts a vibrant intellectual community, excellent Bengali cuisine and a flourishing art scene.
	www.cbs.com /primetime/amazing_race5/show/episode09/destinations.shtml (705 words)

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