Calcutta

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Calcutta, now known as Kolkata, is a major cultural and commercial metropolis in eastern India that served as the capital of British India until the early 20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
commercial centre
cultural centre
former national capital
metropolis
capitalOf British India
West Bengal
country India
endTimeAsCapitalOfBritishIndia 1911
formerNameOf Calcutta self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kolkata
foundedBy British East India Company
foundingYear 1690
hasFormerName Calcutta self-linksurface differs
hasLandmark Eden Gardens
Fort William, Kolkata
Howrah Bridge
Indian Museum
St. Paul’s Cathedral, Kolkata
Victoria Memorial
Writers’ Building
hasPort Calcutta self-linksurface differs
surface form: Port of Kolkata
hasUniversity Jadavpur University
Presidency College, Kolkata
surface form: Presidency University, Kolkata

University of Calcutta
knownFor cinema
colonial architecture
intellectual life
literature
theatre
visual arts
locatedIn India
eastern India
locatedInCountrySubdivision Bengal Presidency
locatedInState West Bengal
locatedOnRiver Hooghly River
majorIndustry finance
information technology
manufacturing
port trade
majorLanguage Bengali
English
officialNameSince2001 Calcutta self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kolkata
partOfRegion Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system
surface form: Ganges Delta
replacedByAsCapitalOfBritishIndia New Delhi, India
surface form: New Delhi
servedAs capital of Bengal Presidency
capital of British India
startTimeAsCapitalOfBritishIndia 1772
timeZone Indian Standard Time
UTCOffset +05:30

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Bucheon hasSisterCity Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Cuttack Junction railway station connectsTo Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
GoAir cityServed Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Metropolitan Institution (School) for Boys locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
West Bengal Board of Secondary Education city Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Alipore locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
General Assembly’s Institution locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
1 & 3 Urquhart Square, Kolkata locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Department of English locatedIn Calcutta
subject surface form: Department of English, Scottish Church College
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Department of Bengali locatedIn Calcutta
subject surface form: Department of Bengali, Scottish Church College
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Department of Economics city Calcutta
subject surface form: Department of Economics, Scottish Church College
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Department of Chemistry locatedIn Calcutta
subject surface form: Department of Chemistry, Scottish Church College
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Department of Botany locatedIn Calcutta
subject surface form: Department of Botany, Scottish Church College
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Department of Microbiology locatedIn Calcutta
subject surface form: Department of Microbiology, Scottish Church College
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Department of Computer Science locatedIn Calcutta
subject surface form: Department of Computer Science, Scottish Church College
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Chittaranjan Avenue in Kolkata locatedIn Calcutta
subject surface form: Chittaranjan Avenue
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Deshbandhu Park in Kolkata locatedIn Calcutta
subject surface form: Deshbandhu Park, Kolkata
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Calcutta High Court Bar Association locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Incorporated Law Society locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Esplanade, Kolkata locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Higher Education Department, Government of West Bengal locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Sealdah locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Hare School, Calcutta locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Bangabasi College city Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Australia vs England, 1987 Cricket World Cup Final city Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Australia won by 7 runs city Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Atmiya Sabha locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Sanskrit College, Calcutta locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
School of Applied and Interdisciplinary Sciences locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
School of Energy Research locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Dr. R. Ahmed Dental College and Hospital city Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
India Government Mint, Kolkata city Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Dum Dum metro station locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
VECC locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
WBLA locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
B.B.D. Bagh, Kolkata locatedIn Calcutta
subject surface form: B.B.D. Bagh
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Town Hall, Kolkata locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
West Bengal Legislative Assembly building locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
New Town Kolkata Development Authority locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
New Town Kolkata Development Authority city Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Biswa Bangla Sarani locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Biswa Bangla Sarani city Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Kolkata–Airport–New Town growth corridor locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
North–South corridor – Blue Line locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
East–West corridor – Green Line locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Kavi Subhash locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Salt Lake Sector V locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata