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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Esplanade locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Rabindra Sadan locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Noapara depot locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
New Garia depot locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Department of Youth Services and Sports, Government of West Bengal locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Nahabat (music tower) locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Dakshineswar railway station locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
East–West corridor locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Radha-Krishna temple city Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
KKR city Calcutta
subject surface form: Kolkata Knight Riders
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Belgharia city Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Calcutta South locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Rajabagan Dockyard locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Mohammedan SC city Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Kolkata road network locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Maidan city Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Ananda Publishers city Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Loreto House, Kolkata locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Loreto House, Kolkata city Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Chowringhee Road locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Chowringhee Road city Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
New Market locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Oberoi Grand Hotel city Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Esplanade metro station locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Esplanade metro station city Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Esplanade bus terminus locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Esplanade bus terminus city Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Dharmatala area locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
New Market area locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Calcutta Botanic Garden locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Park Street area locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
PKS locatedIn Calcutta
subject surface form: Park Street metro station
this entity surface form: Kolkata
PKS city Calcutta
subject surface form: Park Street metro station
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Bishop of Calcutta locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Victoria Memorial, Kolkata locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Dalhousie Square locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Raj Bhavan, Kolkata locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Finance Department, Government of West Bengal locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Home and Hill Affairs Department, Government of West Bengal locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of West Bengal locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Rajabazar locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Boi Para locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Boi Para city Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Hare School locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Hare School city Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Hindu School locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Hindu School city Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Bethune College (nearby area) locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata