HOW DID CALCUTTA EMERGE IN THE BRITISH PERIOD
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Calcutta name given in mugal period by Indian people
But British tried to expand his business in India in British period.and during this time they change the name of Calcutta as Kolkata and also built their monments like Victoria memorial.
Kolkata, formerly known as Calcutta in English, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal and is located in eastern India on the east bank of the River Hooghly. The city was a colonial city developed by the British East India Company and then by the British Empire. Kolkata was the capital of the British Indian empire until 1911 when the capital was relocated to Delhi. Kolkata grew rapidly in the 19th century to become the second city of the British Indian Empire. This was accompanied by the development of a culture that fused European philosophies with Indian tradition
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