Calcutta
Hooghly River metropolis
Calcutta is the former official name of Kolkata, a major city in eastern India and capital of West Bengal.
The British colonial-era spelling remained standard until 2001, when India officially adopted the Bengali pronunciation.
The name still appears in historical contexts and some established institutions: the Black Hole of Calcutta, Mother Teresa's work in Calcutta.
urban
Urban area exceeding ten million
- tramUrban rail vehicle
- rickshawPerson-pulled passenger cart
- metroUrban rail transit
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
bazaars · tenements · flyover · ferry · ghat · Strand · commuter · overcrowding
megacity
Urban area exceeding ten million
congestion · bazaars · tenements · flyover · ferry · ghat · Strand · commuter · overcrowding · hawkers
Tagore
Bengali poet-philosopher, 1913 laureate
Maidan
Large urban public square
tramways
Urban rail transit systems
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