Calcutta

Calcutta, officially Kolkata, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal and a major urban center on the Hooghly River.

Kolkata: Kolkata is the official name of the city formerly known in English as Calcutta. The city's official name changed from Calcutta to Kolkata in 2001.
West Bengal: West Bengal is an Indian state in the country's east, bordering Bangladesh and the Bay of Bengal. Calcutta is West Bengal's capital and largest city.
Port of Kolkata: The Port of Kolkata is a riverine port complex on the Hooghly serving eastern and northeastern India. Its location made Calcutta a major commercial gateway despite the river's navigational constraints.
Rabindranath Tagore: Rabindranath Tagore was a Bengali poet, novelist, composer, and Nobel laureate in literature. His work and family were closely connected to Calcutta's cultural life.
Mumbai: Mumbai is India's largest city by metropolitan population and the capital of Maharashtra. Mumbai's west-coast, finance-led growth contrasts with Calcutta's eastern river-port history.
British East India Company: The British East India Company was a trading corporation that governed parts of South Asia before the British Crown took control. Its trading post became the nucleus of colonial Calcutta.
Hooghly River: The Hooghly is a distributary of the Ganges flowing through West Bengal to the Bay of Bengal. The river connects the city to inland Bengal and its port history.
Kolkata Metro: The Kolkata Metro is the rapid-transit system serving Kolkata and adjoining urban areas. Its opening in 1984 made it India's first metro railway.
Satyajit Ray: Satyajit Ray was an Indian filmmaker, screenwriter, and author, widely known for the Apu Trilogy. His films portrayed Calcutta's changing social worlds with close attention to everyday life.
Delhi: Delhi is India's capital territory and a major political and cultural center in northern India. Delhi replaced Calcutta as the capital of British India in 1911.

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