Knowra Kolkata Kolkata Kolkata is the capital of West Bengal, India, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River. It is a major cultural, commercial, and educational center of eastern India.
Victoria Memorial : A marble museum and monument in Kolkata, completed in 1921 and dedicated to Queen Victoria. Its imperial design and museum collections make it one of Kolkata’s defining landmarks.
Job Charnock : An English East India Company administrator traditionally credited with founding Calcutta, a claim historians dispute. His association with the city illustrates how colonial narratives shaped Kolkata’s origin story.
Rabindranath Tagore : A Bengali poet, writer, composer, and educator who received the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature. His work and institutions helped establish Kolkata as a center of modern Bengali culture.
Port of Kolkata : A riverine port on the Hooghly that serves Kolkata and eastern India. Its trade helped build the city, while river conditions shaped its changing commercial role.
Mumbai : The capital of Maharashtra and a major Indian port, financial center, and film-production hub. Mumbai’s continued commercial primacy contrasts with Kolkata’s earlier position as British India’s leading metropolis.
Howrah Bridge : A cantilever bridge spanning the Hooghly River between Kolkata and Howrah. The bridge connects the city to a major industrial neighbor and anchors its riverfront identity.
East India Company : An English joint-stock company that built a commercial and territorial empire in South Asia. Its trading settlement at Calcutta became the base for British power in eastern India.
Swami Vivekananda : An Indian Hindu monk who introduced Vedanta and yoga to wider audiences in India and abroad. His Kolkata upbringing and public career connected the city to religious reform and global debates.
Kolkata Metro : A rapid-transit system serving Kolkata and its surrounding urban area, first opened in 1984. It is a defining response to the mobility demands of a dense, expanding city.
Delhi : India’s capital territory and the seat of the national government. Delhi replaced Calcutta as the capital of British India in 1911.
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