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- Kolkata was renamed from Calcutta in 2001 to match the Bengali pronunciation of the city’s name. The anglicized form “Calcutta” was the official name until then. How did Kolkata get its name? Kolkata got its name from the Bengali name Kalikata, which is derived from the word Kalikshetra meaning “Ground of Kali.”
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Sep 2, 2016 · Firmly believing in the adage "the more the merrier," the state will be called Bangla in Bengali, Bengal in English and Bangal in Hindi. That, of course, should mean that my home city should...
Aug 17, 2021 · history of Kolkata In Hindi: कोलकाता, 'द सिटी ऑफ जॉय', जिसे पहले कलकत्ता के नाम से जाना जाता था, भारत के सबसे बड़े शहरों में से एक है। यह शहर हुगली (हुगली) नदी के पूर्वी तट पर ...
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Although the city's name has always been pronounced Kolkata or Kôlikata in Bengali, the anglicised form Calcutta was the official name until 2001, when it was changed to Kolkata in order to match Bengali pronunciation.
Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) was a colonial city. The British East India Company developed Calcutta as a village by establishing an artificial riverine port in the 18th century CE. Kolkata was the capital of the British India until 1911, when the capital was relocated to Delhi. Kolkata grew rapidly in the 19th century to become the second most ...
Calcutta is from British times, since they couldn't manage the actual pronunciation. Nothing wrong with reverting to the original name in the local dialect. You don't get to decide it as an outsider. The local populace and government do. The official name for "The Republic of India" in Hindi is "Bharat Ganrajya".
Firmly believing in the adage "the more the merrier," the state will be called Bangla in Bengali, Bengal in English and Bangal in Hindi. That, of course, should mean that my home city should be...
Nov 28, 2016 · Here are some of the most popular theories regarding the origins of the name of India’s City of Joys. By Anando Ghosh. November 28, 2016. In 2001, India’s ‘Cultural Capital’ Calcutta was renamed Kolkata “in order to match Bengali pronunciation”. However, the origins of the city’s name are still shrouded in mystery.
