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Port of Kolkata or Kolkata Port, officially known as Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port (formerly Kolkata Port Trust or Port of Calcutta ), is the only riverine major port in India, [17] in the city of Kolkata, West Bengal, around 203 kilometres (126 mi) from the sea. [18] It is the oldest operating port in India [19] and was constructed by the ...
The Calcutta High Court is the oldest High Court in India. [1] It is located at Esplanade Row West, Kolkata, West Bengal. It has jurisdiction over the state of West Bengal and the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The High Court building's design is somewhat based on the Lakenhal ( Cloth Hall) in Ypres in Flanders, Belgium. [2]
Calcutta (1947 film), a film noir starring Alan Ladd. Calcutta (1969 film), a documentary film by Louis Malle. Calcutta 71 (1971 film), a film by Mrinal Sen. Calcutta trilogy (disambiguation) Calcutta, a Tamil film dubbed from Telugu film Choodalani Vundi.
Website. www .presiuniv .ac .in. Presidency University, Kolkata (formerly Presidency College, Kolkata) [3] is a public state university located in College Street, Kolkata. It was among the best colleges in the country when the institute was affiliated to University of Calcutta. [4] [5] The institution was elevated to university status in 2010 ...
Calcutta (song) from the album Calcutta! " Calcutta " is a German pop song. An instrumental version by American bandleader and TV host Lawrence Welk on the 1961 Dot Records album Calcutta! was a Number One song in the United States, and the most successful hit of Welk's career.
Official website. The Culcutta Botanic Garden, previously known as Indian Botanic Garden [1] and the Calcutta Botanic Garden, [2] is a botanical garden situated in Shibpur, Howrah near Kolkata. They are commonly known as the Calcutta Botanical Garden and previously as the Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta. [3] The gardens exhibit a wide variety of ...
Bengali victory. The siege of Calcutta was a battle between the Bengal Subah and the British East India Company on 20 June 1756. The Nawab of Bengal, Siraj ud-Daulah, aimed to seize Calcutta to punish the company for the unauthorised construction of fortifications at Fort William. Siraj ud-Daulah caught the Company unprepared and won a decisive ...
