WebKolkata (English: / k ɒ l ˈ k ɑː t ə / or / k ɒ l ˈ k ʌ t ə /, Bengali: (); also known as Calcutta / k æ l ˈ k ʌ t ə /, the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal.Located on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, the city is approximately 80 km (50 mi) west of the border with Bangladesh.It is the primary business, commercial, and …

WebRudyard Kipling was born on 30 December 1865 in Bombay, in the Bombay Presidency of British India, to Alice Kipling (née MacDonald) and John Lockwood Kipling. Alice (one of the four noted MacDonald sisters) was a vivacious woman, of whom Lord Dufferin would say, "Dullness and Mrs Kipling cannot exist in the same room." John Lockwood Kipling, a …

WebKolkata (formerly known as Calcutta) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal and is located in eastern India on the east bank of the River Bhagirathi-Hooghly (Ganga).The city was a colonial city developed by the East India Company and then by the British Empire. Kolkata was the capital of the British Indian empire until 1911, when the capital was …

WebThe Missionaries of Charity (Latin: Congregatio Missionariarum a Caritate) is a Catholic (Latin Church) religious congregation established in 1950 by Mother Teresa, now known in the Catholic Church as Saint Teresa of Calcutta.As of 2020, it consisted of 5,167 religious sisters.Members of the order designate their affiliation using the order's initials, "M.C.".

WebThe East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. It was formed to trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies (the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia), and later with East Asia.The company seized control of large parts of the Indian subcontinent, colonised …

WebIt identifies buildings, parks, roads, bridges and important sites. England, Wales 1790 ... the inset world map shows the British Isles and New Zealand in pink with the rest of the world in green. ... especially in the areas around Calcutta and the delta of the Ganges River. Calcutta 1858. This very detailed map of Calcutta was made from ...

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WebThe Red Fort or Lal Qila (Hindustani: [laːlqiːlaː]) is a historic fort in Old Delhi, Delhi in India that served as the main residence of the Mughal Emperors.Emperor Shah Jahan commissioned construction of the Red Fort on 12 May 1638, when he decided to shift his capital from Agra to Delhi.Originally red and white, its design is credited to architect Ustad …

WebNew Delhi houses several government buildings and official residences reminiscent of British colonial architecture, including the Rashtrapati Bhavan, the Secretariat, Rajpath, the Parliament of India and Vijay Chowk. Safdarjung's Tomb is an example of the Mughal gardens style. Some regal havelis (palatial residences) are in the Old City.

WebNov 17, 2022 · Soumitra Das is the author of White & Black: Journey to the Centre of Imperial Calcutta . The Crux Dalhousie Square is a heritage area in the heart of Kolkata. Writers’ Buildings, made by the British for the junior clerks or “writers” of the East India Company, was the administrative seat of West Bengal till recently.