The Telegraph: DAG explores the evolution of Kolkata’s maps in the latest edition of City as a Museum
‘Mappa Theke Manchitra’ explored P. M. Bagchi’s rich repository of the city’s documentation through the 18th and 19th century Led by (L-R) Epsita Halder and Sarbajit Mitra, Kolkatans discovered the ...
DAG explores the evolution of Kolkata’s maps in the latest edition of City as a Museum
Indiatimes: 1 in 28 vehicles in Kolkata polluting, finds remote ‘profile-map’ study
One in 28 vehicles plying on the city’s roads is polluting, a first-of-its kind study by the transport department — a “profile-mapping” of 5 lakh vehicles in Kolkata and Howrah in 2019 — has revealed.
Kolkata, [a] also known as Calcutta[b] (its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, 80 km (50 mi) west of the border with Bangladesh.
Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) is a city, the capital of West Bengal state, and the former capital (1772–1911) of British India. It is one of India’s largest cities and one of its major ports.
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Famously known as the City of Joy, Kolkata is, in every sense, the artistic, cultural and intellectual capital of the country. Kolkata's streets are vivid, hectic, chaotic, and yet, brimming with life and creativity.