Download or read book Interesting History of Kolkata Aka Calcutta written by Emily Stehr and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-09 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interesting History of Kolkata aka Calcutta
Download or read book Calcutta written by Krishna Dutta and published by Signal Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the popular imagination, Calcutta is a packed and pestilential sprawl, made notorious by the Black Hole and the works of Mother Teresa. Kipling called it a City of Dreadful Night, and a century later V.S. Naipaul, Gunter Grass and Louis Malle revived its hellish image. This is the place where the West first truly encountered the East. Founded in the 1690s by East India Company merchants beside the Hugli River, Calcutta grew into India's capital during the Raj and the second city of the British Empire. Named the City of Palaces for its neoclassical mansions, Calcutta was the city of Clive, Hastings, Macaulay and Curzon. It was also home to extraordinary Bengalis such as Rabindranath Tagore, the first Asian Nobel laureate, and Satyajit Ray, among the geniuses of world cinema. Above all, Calcutta (renamed Kolkata in 2001) is a city of extremes, where exquisite refinement rubs shoulders with coarse commercialism and political violence. Krishna Dutta explores these multiple paradoxes, giving personal insight into Calcutta's unique history and modern identity as reflected in its architecture, literature, cinema and music. CITY OF ARTISTS: Modern India's cultural capital; home city of
Download or read book Calcutta Old and New a Historical and Descriptive Handbook to the City written by Sir Evan Cotton and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 edition. Excerpt: ... PART 11. CHAPTER I. TWENTIETH CENTURY CALCUTTA. Calcutta, the chief city of Bengal, the seat of the Supreme Government, and the Metropolis of India, stands in Lat. 22 33' N., and Long. 88 23' E. It is situated about 100 miles from the sea on the left bank of the western branch of the Ganges, called by Europeans the Hooghly and by the people of the country, who reverence it as a holy stream, "Mother Ganges" or the Bhagiratti. The main stream of the Ganges has, as a matter of fact, long since deserted this part of its delta, and now reaches the sea through the Hurringotta and the Megna, far to the eastward. But according to native tradition, the Hooghly was once the sacred stream, and an old temple which, till a few years ago, stood near the tank to the south of the Aliporc Jail, and was believed to be 600 years old, is said to have been built on the bank of the Ganges, which at that time followed the line of Tolly's Nullah past Kalighat. The width of the Hooghly at Armenian Ghat is about 600 yards, but at other parts it widens to nearly a mile. Calcutta occupies a space along the bank of the river of about 4 miles, estimated from Chitpore on the north, to Kidderpore on the south, and with an average width of a mile and a half from east to west, that is, from the river bank to the Circular Road, which forms the eastern boundary. The area may be put at seven square miles, and the length of roads in the town is about 120 miles. The ground on which Calcutta is built is a part of the alluvial deposits of the Gangetic delta, and is elevated not more than 16 or 18 feet above the mean sea level. Excavations that have been made for tanks and foundations shew that to a depth of about 40 feet the surface formation is an alternation...
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Download or read book Historical and Topographical Sketch of Calcutta written by H. James Rainey and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A History of Calcutta s Streets written by P. Thankappan Nair and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 1035 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Early History and Growth of Calcutta written by Binaya Krishna Deb and published by Rarebooksclub.com. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905 edition. Excerpt: ...the under-mentioned places; and notwithstanding the acquisitions which have since taken place, is continued under the same arrangement: --1. Coast of Malabar, which includes the whole of the western side of the Peninsula. 2. Coast of Coromandel, which includes the whole of the eastern coast. 3. Island of Ceylon. 4. Coast of Sumatra. V. That to and from the under-mentioned places comprehended in 1801, under the head of Foreign Asia; and though some of the places have since heen added to the British possessions the same arrangement is continued. Under the head of various places are comprehended the Maldive and Laccadive Islands, Mozambique, and other ports on the east coast of Africa, New South Wales, Cape of Good Hope, St. Helena, &c. The whole of the commerce from port to port in India, commonly called the country trade, is in the hands of individuals, the East India Company never interfering; and from the various statements, it will be seen that there is no place of commercial note from the eastward of the Cape of Good Hope, to which a trade is not driven by the British or native merchants resident in the Company's territories, except Japan, to which country the East India Company, in the infancy of their establishment, made several unsuccessful attempts to establish a trade. For a long period, all European nations, except the Dutch, have been forbidden visiting Japan; notwithstanding which a ship has recently been sent from Calcutta, but was unable to obtain permission to trade. Until the passing of the Act in the year 1793, the East India Company had almost a monopoly of trade between India and China. No private person was permitted to trade on his own account. If any person or body of persons without the express permission of the...
Download or read book Calcutta written by Soumyendra Nath Mukherjee and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social morphology of Calcutta in the nineteenth century. Some essays published previously.
Download or read book The Early History and Growth of Calcutta written by Binaya Krishna Deb and published by Andesite Press. This book was released on 2015-08-13 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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Download or read book The Early History and Growth of Calcutta Classic Reprint written by Raja Binaya Krishna Deb and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-27 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Early History and Growth of Calcutta The (lav when Job Charnock, sitting under the shade of a big peepul tree at a place now known as Baitackkhana Bazar, smoked meditativelv his favourite hooks]: and selected Calcutta as a most convenient site for the trading purposes of the English merchants, whose agent he then was, little did he calculate that he was practically laying the foundation of a great Empire for his countrymen. Their sole object then was to shake the golden pagoda tree, which, according to a i'vestern superstition, was supposed to grow and flourish in Indian soil. Little (lid Job Charnock anticipate the consequences of his decision. It is a hazardous task to calculate the destinies of nations. Behind the veil of futurity many forces are at work, which even a deep and penetrative mind is unable to fathom. In preper season they become manifest, when, so to speak, they attain their full maturity and development. I'vhen Job Charnock made his choice, it was remote even from the dreams of the most farsighted man that Calcutta would become the capital of the British Indian Empire. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Anthropogeomorphology written by Gouri Sankar Bhunia and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-02-24 with total page 676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores state-of-art techniques based on open-source software and statistical programming and modelling in modern geospatial applications, specifically focusing on recent trends in data mining techniques and robust modelling in Geomorphological, Hydrological, Bio-physical and Social activities. The book is organized into physical, mountainous, coastal, riverine, forest, urban and biological activities, with each chapter providing a review of the current knowledge in the focus area, and evaluating where future efforts should be directed. The text compiles a collection of recent developments and rigorous applications of Geospatial computational intelligence (e.g., artificial neural network, spatial interpolation, physical and environmental modelling and machine learning algorithms etc) in geomorphic processes from a team of expert contributors. The authors address the wide range of challenges and uncertainties in the study of earth system dynamics due to climate change, and complex anthropogenic interferences where spatial modelling may be applied in the risk assessment of vulnerable geomorphological landscapes. The book will act as a guide to find recent advancements in geospatial artificial intelligence techniques and its application to natural and social hazards. This information will be helpful for students, researchers, policy makers, environmentalists, planners involved in natural hazard and disaster management, NGOs, and government organizations.
Download or read book Historical and Topographical Sketch of Calcutta written by H. James Rainey and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-22 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the original versions are generally quite old, there may occasionally be certain imperfections within these reproductions. We're happy to make these classics available again for future generations to enjoy!
Download or read book Calcutta Past and Present written by Kathleen Blechynden and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2022-10-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Chronicling Calcutta written by Sukhamaya Swain and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2019-10-04 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did you know that Kolkata has the country’s largest library? The city gave India its first printing press. The first foreign-recognised educational institution was also in Kolkata. The first lift (a squirrel cage one) was inaugurated in the city of joy. A large number of Nobel-nominated people and institutions are also from Kolkata. It’s not just the Oriental connection which people link with Kolkata, it has stories of many religions, cultures, stalwarts, freedom struggle, education, architecture, nationalism, literature, sports, science, revolts and languages. This has attracted many, insiders as well as outsiders, to the city. As an outsider to the city, the history bug caught the author as soon as he landed in Kolkata. The weekend habit of discovering the city has resulted in this novel where the author cherry-picks 21 places in and around Kolkata. He expects incremental awareness and eagerness towards these facets of history in particular and a sense of respect for all-historical elements of this great city in general.
Download or read book Calcutta written by Geoffrey Moorhouse and published by Penguin Books India. This book was released on 1983 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is organized out of a profound understanding of the true issues and is brilliantly executed. Geoffrey Moorhouse, like another Zola, plunges into this hell. Dissecting it, almost lovingly, he discovers aspects of the human spirit, both Indian universal, out of which the reader may trace some sort of pattern in the chaos.
Download or read book A History of Calcutta s Streets written by P. Thankappan Nair and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
