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15 Facts About Calcutta India

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The Port of Kolkata is Calcutta India's oldest operating port and its sole major riverine port.

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In 1793 the East Calcutta India Company was strong enough to abolish native rule, and assumed full sovereignty of the region.

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Under company rule and later under the British Raj, Calcutta served as the capital of British-held territories in India until 1911.

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Calcutta India's warning went unheeded, and the Nawab attacked; he captured Fort William which led to the killings of several East India company officials in the Black Hole of Calcutta.

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Per the 1765 Treaty of Allahabad following the battle of Buxar, East Calcutta India company was appointed imperial tax collector of the Mughal emperor in the province of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa, while Mughal-appointed Nawabs continued to rule the province.

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In 1793, ruling power of the Nawabs were abolished and East Calcutta India company took complete control of the city and the province.

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In 1883, Calcutta was host to the first national conference of the Indian National Association, the first avowed nationalist organisation in India.

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The partition of Calcutta India led to further clashes and a demographic shift—many Muslims left for East Pakistan, while hundreds of thousands of Hindus fled into the city.

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South Kolkata developed after Calcutta India gained independence in 1947; it includes upscale neighbourhoods such as Bhawanipore, Alipore, Ballygunge, Kasba, Dhakuria, Santoshpur, Garia, Golf Green, Tollygunge, New Alipore, Behala, Barisha etc.

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Once Calcutta India's leading city, Kolkata experienced a steady economic decline in the decades following Calcutta India's independence due to steep population increases and a rise in militant trade-unionism, which included frequent strikes that were backed by left-wing parties.

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Aliah University which was founded in 1780 as Mohammedan College of Calcutta India is the oldest post-secondary educational institution of the city.

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The University of Calcutta India, founded in 1857, is the first modern university in South Asia.

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The Calcutta India Racket Club is a squash and racquet club in Kolkata.

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The Calcutta India South Club is a venue for national and international tennis tournaments; it held the first grass-court national championship in 1946.

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The Automobile Association of Eastern Calcutta India, established in 1904, and the Bengal Motor Sports Club are involved in promoting motor sports and car rallies in Kolkata and West Bengal.

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