Why did Calcutta gain importance under the British?
Calcutta was established in the year 1686 as a result of the expansion plans of the British Raj. On August 24, 1686, Job Charnock, who was believed to be the founder of Calcutta first came to the village of Sutanuti as a representative of the British East India Company to establish a factory.
What started the modern decline of Calcutta?
At the state level, a quarter century of Left Front governance may have improved the rural economy but clearly failed to stem the urban-industrial decline. The combination of political reliance on organised labour and inflexible labour laws largely destroyed the work culture in Calcutta’s industry and trade.
What was the old name of Kolkata?
Calcutta
Kolkata, Bengali Kalikata, formerly Calcutta, city, capital of West Bengal state, and former capital (1772–1911) of British India. It is one of India’s largest cities and one of its major ports.
In which year Kolkata was the capital of India?
1772
Warren Hastings, the first Governor-General of India, made it the seat of the supreme courts of justice and the supreme revenue administration, and Calcutta became the capital of British India in 1772.
When did the company lost its monopoly on Indian trade?
The company’s commercial monopoly was broken in 1813, and from 1834 it was merely a managing agency for the British government of India. It lost that role after the Indian Mutiny (1857). In 1873 it ceased to exist as a legal entity. Read more about the Indian Mutiny that hastened the end of the East India Company.
Why did the British fortify their trade settlement in Calcutta?
Siraj-ud-Daulah ordered the British to pay taxes to him like all other Indian merchants. The British refused to do so. This angered the young nawab. In anticipation of a war with the French, who had a trading settlement in Chandemagore, the British began to fortify Calcutta.
Why did Siraj Ud Daulah attacked Calcutta?
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.
Why is Kolkata so poor?
This extreme form of poverty in Kolkata stems from several factors. The partition of Bengal in 1947 left raw material suppliers of commodities like Jute in East Bengal (now Bangladesh) and the mills in West Bengal, particularly around Kolkata which was then a flourishing port.
Is Kolkata a dead city?
Rajiv Gandhi once referred to Kolkata as “a dying city”. It hasn’t died, not with a population of 4.5 million. Kolkata Metropolitan Area includes not just Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), but 38 other municipalities. One cannot plan for urban Kolkata with such chaos.
When did Calcutta become Kolkata?
2001
In 2001 the government of West Bengal decided to officially change its capital city’s name to Kolkata to reflect its original Bengali pronunciation.
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