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Calcutta, India: see Kolkata.

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Representing Calcutta. Modernity, nationalism, and the colonial uncanny (Internationales Asien Forum. International Quarterly for Asian Studies)

The Ghosts of Calcutta: Hugh Purcell finds stirring memories of the British Raj in this thriving city, a far cry from its dreadful reputation of a generation ago.(ANOTHER COUNTRY) (History Today)

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