Kolkata
Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) is the capital of India's West Bengal state. Founded as an East India Company trading post, it was India's capital under the British Raj from 1773–1911. Today it’s known for its grand colonial architecture, art galleries and cultural festivals. It’s also home to Mother House, headquarters of the Missionaries of Charity, founded by Mother Teresa, whose tomb is on site. ― Google
People died in Kolkata (First 31 people) - Page 12
Sunanda Patnaik
Indian singer
Ananda Gopal Bandopadhyay
Indian vocalist
Sucharu Devi
Rasamay Dutt
Tarun Majumder
Indian film director
Meghla Devsen Makinson
Indian writer
Shyamal Chakraborty
Former Minister of Transport of West Bengal
Jyotirmayee Gangopadhyay
Freedom fighter ‧ Kadambini Ganguly's daughter
Zahid Suhrawardy
Jurist ‧ Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy's father
Ashok Kumar Sarkar
Journalist
S. Wajid Ali
Writer
prafulla chandra ray organizations founded
Indian chemist and educationist
Shantidev Ghosh
Rachel Sassoon Ezra
Philanthropist
Dinesh Chandra Chattopadhyay
Writer and editor
Kirit Bikram Kishore Deb Barman
King of Tripura
Prativa Sundari Devi
Subir Kumar Ghosh
Indian geologist
George Bogle of Daldowie
George Bogle's father
Tārāśaṅkara Bandyopādhyāẏa
Indian novelist
Sivanath Shastri
Writer and translator
Karimunnesa Khanam Chaudhurani
Poet
Sambhunath Pandit
Robert Henry Blosset
Lawyer
Sumita Sanyal
Actress
Chhabi Biswas
Indian actor
Wasif Ali Mirza
Shefali
Indian actress
Subrata Bose
Former Member of the Lok Sabha
Biplab Dasgupta
Economist
