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 49 people) - Page 7
Anil Kumar Gain
Mathematician
Annada Shankar Ray
Poet
Badal Gupta
Revolutionary
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Indian novelist
Barun De
Indian historian
Binay Ranjan Sen
Indian diplomat
Achintya Kumar Sengupta
Writer
Amar Nath Bhaduri
Indian biologist
Benoy Basu
Freedom fighter
Carlton Kitto
Jazz guitarist
Debendra Mohan Bose
Indian physicist
Dinesh Chandra Sen
Writer
Dinesh Gupta
Revolutionary
Gita Ghatak
Indian actress
Hashim Abdul Halim
Politician
Hemanga Biswas
Singer
Jatindra Charan Guho
Indian wrestler
Nripen Chakraborty
Former Chief Minister of Tripura
Arthur Llewellyn Basham
Historian
Charlotte Canning, Countess Canning
British artist
Dilip Roy
Indian film actor
George Bogle
Adventurer
Ashwini Kumar Dutta
Educationist
Ishwar Chandra Gupta
Poet
Jiben Bose
Indian actor
José Pires do Rio
Joseph Emin
Armenian author
Kanailal Dutta
Kazi Dawa Samdup
Translator
Khaled Choudhury
Artist
Kodardas Kalidas Shah
Indian politician
Lolita Chatterjee
Actress
Mahua Raychowdhury
Indian actress
Manishi Dey
Indian painter
Kamu Mukherjee
Actor
Padma Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana
Former Prime Minister of Nepal
Atulkrishna Ghosh
Revolutionary
Benimadhab Barua
Indian scholar
Cintāmaṇi Kara
Indian sculptor
Amitava Bose
Indian biographer
Kalidas Roy
Poet
Pijush Ganguly
Film actor
Pramathanath Bishi
Indian author
Pranavananda
Probir Sen
Indian cricketer
Rajlakshmi Devi
Actor
Hemendra Kumar Roy
Indian writer
