<P> Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta in English , is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal and is located in eastern India on the east bank of the River Hooghly . The city was a colonial city developed by the British East India Company and then by the British Empire . Kolkata was the capital of the British Indian empire until 1911 when the capital was relocated to Delhi . Kolkata grew rapidly in the 19th century to become the second city of the British Empire . This was accompanied by the development of a culture that fused European philosophies with Indian tradition . </P>
<P> Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta in English , is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal and is located in eastern India on the east bank of the River Hooghly . The city was a colonial city developed by the British East India Company and then by the British Empire . Kolkata was the capital of the British Indian empire until 1911 when the capital was relocated to Delhi . Kolkata grew rapidly in the 19th century to become the second city of the British Empire . This was accompanied by the development of a culture that fused European philosophies with Indian tradition . </P>
calcutta was capital of british till which year
calcutta was capital of british till which year
1911
1911