The art of renaming: Rechristening of Calcutta’s streets started with the British and continues today
Fort William has been designated Vijay Durg by the BJP-led central government in celebration of India’s greatest military ...
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Last Days of the Rickshaw
In 1985 India’s own prime minister, then Rajiv Gandhi, called Kolkata “a dying city ... from a party that still has a politburo—street-name changes have resulted in an American consulate ...
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Name Shake: When Kolkata’s restaurant, shop and apartment names make no sense
When Shakespeare asked, ‘What’s in a name’, he probably did not think about city shops Kamala Dies, Srichoroneshu, or Julius Scissors Actually rather famous for their tea, Faltu Tea Centre at Bentinck ...