I-Day 2020: 25 fascinating pictures of Calcutta from 100 years ago
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Bridge over the River Hooghly, Calcutta, India, c1880-1890.
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Photograph of the Howrah Bridge over the Hooghly River
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View From The Hooghly Bridge
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'View Of Calcutta From The Esplanade'
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Fort William
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Calcutta Harbour
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Calcutta
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Village near Calcutta, India, late 19th century. Artist: John L Stoddard
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Princep Ghat, Strand Road, Calcutta, India, early 20th century.Artist: Newman
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View in the Zoological Gardens, Calcutta, India, early 20th century.
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Mother Teresa Holding Little Boy
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Procession in Calcutta
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Calcutta - High Court', c1900
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Mosque - Calcutta', c1900
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Calcutta - Secretariat Office', c1900
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Central Avenue, Calcutta', c1900
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Chartered Bank & Royal Exchange on Cleve St, Calcutta', c1900
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Parawallah (Native Policeman) Calcutta', c1900
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Calcutta - Pagoda - Eden Garden', c1900
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Citizens Protesting in Calcutta
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Calcutta, 1788
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Old Court House Street
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View From The Hooghly Bridge
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Scene In The Zoological Gardens
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General Post Office - Calcutta Creator: Unknown
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Before this great city was called Kolkata, the city of joy, Calcutta, was a hustling and bustling port metropolis of the British Raj.
On this I-Day 2020, here’s a walk down memory lane to capture the life that was Calcutta city, and why it came to known as the ‘City of Joy’.