Talk:Kolkata/Archive 10

Featured article concerns
This article was promoted in 2006 and no longer meets the featured article criteria. The prose is in need of copyediting, there are many paragraphs and even entire sections of the article that are lacking citations, there are several dead links to sources, and there are major problems with WP:IMAGE and WP:LINK. This is only a sampling of the problems that need fixing and this isn't an in depth review. The issues pointed out need addressing or a featured article review will be needed. Brad (talk) 20:57, 6 November 2011 (UTC)


 * I have nominated Kolkata for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here.)--- Jayanta Nath (Talk 04:10, 8 November 2011 (UTC)

Map of India showing Kolkata
I would love to see a map of India showing the location of Kolkata in it. Can some Wikimedia whiz fix that? DBlomgren (talk) 21:18, 7 January 2012 (UTC)

Selection of Images for Culture Section
As per the discussion in the FAR one of the issue was excessive use of pictures. While many pictures from different sections were removed by me or other editors during the process, We are unable to select the pictures for the Culture Section. Kindly vote for the following images/ or may suggest new pictures:

Votes

 * Animeshkulkarni (talk) 08:34, 17 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep: C3, C5, C8, C9, C2
 * Comments: I assume that C1 is placed as its an Edwardian Architecture and not for being General Post Office. In that case C8 does that job too. I liked the previous Sandesh picture File:Sondeshnolen.jpg. C4 has nothing specific related to Kolkata. Every stall in India would look similar (ofcourse the books wont be Bengali). C6 doesnt give good view of the building. Instead something else to represent Tagore should be used. Statue, books, etc. C7 also seems like a common building from its looks.
 * Suggestions: Costumes can be represented. Some Performing Art can go in this section.
 * Yes, C1 has been used as an example of architecture. The earlier sandesh pic doesn't qualify FA Criteria due to its small size. Alternative pictures has been posted. I agree with you regarding C6 and C7. As suggested by you, I have added a pic of rabindra nritya (Dance with Rabindra Sangeet). Amartyabag   TALK2ME  10:13, 17 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Okay! Have voted for C2 for Sandesh. C9 is also good. I have another silly reason to not vote for C1. Majority of the buildings in the article are white. This just adds one more to it. The Edwardian Architecture is anyways represented through Marble Palace (if we keep that). Hence we can skip this. Instead any picture of Writer's Building or Dakshineswar Kali Temple or something else can go. I know, too farfetched! C1 is not bad if nothing else works. -Animeshkulkarni (talk) 10:38, 17 January 2012 (UTC)

Umm, I assume that someone who knows image policy well has vetted these images for compliance? See: Sandy Georgia (Talk) 03:04, 26 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia Signpost/2008-08-11/Dispatches
 * Wikipedia Signpost/2008-09-22/Dispatches

Etymology sentence removed
Removed: "The change has not always been heeded by overseas media; however, news sources such as the British Broadcasting Corporation and The New York Times use the name Kolkata almost exclusively."

BBC uses Calcutta in bold on that page. According to discussion above, the sources above seem to contradict the BBC claim. However, foreign news agencies like AP, Reuters, NY Times, AFP, the Guardian have guides that advocate Kolkata. To reduce any conflict, it is best to not include such a sentence. -- Redtigerxyz Talk 18:52, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

"India's second-largest bourse": Calcutta Stock Exchange
This claim is sourced to the official site of Calcutta Stock Exchange. Not a neutral source. As per my info, BSE is largest and NSE follows it. See also List of stock exchanges. -- Redtigerxyz Talk 13:47, 26 January 2012 (UTC)

Section for my dumb questions

 * Is it kilometer or kilometre in spelling in India? Need consistency per WP:ENGVAR throughout.
 * Metre is the British spelling and hence is used in Indian English. -Animeshkulkarni (talk) 14:43, 26 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Bengali comprise the majority of Kolkata's population,
 * Is Bengali plural?
 * Bengalis is plural. -Animeshkulkarni (talk) 14:43, 26 January 2012 (UTC)


 * with Marwaris and Bihari communities forming a large portion of the minorities.[153] Some of Kolkata's minor communities include Chinese, Tamils, Nepalis, Oriyas, Telugus, Assamese, Gujaratis, Anglo-Indians, Armenians, Greeks, Tibetans, Maharashtrians, Konkanis, Malayalees, Punjabis and Parsis.[154]
 * don't know what Konkanis and Malayalees are-- they need to be linked.
 * Hyperlinked now. -Animeshkulkarni (talk) 14:43, 26 January 2012 (UTC)

Sandy Georgia (Talk) 14:00, 26 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks Animesh ... would you have time to address those in the article? Sandy Georgia  (Talk) 14:46, 26 January 2012 (UTC)

IN use
I'd like to put the article for about half an hour to an hour to do some citation standardizing (page ranges and capitalization) ... I see Redtiger is at work now ... could you give me the all clear when I can take over? Sandy Georgia (Talk) 17:32, 26 January 2012 (UTC)
 * You can go ahead. If you see any page number missing, please tag it, so we can keep a track of things to do. -- Redtigerxyz Talk 17:44, 26 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Stopped for now-- exhausting work-- I didn't catch missing page nos because I was focusing on fixing capitalization and page ranges (we should use the last two digits, for example, 344–356 would be shortened to 344–56), and I found too many missing dates and things while I was in there. I'll do more later.  I cannot decipher why Cite document is used in some cases. Sandy Georgia  (Talk) 18:56, 26 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Thank you so much for doing such a pain-staking job. Actually, for the past several years, the article was not scrutinized regularly. As a result, so many discrepancies have found way into it. Regards.--Dwaipayan (talk) 19:03, 26 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Same here. It is now much easier to scan through and edit the syntax. What a difference it makes ... Saravask 04:30, 27 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Not done yet, and I have to go back and fix one thing-- Dwaipayanc, at some point I think you took the caps out of some publishers-- since the Publisher names are proper nouns (organizations and the like), the caps should stay on them. I'll check those when I finish up, but it's the kind of work that requires sustained focus :)  The article is moving along nicely!  Sandy Georgia  (Talk) 17:41, 27 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Yes, Sorry. I did that in a few citations. Then I kind of realized that probably I am doing something wrong, and stopped :)--Dwaipayan (talk) 19:41, 27 January 2012 (UTC)

Name bullshit???
Why is this article named this way? When it's known for the most part throughout the English-speaking world as Calcutta!? I don't get it...for instance the Japanese like to called their homeland Nihon but we call it Japan because that's what the southern Chinese called it when the Portuguese first enquired. Likewise the Republic of Korea is Tehanminɡuk but for English speakers its simply South Korea. So I don't get why this article's name is what the "locals" want it??? It seems to me that the tone, slant and opinion contained within almost every article on this so-called "font of knowledge" site is entirely down to a majority decision of those who have a vested interest in that topic. So to conclude am I to believe this article is named Kolkata because the Indian government says this is how it should be spelled in English?? Surely what the local name and the title used by international community are absolutely two different things, unless the UN enacts a proclamation which states that in the interests of international harmony the native name should always be used in preference to the one used by any given respective languages. As far as I am concerned it's Calcutta, if the Indians want to call it Kolkata fine, but what has that got to do with the English language???? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.158.248.57 (talk) 14:19, 24 November 2011 (UTC)


 * Supported. Urbanus Secundus (talk) 04:01, 30 December 2011 (UTC)

I agree that seeing "Kolkata" in an article is disconcerting. Oh, Calcutta is what they mean. However, when I read Renaming of cities in India and saw that the Indian government changed the name in 2001, it made more sense to me. I'm guessing that the government wants to transliterate the native language spelling to the Roman alphabet to make it closer to the pronunciation in most Indian languages. I kind of wish the UK would do something similar. (Change Greenwich to Grennidge for example.) Yes, changing the spelling is inconvenient, but I'm into changes for the ease of future generations. DBlomgren (talk) 21:18, 7 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Further to the points above, this has everything to do with impartiality and basis in fact. It seems that there is a high number of Indians who, due to their linguiotic ownership of English (and the fact there are millions of English speakers), have taken over the English speaking version of Wikipedia. Which makes all the nature of the Kolkata vs Calcutta nonsense even more galling. The UK has an order of merit, called a Commander of the British Empire or CBE. Now if you go to the redirect page you will find that there has been a lame edit war going on with Inidans who have been changing the redirect of the CBE (Roman-alphabetic language) from Order of the British Empire to a place called Coimbatore?? It is all here here.  Furthermore the complaints are listed here. Therefore my point is simply this: if people who speak English but are not English are allowed to dictate what is on the English Wikipedia is that not just POV-psuhing on national lines? Kolkata is a local name used for  national purposes. If this is meant to be an English language encyclopedia who is it for? English speaking Indians nationalistic overtones or first-language English speakers? Due to English usage being hijacked by the non English majority, other Indian-related names are now used...Indian Mutiny is now the India's First War of Independence. Using this corollary, if enough Muslims bother to learn English then the September 11 attacks could soon be known as Heroic Martyrs Day Against the Western Imperialist. Besides according to Arabic Wikipedia 9/11 is translated simply as The events of 11 September 2001, no mention of any attacks. Pandering to people who want KolKata is just transcribing their POV to an English-speaking audience, don't you get it!!!?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.160.73.0 (talk) 20:17, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

Improvement
I last edited this page a few months back; I had pointed out that the article was a mess, and I had tried to do my bit to collapse images into file templates as the article was over-flowing with badly-placed photos. Now, I must commend the editors working on this article; believe me, the improvement has been stunning to say the least. A big thanks to the involved editors; I would have been most unhappy if this article dropped out of FA status.

A few minor issues still remain, like minor copy-editing in certain sections, especially in regards to the festivals as some spellings are incorrect. These matters can be sorted out pretty quickly, I suppose. But I wonder what happened to all the images removed from this article. Have they been re-used in other articles or are they simply free? ~*~AnkitBhatt~*~ 15:51, 7 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Btw, another important (and related) article requiring help is West Bengal. ~*~AnkitBhatt~*~ 15:54, 7 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Please go ahead Ankit for any shortcomings, errors or copyedit needs. Just one thing, SandyGeorgia has done a tedious and awesome job by doing very detailed copyedit of the article, especially for the references. So, while adding references, please see some previous edits of SandyGeorgia, what kind of format she used for referencing etc.
 * The images removed from the article stayed as image files in wikipedia, or in commons, unless they were deleted for copyright issues.
 * Regarding West Bengal, notice has been given it its talk page attracting attention to need for improvement. I requested DanaBoomer for some more time, as Kolkata is in wp:FARC. After this FARC, we have to work on West Bengal as well. It will essential to have as many interested editors as possible. Regards.--Dwaipayan (talk) 16:41, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

Calcutta
I know this was tried a couple weeks ago, and I know there was no clear consensus. Therefore, I think that we should find the most common name, and use it. According to Google Ngrams, Calcutta is still more common http://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Calcutta%2CKolkata&year_start=1800&year_end=2008&corpus=0&smoothing=3 — Preceding unsigned comment added by OttomanJackson (talk • contribs) 17:30, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
 * This argument of Google Ngrams was also used. Infact the range used in it was much more sensible one. Why would you use the range from 1800?! -Animeshkulkarni (talk) 17:43, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 3 March 2012
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolkata#Economy in this section please change: "As of 2008, Kolkata, with an the estimated Gross domestic product (GDP) by purchasing power parity of 104 billion dollars, ranked third among South Asian cities, after Mumbai and Delhi." to "As of 2010, Kolkata, with an the estimated Gross domestic product (GDP) by purchasing power parity of 150 billion dollars, ranked third among South Asian cities, after Mumbai and Delhi."

reference: http://business.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/apr/23/slide-show-1-the-top-10-cities-in-india-by-gdp.htm

Abhi.culguy (talk) 11:33, 3 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Thanks for improving Wikipedia! mabdul 13:07, 3 March 2012 (UTC)

Population
Under the info box near the bottom of the article, it says for populations: 1981 - 9.1 million, 1991 - 11 million, 2001 - 13.1 million, 2011 - 14.1 million

This is information for the metropolitan Kolkata (Calcutta) area, not the city proper. The city proper populations should be given, the same way it would for any other city's article. At the very least, both statistics should be given, such as a "city" column and a "metropolitan" column with the corresponding information listed under each. But if one can't pull up the Los Angeles article and see population 17.5, or Chicago population 10 million, then Kolkata should have its city proper population listed as well in that info box. Somewhere in the article it can give the statistics on the metro population. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.251.112.134 (talk) 23:30, 9 March 2012 (UTC)

main
latest modlis of study — Preceding unsigned comment added by 182.186.119.190 (talk) 10:49, 19 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Yes — JonC ॐ 19:39, 21 June 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 10 June 2012
<257. ^ Chatterjee, Monish (September 2001). "Calcutta". Smithsonian; Sep.91, Vol. 22 Issue 6, p.13. URL: http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/letters/10280229/calcutta.

Chattemr (talk) 17:29, 10 June 2012 (UTC)
 * What do you want to edit specifically? I read the letter to editor by Chatterjee, Monish in Smithsonian. The letter does not have any specific thing that needs to be added to this article. Regards.--Dwaipayan (talk) 18:01, 10 June 2012 (UTC)


 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please be more specific about what needs to be changed. TOW  talk  18:20, 10 June 2012 (UTC)

Etymology
The text under this heading is speculative, at best, and even confusing. Does anyone know, actually, where the word originated?Fconaway (talk) 21:43, 5 April 2012 (UTC)
 * It is indeed speculative, as there is no single best etymological source. There are many theories. However, if the section is confusing, it may gain from some re-writing. --Dwaipayan (talk) 22:11, 5 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your comments on the etymology section of the article. The etymology of Kolkata remains shrouded in mystery. There are multiple theories, which have been mentioned in the section. Unfortunately, no one theory has been proven to be the best.--Dwaipayan (talk) 22:14, 5 April 2012 (UTC)
 * For what it's worth, a contemporary comment in a diary, perhaps of a merchant or other traveler, or any similar record of someone who was there in the very early days, could be helpful.Fconaway (talk) 03:29, 6 April 2012 (UTC)

Kolkata means "Kali's Tongue." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.29.49.175 (talk) 13:53, 18 August 2012 (UTC)

No section on Sister Cities
Earlier, there was a section on Sister Cities, seems it is deleted. There are six sister cities of Calcutta/Kolkata: These are Naples (Italy), Odessa (Ukraine), Thessaloniki (Greece), Dhaka (Bangladesh), Macau (China) and Long Island (CA, USA). Please add a section with these six sister cities. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Saranya1974 (talk • contribs) 10:37, 19 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Yes, the section was deleted after consensus by the major contributors during its FAR, as reliable sources for such information could not be found. We would be glad if you kindly provide us with the references about the cities you mentioned. Amartyabag   TALK2ME  11:37, 25 April 2012 (UTC)

The sister cities of Calcutta/Kolkata are Long Beach, USA; Naples, Italy; Odessa, Ukraine; Thessaloniki, Greece; Dhaka, Bangladesh; Macau,P.R.China. The wikipedia sites for these cities show Kolkata as a sister city which should be enough proof. But additionally, there are these references: 1. "Sister Cities of Long Beach". Sister Cities of Long Beach, Inc.. http://www.sistercitiesoflongbeach.org/index.htm. 2."Gemellaggi". Comune di Napoli. 8 January 2008. http://www.comune.napoli.it/flex/cm/pages/ServeBLOB.php/L/IT/IDPagina/5931. 3. "Αδελφοποιημένες Πόλεις". City of Thessaloniki. http://www.thessaloniki.gr/portal/page/portal/DioikitikesYpiresies/YpiresiesYpostiriksis/DiefDimosDiethnSxesTyp/AdelfopoimPoleis/AdelfopoiimenesPoleis. When small Indian cities like Trivandrum in their websites can have sister cities, it is a crime not to include the sister cities in the website for Kolkata. Please correct it. Seems people are no longer allowed to edit the website. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 14.96.57.245 (talk) 07:49, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

4G / Broadband
I am unable to find the exact rate of statistics related to Broadband. Can we replace the sentence to read like

As of 2010, Kolkata has 7 percent of the total Broadband internet consumers in India (http://www.trai.gov.in/WriteReadData/Recommendation/Documents/Rcommendation81210.pdf) ; BSNL, VSNL, Tata Indicom, Sify, Airtel, and Reliance are among the main vendors. pp122 -126 http://trai.gov.in/WriteReadData/PIRReport/Documents/Indicator%20Report-dec-2011.pdf

A line regarding, Kolkata being the first city in India to start 4G services can also be added. Amartyabag  TALK2ME  05:07, 15 June 2012 (UTC)
 * IMO the proposed sentences regarding broadband is good.4G will be a welcome addition.--Dwaipayan (talk) 04:45, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Alternative data set found for Newspaper data. Though the data is bit old, ie, 2007 -2010, I think this can work as alternate link (it has archival link as well). http://www.auditbureau.org/abctrends123.xls. What say?


 * I think 2007-08 data is acceptable. We are not ranking the newspapers in terms of circulation, just mentioning which are the major ones. Individual rankings may change slightly from 2008, but overall the group of major newspapers should not change. I do not remember any major new newspapers launching since 2008.--Dwaipayan (talk) 14:55, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 5 August 2012
In the Education section, please include: "and Nobel laureates Sir Ronald Ross, Rabindranath Tagore, C. V. Raman, Mother Teresa and Amartya Sen." instead of "and Nobel laureates Rabindranath Tagore,[179] C. V. Raman,[177] and Amartya Sen."

From :Ross studied malaria between 1882 and 1899. He worked on malaria at the Presidency General Hospital, Calcutta. Presidency General hospital is called IPGMER and is in Calcutta so it proves that he worked in Calcutta. About Mother Teresa, she has been mentioned about in the article on Kolkata itself, so it is logical to include her name in the list of Nobel laureates who worked or studied in Kolkata as she worked extensively in Kolkata.
 * We would not repeat the information in the same article, as the same has been provided in the Demographics section. Amartyabag   TALK2ME  02:43, 13 August 2012 (UTC)

Omegaepsilon (talk) 16:41, 8 August 2012 (UTC)omega

Omegaepsilon (talk) 10:42, 5 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Mdann52 (talk) 16:23, 5 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. To the new version as well - Wikipedia is not a Reliable source. Mdann52 (talk) 19:19, 12 August 2012 (UTC)

Edit request for Kolkata wiki page
Please remove the picture of slum from the Kolkata pictures. Slums are everywhere in India not just Kolkata. No need to highlight them. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vuvu78 (talk • contribs) 15:14, 22 September 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 8 November 2012
Please add the section for Sister Cities. Each big city in the world and even some smaller cities has this section in Wikipedia. Kolkata has six sister cities: Naples, Italy; Thessaloniki, Greece; Odessa, Ukraine; Long Beach, CA, USA; Dhaka, Bangladesh; Macau, China. Please add this section with all the six cities. When Mumbai, New Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune all have a section for Sister Cities, why should we omit this section for Kolkata?

Saranya031074 (talk) 04:56, 8 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 10:45, 8 November 2012 (UTC)

Already provided reliable sources. Anyway, I am providing the same below. The sister cities of Calcutta/Kolkata are Long Beach, USA; Naples, Italy; Odessa, Ukraine; Thessaloniki, Greece; Dhaka, Bangladesh; Macau,P.R.China. The wikipedia sites for these cities show Kolkata as a sister city which should be enough proof. But additionally, there are these references: 1. "Sister Cities of Long Beach". Sister Cities of Long Beach, Inc.. http://www.sistercitiesoflongbeach.org/index.htm. 2."Gemellaggi". Comune di Napoli. 8 January 2008. http://www.comune.napoli.it/flex/cm/pages/ServeBLOB.php/L/IT/IDPagina/5931. 3. "Αδελφοποιημένες Πόλεις". City of Thessaloniki. http://www.thessaloniki.gr/portal/page/portal/DioikitikesYpiresies/YpiresiesYpostiriksis/DiefDimosDiethnSxesTyp/AdelfopoimPoleis/AdelfopoiimenesPoleis. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Saranya031074 (talk • contribs) 05:39, 16 November 2012 (UTC)

Geography section new edits
made some edits in the geography section recently which were reverted by another user. I feel the additions made by Urbashi definitely has merit, although the style format were not optimum. I am proposing the new text as follows (combining the the text that was deleted due to Urbashi's edit and the text that Urbashi added). I have some changes in the text, played with the sentence sequences a bit, and corrected the reference formatting. I am inviting Urbashi, in the capacity of a geoscientist, to have a look to ensure correctness. The following text can be started as a new paragraph after the sentence on the East Kolkata wetlands. If this is okayed by other users, we can make the change.--Dwaipayan (talk) 00:38, 20 November 2012 (UTC)

Hey Dwaipayan! The text below is technically correct and I think this can be put in the Geography section. Waiting for other users reply. Urbashi (talk) 04:53, 20 November 2012 (UTC)
 * I have a question for you. What is a trap wash? Can you link that to a better wikilink? Should it link to Trap rock or Flood basalt?--Dwaipayan (talk) 04:58, 20 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Trap is a type of igneous rock. Here, Trap wash means the sediment derived from the Trap rock around the Bengal basin. In the Cretaceous time there was Rajmahal Trap (Rajmahal hills) which is equivalent to Deccan Trap. So in this article Trap wash means the sediment coming from the Rajmahal Trap. Rajmahal hill is called Trap because it fulfils the definition of Trap rock. It can be linked to Trap rock. It is better to write an article about Rajmahal Trap. I will try to write. Urbashi (talk) 06:22, 20 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Okk, now it's completely clear. We do not need to mention Rajmahal trap in Kolkata article. But if you can write that article, that would be great! Thanks.--Dwaipayan (talk) 06:29, 20 November 2012 (UTC)
 * I will try to write. It may take 2/3 days because I have to read literature. And I am really running out of time in my life. :( Urbashi (talk) 06:41, 20 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Addition Support It would be a nice addition. Thanks Urbashi. Amartyabag   TALK2ME  10:29, 20 November 2012 (UTC)

Text
As with most of the Indo-Gangetic Plain, the soil and water are predominantly alluvial in origin. Kolkata is located over the "Bengal basin", a pericratonic tertiary basin. Bengal basin comprises three structural unit: shelf or platform in the west; central hinge or shelf/slope break; and deep basinal part in the east and southeast. Kolkata is located atop the western part of the hinge zone which is about 25 km wide at a depth of about 45000 m below the surface. The shelf and hinge zones have many faults, among them some are active. Total thickness of sediment below Kolkata is nearly 7500 m above the crystalline basement; of these the top 350 - 450 m is quaternary, followed by 4500 - 5500 m of tertiary sediments, 500 - 700 m trap wash of cretaceous trap and 600 - 800 m permian-carboniferous Gondwana rocks. The quaternary sediments consist of clay, silt, and several grades of sand and gravel. These sediments are sandwiched between two clay beds: the lower one at a depth of 250 - 650 m; the upper one 10 - 40 m in thickness. According to the Bureau of Indian Standards, on a scale ranging from I to V in order of increasing susceptibility to earthquakes, the city lies inside seismic zone III

Edit request on 2 December 2012


Debayan roy (talk) 04:26, 2 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please be more specific about what needs to be changed. The file name you tried to link is incomplete. (I tried adding .png and .jpg, but clearly there's more than just the extension missing.) Also, please specify exactly where in the article you'd like the image, and whether you intend it to replace another image or not. Rivertorch (talk) 09:16, 2 December 2012 (UTC)

Kolkata Urban Structure now includes more areas
In 3rd paragraph of 'Urban Structure', it is stated that From south-west to south-east, outlying areas include Garden Reach, Behala, Thakurpukur, Kudghat, Ranikuthi, Bansdroni, Baghajatin, and Garia. However, due to recent expansions, the KMC now includes all these areas and should be considered as parts of Kolkata city. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Snehansu89 (talk • contribs) 13:16, 2 December 2012 (UTC)
 * I was unaware of this expansion. Do we have any reliable source on this?--Dwaipayan (talk) 13:02, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
 * As per this KMC website, Joka - I & II Gram Panchayet has been added to KMC in 2012 taking the total area of KMC to 200.71 Sq.Kms. https://www.kmcgov.in/KMCPortal/outside_jsp/Incorporation_erstwhile_Joka.jsp. While, these report confirms the addition of areas like Behala, Thakurpukur, Regent Park, Kasba, Jadavpur and East Jadavpur to KMC. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-13/kolkata/29652514_1_police-stations-kolkata-police-traffic-guards http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-30/kolkata/29944168_1_purba-jadavpur-police-stations-traffic-guards

Related changes must be made, the jurisdiction structure of Kolkata is the most complex I guess. Amartyabag  TALK2ME  14:08, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
 * But the borough and ward structure page in KMC site still says it is divided into 141 wards. This will be a challenging edit :)--Dwaipayan (talk) 14:11, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
 * To begin with, I added some information from these sources to Civic administration of Kolkata.--Dwaipayan (talk) 14:27, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

editting the article kolkata
Some of the pictures below in many sections is not shown in wiki page,why??




 * The mentioned photos are present in the article, which are automatically rotated by using a code. It is not possible to see all the image at the same time. However, different users may see different images at different time based on a computer algorithm which changes the image from time to time. This has been done to prevent cluttering of images on the page. Amartyabag   TALK2ME  12:43, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

Photos of yuva bharati krirangan
Can we add the photos of Salt lake stadium to article kolkata from its main article. (example:-Salt Lake Stadium - Yuva Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata - Calcutta 3.jpg) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anitek bhattacharya (talk • contribs) 10:37, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

New Pictures
I have been looking at the current Kolkata page and, compared to pages for other major Indian metropolises', there are very few pictures. I had once tried to add more pictures, but, upon being requested to get permission from other members, I decided to ask about it here. More pictures would make the page look better, as well as adding a different perspective to the information in the article. If I do get permission, most sections of the page would have new pictures. I hope to here your feedback, Geography101 (talk) 21:48, 23 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Well, you don't need "permission" from anyone really. However, since this article is a featured article (one of the best works in Wikipedia, the status gained through review by many editors through an established process), it would be nice to have consensus first in the talk page about the images. Why don't you upload the images in Commons and then provide the thumbnails (or their links) here in the talk page? Interested editors can come to a consensus after that.--Dwaipayan (talk) 22:07, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

Here is a gallery of the possible pictures that I believe would be proper in the article. I may add or remove a few of the pictures from the list, but for now, these are the first ones that I would add.

Geography101 (talk) 22:28, 24 April 2013 (UTC)


 * Comments *Writers Building - I don't think this picture can be added in the history section, as there is no corresponding text in the section related to Writer's Building. I think a more recent picture of the Writer's can be added in the administration section. The old picture does not look good.


 * Belvedere House - Already a recent picture has been added in the Culture section
 * Satellite image - A satellite image focusing on the city is already present. The picture you want to add reflects more on the Sundarban Delta area and fails to recognize Kolkata.
 * Autumn sky - A good picture I must say, we can add a switch code to alternate with Monsoon sky. I agree with Dwaipayan's reasoning
 * Nor'wester - A monsoon sky is already present which I think is more appealing.
 * Treasury and Mint building - Please let me know in which section you want to add it. Then we can decide on merit.
 * Flower market - Already present in the Economy section with a switch code.
 * South City - May be added with a switch code in Economy section. A proper caption need to thought of. Amartyabag   TALK2ME  04:27, 25 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Calcutta University image: should be in switch mode with IIM in education. This image, or other CU image
 * Bengali cuisine image: I like the dishes, man... Well, it can be added in culture section.
 * St Paul's cathedral: already present in the infobox montage
 * Autumn sky - although nice looking, I think, does not add much encyclopedia value (unlike monsoon cloud image)
 * South city mall image: agree with Amartya
 * Tagore image: well, umm... would prefer generic image rather than personality in Culture section, despite Tagore's omnipresence in the city. Not disagreeing outright though.--Dwaipayan (talk) 04:54, 25 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Victoria house - Add it in utility section with a switch code
 * Writer's building (new) - The image is not of a high resolution.
 * Chinese new year - Low resolution. Missing meta data.
 * CU - A cropped image of similar pic is already in the Education section. The cars in the foreground seems distracting. May be we can have another cropped version of this image and then check which one looks better.
 * Tagore image - I concur with Dwaipayan.
 * Bengali cuisine - Missing meta data, low resolution. Cannot be added. You can find another representative image.
 * Airport - Low resolution. A high resolution image need to be added of the new terminal.
 * Nakhoda mosque - I think Tipu Sultan Mosque is more famous. We can add a pic of Tipu Sultan mosque and Dakhineswar pic which has been removed by someone in a switch code.
 * Metro - Blurry, grainy and low resolution. Need to find good image of AC metro coaches.
 * AC Bus - We have image of transport system of Kolkata which shows a true representative of the System. While not denying the fact that AC buses has been introduced in certain routes, it is not common in most places in Kolkata.
 * Panaroma image - Need to be removed. Too much distracting at that place. Other editors comment please.
 * Slum image - This needs separate discussion. I propose for the time being, that we balance it with a switch code showing atleast houses in other part of Kolkata. Amartyabag   TALK2ME  06:52, 25 April 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for the suggestions. As for the Treasury and Mint pictures, I will probably add them in the Economy section. However, I can easily add them anywhere else if there are other ideas. Geography101 (talk) 19:59, 25 April 2013 (UTC)
 * We already have 3 pictures in the section, adding more images will clutter the page, may be we can add them to Economy of Kolkata. In addition, I am proposing addition of Ballygunge area skyline, to be added in the demographics section having a switch with the slum pic. Amartyabag  TALK2ME  03:48, 26 April 2013 (UTC)
 * I have no problem with ballygunj skyline in switch mode with the slum image. A good caption will be neede, introduscing the audience that such mid height apartment buildings are often the dwellings of middle class or something like that. Also, it seems there is a deleted image link in the image immediately above the slum image. What's that?--Dwaipayan (talk) 04:23, 26 April 2013 (UTC)
 * That used to be South City skyline pic, I think it got deleted due to some copyright issues. I have added Nakhoda mosque pic as a switch with Dwakhineswar pic. Kindly check the alt tag and caption of the added images. FYI, I have requested another user on Flickr/SSC (also a Wikipedia user) to upload another picture showing a larger part of South Kolkata skyline. Amartyabag   TALK2ME  04:56, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

It was Unfair that some of the senior editor of West Bengal Kolkata are not allowing latest pics to be added in Kolkata wiki page.
It's a open forum where every one has a right to speak up and post. I was recently blocked by One of the senior editor of Kolkata Wikipedia forum from posting pic's to Kolkata wiki page.

I don't know why it is that... The Kolkata wiki page is always having the same outdated pic's.

Last week on 9th May 2013... When I posted some pic's of Kolkata Economy adding IT Infrastructure pic's of Unitech Kolkata, Technopolis, DLF (IBM), Wipro. Some of the senior Kolkata wikipedians deliberately removed them giving useless excuses.

Which I think is very unfair...

So, Do I need to make my own page now adding Kolkata IT Economy???.

Really it's hectic and dominating explaining reasons to some unwanted senior editor's who always think their edit is correct and shouldn't me removed Swarupboserkl (talk) 05:48, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Correction. You were blocked for making personal attacks not for posting pictures. --regentspark (comment) 12:55, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Hi Swarup, you have already explained in your talk page by Amartya Bag. Why don't you first put the images here in the talk page of Kolkata, and then propose in which section(s) of the article you want to add them? If you read above, another editor (Geography101) wanted to change some images, and he first proposed that here; we agreed that some of the images were really good and encyclopedic, and used those in the article.
 * Meanwhile, you can add some images (if appropriate) in Economy of Kolkata. But please remember, wikipedia is not merely an image gallery, although images are very important.--Dwaipayan (talk) 13:37, 17 May 2013 (UTC)

Require Help from wikipedians for proposed article of IT Infrastructure and Business center running in Saltlake city and New Town, Kolkata
Hi Wikipedians,

As proposed I'm working now on new article based on IT Infrastructure and Business center running in Saltlake City and New Town. I would really like if any wikipedia volunteer help for the photo's and content like (revenue generation and financial part, Clients associated with) major business center running over Saltlake City and New Town.

Proposed Requirement would be latest updated:


 * 1) Photo's
 * 2) Address of Business Center (For that We can use Nabadiganta Kiosk situated in Technopolis and College More Sector V, Saltlake city)
 * 3) Business Process running in MNCs  (financial, revenue generation etc)

I have mentioned the requirement as for the article needs. If any thing more please add up to the Kolkata Talk page

Thanks.Swarupboserkl (talk) 06:01, 24 May 2013 (UTC)

New Proposed Pictures to add for IT Infrastructure/Economy in Kolkata wiki page.
These are the latest proposed pic's which I think should be updated in the Kolkata wiki page. Moreover I stay in Saltlake City I'm trying from my end to put up a new page specially for #SaltlakeCity IT Infrastructure and Business centers running in Saltlake City, Kolkata. Thanks. Swarupboserkl (talk) 20:07, 18 May 2013 (UTC)


 * Hi Swarup. It's great to see so many photos you have uploaded in wikimedia. Your idea about starting a n article on information technology infrastructure in Kolkata could be good one. Only after you start the article, and add meaningful content, the community can decide on its viability. I personally think the article might be an useful one. However, alongside the images, the article should have encyclopedic content, too. Some of the images can definitely go to the article Economy of Kolkata, and may be one representative image can be incorporated in the economy section of Kolkata, replacing the existing image of a IT building (I forgot which one we have, as they all look pretty much the same to me!).
 * Moreover, since you seem to be a good photographer and located in Kolkata, why don't you take images of other things also? The sleek buildings are useful, and at the same time, more humane photos, and other encyclopedic images will be good as well. If you take images of major streets, and add them to the respective street articles (even create the street articles if they don't exist), that will be very helpful. You can take images of other landmarks, too. Welcome once again, and thanks for editing wikipedia.--Dwaipayan (talk) 16:02, 19 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Yes, that's a really good idea. We're missing articles on most major Kolkata streets (AJCB road, DH Road, etc.) and the neighborhood articles are also quite weak and need pictures. Any help in building those or adding photographs would be great. --regentspark (comment) 20:36, 20 May 2013 (UTC)


 * User:RegentsPark Ha! you say it so simply, why don't to you go and click photo's. Even if one does the hard work of clicking pic's and adding those photo's to Wikimedia commons. You guys simply come their and remove the edit's. I'm trying my best from my end. Still I'm waiting these pic's to be featured in Kolkata page. Thanks Swarupboserkl (talk) 05:33, 24 May 2013 (UTC)
 * I would if I could Swarupboserkl. Unfortunately, the last time I was in Calcutta was well before the birth of Wikipedia (and it was still Calcutta then!). Don't get frustrated, change in an established entity is always best done incrementally and with consensus. Manage your interactions well and you'll find that Wikipedia is a very welcoming place. --regentspark (comment) 12:45, 24 May 2013 (UTC)


 * ohh!! Really User:RegentsPark now wikipedians like us need to learn from you. See my approach is straight with proper explanation why the pic's need to be featured.You damn give all the foolish reasons no way man...You know one thing Kolkata is such a diverse and rich cultural place where I love to stay and add many thing to wikis. This year when I relocated to #Saltlake City from Bangalore. I came to see that many good featured articles about #Saltlake city is missing. So I decided to start from One corner but came to know that very very few guys like us are their who is interested doing edits.


 * Moreover If guys like you will teach us how to interact then really it piss me off and make me think why I'm giving my Quality time editing in wikis. You don't see the contribution and dedication, you judge through your own eyes.. Change your outdated mindset man..If you can't help me in my contribution then don't come to this talk page every now and then and put your useless comment.Which I hardly see of any use to me.Thanks Swarupboserkl (talk) 03:52, 25 May 2013 (UTC)

I'm ready with my article for IT Infrastructure and Business Centre Running in #SaltlakeCity and #NewTown, Kolkata
Hi Wikipedians,

The content which I propose here is all about the IT Infrastructure and Business Center running in Saltlake City and New Town.

The project will contain:


 * 1) Template for IT Infrastructure in Saltlake City and New Town.
 * 2) Template for major Business Centers including all the Malls, Banks, Major MNS, Health care etc.
 * 3) Recent Photo's uploaded to Wikimedia commons.

I expect all the major senior wikipedians to help and support me to complete this project.

I'll be starting this project with Templates and latter on adding pic's to the content page.

I hope it will take me 1 month for this work.

Regards, Swarupboserkl (talk) 20:52, 19 May 2013 (UTC)
 * As you have indicated that you need almost a month for writing this article, you are requested to use sandbox. You can create your article at your sandbox, where you can improve the article at your own pace, without the risk of getting deleted. Once you are ready with the article, you can move the info from the sandbox to a new article. Amartyabag   TALK2ME  04:14, 20 May 2013 (UTC)


 * Ok!! User:Amartyabag you will sit back and order do this do that...Disgraceful Swarupboserkl (talk) 05:36, 24 May 2013 (UTC)
 * I am just trying to help you out, so that the process become easier for you. I have never directed you, but my previous comment was just a suggestion which I hope you can make out from the usage of "can" or "requested", rather than using "must" or "should". I will be very happy to help you out with formating, references and other minor things. However, due to my offwiki commitments it is not possible to create or expand contents at this moment. Amartyabag   TALK2ME  15:53, 25 May 2013 (UTC)
 * It's Okk Amartya Swarupboserkl (talk) 02:35, 27 May 2013 (UTC)

Unofficial local time; is this real?
This is mentioned in the infobox (+05:54), but it's not referenced and it's not mentioned elsewhere in the article. Colonies Chris (talk) 07:33, 30 July 2013 (UTC)
 * That was crap. Thanks for catching this. Now removed.--Dwaipayan (talk) 17:56, 30 July 2013 (UTC)

British Influence?
How was Calcutta divided into two halves black & white, when according to the 1901 census there were 615,491 Hindus, 286,576 Muslims (plus Jains, Sikhs etc.) and 11,425 British - about 1% of the total population!!! What a false image the article creates! In Kolkata today, any tourist will almost exclusively visit things the British left behind (Eden Gardens, Victoria Memorial etc.). The grand museum was Asia's first. The British built the Howra Bridge (up until the 1990's the only bridge over the river - and still the main bridge) and all the above ground railway lines (which were never expanded). The government still works from the old (very nice) British buildings. In Calcutta today, if you are doing well financially, chances are you will strive to get your kids into an old British school, and hang out at an old British club. What about Kolkata's love of cricket! - I wonder where that came from? What about the press? India's first newspaper was introduced by the British in Calcutta (fact unmentioned) and the English language press is still important there. Thackeray was born there. The cause of Asia's worst disease was discovered there by a British doctor. Many books are still printed in English in Kolkata for local consumption. The way this article reads - the British were numerous and of limited influence, the reality was 100% the opposite. The city's police and fire service still adhere to their British origins, in structure and organization. The army in the city (a very British type of army by the way) bases itself at the same place as the British army did (Fort William). It's pretty much impossible to remove the British influence from the city's daily life and culture - but congratulations Wiki in this article - you did it!!! The only facts given, are ones that support an Indian patriotic/nationalist outlook. Also about the founding of Calcutta - please!!There were three muddy villages, one of which had been completely abandoned, none of which had ever been considered a single entity, and none of which were identified as "Kolkata". The British stitched the three together into a single urban and administrative framework, and seemed to have coined the name Calcutta (origin unknown) which was pronounced Kolkata by the locals (the name "Kolkata" was completely unknown, before the British "Calcutta") and which around 1700 largely referred to the former village of Govindpore anyway. Is this mentioned? No, of course not, because that sounds too much like the British founding Calcutta doesn't it? Why can't you just be less anti-British and a little more honest? Timothy 58.165.140.157 (talk) 22:34, 2 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Hi! Apologies if you felt the article is anti-British. Of course, the whole development of the city happened thanks to the British. And the History section describes that. As for "black" and "white" towns, that is referenced from a book article written by one Robert Hardgrave (Hardgrave, Robert L. Jr (1990). "A portrait of Black Town: Balthazard Solvyns in Calcutta, 1791–1804". In Pal, Pratapaditya. Changing visions, lasting images: Calcutta through 300 years. Bombay: Marg Publications. pp. 31–46. ISBN 81-85026-11-4.)
 * Nearly all potentially challengable statements in the article is referenced. If you think something important needs to be mentioned, you can state that here, and provide reference (that makes additions easier). Indeed you can go ahead and edit in the article.
 * The India's first newspaper, for example, is missing, as you have mentioned. Can you please provide the info. We'll be happy to add that.--Dwaipayan (talk) 22:50, 2 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Actually, I just added the info on the first newspaper, the Bengal Gazette.--Dwaipayan (talk) 22:59, 2 August 2013 (UTC)

"Kolkata"
Ok, no offence to the locals, but this title is silly. "Calcutta" is the WP:COMMONNAME title, by a massive margin (15,000,000 vs. 450,000). Could someone please point to a naming convention that justifies such blatant disregard for WP:NAME? -- Director  ( talk )  12:08, 25 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Please see the discussion here. Google Search result is not the ultimate indicator. Amartyabag   TALK2ME  13:50, 27 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Just for the record, could I trouble you to please link to one indicator that suggests Kolkata is more common? Because I'm struggling to find such a one. -- Director  ( talk )  15:44, 27 October 2013 (UTC)


 * I've read through the entire linked discussion and have researched most recent terms. I see no argument relevant to WP:COMMONNAME, and, to put it one way: nobody knows what "Kolkata" is. Seems the moves are mostly stonewalled by Indian folks..


 * I would really like to see anything that indicates "Kolkata" is the more common term in English, otherwise, an RM seems in order. -- Director  ( talk )  14:38, 29 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Look, WP:COMMONNAME is not about counting google hits, especially as most sources dealing with pre-2001 period will use 'Calcutta'. Anyhow, here are some indications that 'Kolkata' is not a fringe wording in English-speaking world:, , --Soman (talk) 00:03, 30 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Agree completely with User:DIREKTOR. "some indications that 'Kolkata' is not a fringe wording in English-speaking world" is about as weak as it can possibly get and is nowhere near strong enough for WP:COMMONNAME. Outside of the sub-continent "Kolkata" is virtually unknown, whereas "Calcutta" is a famous world city. This is very silly. DeCausa (talk) 20:59, 2 November 2013 (UTC)

@Soman. -- Director  ( talk )  21:17, 2 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Calcutta is also more common in modern-day usage, as well as in the past.
 * WP:COMMONNAME is about determining the more common name for a subject in the English language. WP:SETs are a universally employed and well established method that helps towards making said determination. They are of course not supreme, as such, but they are certainly better than absolutely nothing, which is what this obscure title seems to have going for it. I would like to hear which method you propose besides "counting"?
 * The issue is not to determine whether or not "Kolkata" is a fringe term, the issue is whether its more common in English language usage than "Calcutta". It would appear there is no contest in that regard.
 * Some points: What's the reference that 'Calcutta' is more common today? In Indian English language media, 'Calcutta' has completely disappeared. In foreign English-language media both names are used. It's reasonable to assume that coverage of the city is more frequent in Indian media than in foreign English-language media, which should be taken into account. The google count of Calcutta/Kolkata also includes a lot of hits from other non-English languages that uses Latin script (French, German, Swedish, Norwegian, etc.), where the Calcutta/Kolkata shift is probably proceeds much slower (as no media in those languages are produced in India itself). The problem here is the underlying notion that the English language is somehow primarily the language of White Anglo-Saxons, discarding the fact that English is used extensively in South Asia as well. --Soman (talk) 00:47, 3 November 2013 (UTC)
 * I've done the tests. No matter how you twist it, "Calcutta" turns up on top . In modern-day sources usage as well as when only English sources are taken into consideration. And no, I don't think its "reasonable to assume" anything. Now, I must've participated in a hundred RMs and usually in these sort of discussions someone or other disinclined towards one side digs up some obscure test, or some weird test parameters, to give the other position some semblance of support. However, the point here is to "determine the prevalence of the term in reliable English-language sources ". That's pretty much been done. And there is no contest. -- Director  ( talk )  09:42, 3 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Amartyabag pointed to the last lengthy discussion on this, where the flaws in simply throwing Google numbers out were discussed and alternative evidence clearly set out. Of course Google Book ngrams and searches going back to the 1950s show a preponderance of Calcutta. Even the figures from 2008 alone will. Even those from the present day will, due to historical references to the city itself and references to phrases based on it such as Black Hole of Calcutta, Calcutta Cup and Calcutta Telegraph. Contrasting evidence was also presented about references to the contemporary city in contemporary sources, showing that Kolkata is more common in such places. For example, the AP, New York Times and Guardian style guides have all switched to Kolkata. Britannica and the CIA World Fact Book have, as cited at the very beginning of that previous discussion. I would add though that the "Indian" vs "Anglo-Saxon" English is a bit of a red herring. We follow common, modern usage in the English language as a whole (plus this argument might not lead to the result its proponents want: international usage is often, in fact, a bit ahead of the curve when compared to Indian English-language sources. If we followed, say, local media we could very easily justify Calcutta of course).  N-HH   talk / edits  11:56, 3 November 2013 (UTC)
 * It is silly beyond words to discuss any one individual source when discussing overall prevalence. And it makes no difference why the city is known as Calcutta (which is indisputably, of course, the city's history). -- Director  ( talk )  12:08, 3 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Nothing I said was based on an "individual source" nor did I discuss the "why" of the city's actual name at any point. I referred to several of the world's major English-language media and reference sources. I can't see either any response to the detailed points about the fallibility of Google numbers, especially those that go back to the mid 20th century or are referring to the city in that period. If you want to look at Google numbers, how about doing a genuinely narrow Google search, which focuses on contemporary references to the city in ultra-recent publications, ie via Google news: where I am, that's 9,510 for Calcutta – many of which aren't even references to the city itself – and 73,800 for Kolkata.  N-HH   talk / edits  12:20, 3 November 2013 (UTC)
 * You were listing individual refs, which is not really relevant. Saying "things like this, this, and this show that sources like this use kolkata" is just weasel words; all you've listed are a couple individual links among literally millions, and asked us to take your word that this is somehow indicative of something. It also makes little difference why the name "Calcutta" is more prevalent, which is what you were referring to when mentioning phrases. Words, shockingly, are usually used in phrases.


 * Yes, as I mentioned, some permutation of search parameters in some area is bound to give "Kolkata" as more common. Here we have second-rate news sources in an "ultra-recent" search. This, again, indicates little or nothing as to the true prevalence of the term in sources. -- Director  ( talk )  13:32, 3 November 2013 (UTC)

I mentioned "for example" one or two of the world's major media and reference sources, and their consistent use of Kolkata these days. These are not random individual references but the serious mainstream. AP for example probably supplies more news copy to international English-language media than any other source. I then buttressed that with a wider news search, which of course brings in some less than top-tier publications. No, that's not definitive, but it's part of the balance of the evidence, and it's certainly nonsense to suggest there's "no contest". The "millions" you cite for Calcutta – and of course there are millions too for Kolkata – are totally unknown as to their provenance, buried as they are in raw Google numbers. They're not only not definitive either, they're meaningless as raw numbers. As noted, not only are they as likely as not to be in old publications and/or references to the city's history, or to be not even references to the city at all, but could be in children's books, self-published imprints or whatever. Your critique of "second-rate .. sources" applies just as much to the books searches as it does to the news search. Google book and web searches bring up millions of hits for Constantinople and Leningrad too. We don't simply rely on those in that context, for precisely those reasons.

And ultimately, there's a practical point here. You have two choices: you can open an RM asking for the page to be moved back and we can go over all the same arguments we had a year ago and, after acres of wasted space and hours of wasted time, come to the exact same conclusion again, that there is no compelling or overwhelming evidence and no clear consensus to move; or you can come to terms with the fact that, however much it might jar with you (it does to some extent with me btw), most serious sources in the modern world, when talking about the modern city, probably do indeed use Kolkata. And that includes the British and US governments, guidebooks such as Lonely Planet and Rough Guides (I could go on but I'm sure you'll just say they're "only individual sources").  N-HH   talk / edits  13:51, 3 November 2013 (UTC)
 * More examples; Go to airfrance.com, klm.com or britishairways.com and good luck trying to find a flight to "Calcutta". (at united.com "Calcutta" gives no result, but CCU is listed as "Kolkata Calcutta") --Soman (talk) 17:27, 3 November 2013 (UTC)
 * tripadvisor.com uses "Kolkata (Calcutta)". Booking.com uses "Calcutta" in the URL, but only "Kolkata" in the text. Hotels.com uses "Kolkata" (but their search engine redirects "Calcutta" to "Kolkata"). Hyatt.com calls their Kolkata hotel "Hyatt Regency Kolkata" (but does mention "(Calcutta)" in parenthesis in the text. Swissotel.com calls their hotel "Swissotel Kolkata" but does mention "Kolkata (Calcutta)" in the description. Interestingly googling Hotel, Calcutta -Kolkata, gives no direct link to hotel companies in the first search results. The pattern is clear. Kolkata has replaced Calcutta as the primary name in travel industry, but "Calcutta" is still present as a cultural/historical reference. --Soman (talk) 18:04, 3 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Heh, I can't argue with you two. You just have much more links than I do. :) Imagine if you copy pasted them and posted all the links twice, or even three times.. -- Director  ( talk )  18:39, 3 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Another reason is that the English spelling "Calcutta" has given rise to mispronunciation. In Spanish and German, the city's name is pronounced Kalkootah because in those languages an U is an OO, full stop. This pronunciation reminds Indians more of a black dog (Hindi kala kutta) than of the capital of Bengal. The new name is easy to pronounce everywhere, plus it's the local name. Curryfranke (talk) 10:17, 6 November 2013 (UTC)
 * That could not be less relevant. -- Director  ( talk )  10:38, 6 November 2013 (UTC)

Change it back to Calcutta. It's great if people in other place want to say it or spell it differently, but they don't get to dictate a change in English spelling in other countries, and they don't get to dictate word choices of the English language. I'm so sick of this altering names of cities pointlessly.

Kolkata football
Include Kolkata Football in SPORTS Section - http://www.kolkatafootball.com/index.htm

Mykolkatafootball (talk) 05:38, 16 November 2013 (UTC)
 * All most a paragraph has been written about football in Kolkata in that section. Be specific about what more to be included. But if you want the link to the website to be included, I am sorry that cannot be done. Wikipedia is not a Yellow Book or Link Farm. Amartyabag   TALK2ME  07:39, 16 November 2013 (UTC)

Best public transport system
I propose addition of the following line in the Transport chapter: According to a 2013 survey conducted by International Association of Public Transport, Kolkata ranks the top among the six cities surveyed in India, in terms of public transport system. Amartyabag  TALK2ME  08:35, 20 December 2013 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 6 February 2014
Kolkata is among the Megacities of India. So please change the Metropolis to Megacity as its unethical not to have an updated description.

Wikiboy2364 (talk) 08:45, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

❌ "Megacity" is not a common description, and there is no agreement on the definition of what constitutes one. It is not used in any of the WP articles on any of the 30 cities listed in the table in Megacities. The most common description is Metropolis (which is what we are using on Kolkata), or Metropolitan Area, although some, like National Capital Region (India) have very specific, legal descriptions. Arjayay (talk) 09:29, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 16 June 2014
Please add a bengali transcription for "Kolkata" it would read কলকাতা -Thank you

94.200.169.78 (talk) 12:48, 16 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: Per WP:INDICSCRIPT, indic scripts are not to be included. &mdash;  LeoFrank  Talk 16:00, 17 June 2014 (UTC)

Settlement type
Mega city status update for Kolkata, as the population crossed 1billion. Ref: Population of UAs/Towns (5. Mega Cities) definition.--Vin09 (talk) 08:10, 28 July 2014 (UTC)

Lead
"Sourav has created kolkata for its venues and franchises,He is the best Kolkata differs from other Indian cities by giving importance to association football and other sports." Besides being poorly written, where is this sourced? --Neil N  talk to me 04:31, 15 September 2014 (UTC)
 * The lead does not necessarily need citations if the information is cited in the appropriate sections of the article. The sports scenario in the city is discussed, along with citations, in the sports section. This sentence is a summary of that section. Now, of course any improvement in the language is always welcome.--Dwaipayan (talk) 15:03, 15 September 2014 (UTC)
 * "Kolkata differs from other Indian cities by giving importance to association football and other sports" is not cited anywhere I can see. --Neil N  talk to me 00:18, 16 September 2014 (UTC)
 * whicy part exactly are looking the citation for? ThatKolkata differs from other cities ? Or that kolkata gives importance to football? That High incidence of football games or clubs has been cited in the sports section. Now whether that is a peculiar characteristic of kolkata (different from most other indian cities) has not been cited. We will search for that.--Dwaipayan (talk) 17:53, 18 September 2014 (UTC)
 * this one may suffice [ http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-06-13/news/50564484_1_arsenal-soccer-schools-football-player-football-training], I will add this one later when I edit from a computer. May be will find more--Dwaipayan (talk) 18:00, 18 September 2014 (UTC)

Coordinate error
The following coordinate fixes are needed for

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Kolkata's importance with regard to foreign offices.
As written in the "Bangalore" page, I would like to add a small list of foreign embassies and consulates which are present in Kolkata. I have seen in the aforementioned page, that some embassies were mentioned. I would like to mention some embassies in the "Kolkata" page as well. They are :- Austria:,Bangladesh,Belgium,Bhutan ,Bolivia ,Bulgaria,Canada,Czechoslovakia,Denmark,Egypt,Ethiopia,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Hungary,Indonesia,Italy ,Japan,Nepal,Netherlands,Norway,Philippines ,East Peru,Rumania ,Russia ,Singapore,Spain,Sri Lanka,South Korea,Sweden ,Switzerland,Thailand,Turkey,UK and USA  DebjyotiSam (talk) 10:13, 25 October 2014 (UTC)DebjyotiSam 25/10/2014

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Hooghly river 1 redundant

Port of Kolkata 1 redundant

Nawab of Bengal 1 red

Siraj ud-Daulah 1 red

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There should be a panoramic view of Kolkata's skyline.

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VILLAGE KOLIKATA Not too far from the capital of Bengal, there exists a village called Kolikata. Away from the bustle of the city, life goes on here at its own slow pace, reports ACHINTYARUP RAY (This was published in The Times Of India, Date: October 30, 2011)

Around the same time that Job Fucknock got off his vessel at a “low swampy village of scattered huts” to set up the Bengal headquarters of the Honourable East India Company there, 50 kilometres away, at another village, one Jagannath Roy received some land from the Maharaja of Burdwan for his household deity. The first village was on the banks of the Hooghly and the second one was by the river Damodar. And while the former grew up to become the second city of the Empire, the latter remained unknown. The world never really came to know about this small hamlet called Kolkata — or Kolikata, to be precise.

The village — now in Howrah district of West Bengal, India— became a subject of discussion among the pundits for the first time in 1938, when national professor Suniti Kumar Chattopadhyay wrote an article in the Bangiya Sahitya Parishad Patrika on the name of the city of Kolkata — or Kolikata. The professor was trying to look for the origin of the name. For that, the first thing he did was to find out if there was any other place in the (undivided) Bengal by this name. And there actually was. Not one, but two villages named Kolkata — one under the Lohajung thana of Dhaka, Bangladesh and the other under the Amta thana of Howrah of West Bengal, India. He started gathering information about the places and found one thing in common between Kolikata, the capital of Bengal, and the village by the Damodar in Howrah. In both the places once thrived the small industry of making lime (koli) by burning snail shells (kata).

There still exist a few chunari families in village Kolikata, whose business till two decades ago was making lime. “But not any more,” said Shankar Das Chunari, a 55-year-old resident of the village. Shankar used to help his father burn snail shells when he was a teenager. “Now we do odd jobs, like pulling rickshaw vans, for a living. Some of us work as land labourers and sharecroppers,” he said, standing near the ruins of the nilkuthi (indigo factory).

It’s indeed a strange experience to be in a village that shares its name with a megapolis. Away from the hustle and bustle of the city, life here goes on at its own slow pace — with a few small shops, a marketplace, remains of a nilkuthi, a small building of Kolikata Prathamik Vidyalay, a couple of village clubs, some old temples and of course, the river.

The earliest record that can be found with the name of the village as Kolikata is the sanad (deed) of Burdwan’s Maharaja Krishnaram, whereby he gave some land to Jagannath Roy for the latter’s family deity. It was dated 1091 Bangabda (1684 AD). Jagannath was the son of Ramakrishna Kavichandra, who had penned Shivayan Kavya. Two more old deeds — one dated 1169 Bangabda (1762 AD) and the other dated 1185 Bangabda (1778 AD) — could be found till a few years ago with signatures of Kshudiram Deyashi and Atmaram Banik respectively, both of whom were residents of village Kolikata.

The 1,500 residents of this village affectionately call it Chhoto Kolkata (little Kolkata) — in comparison to the metropolis. (Although settlement records show the name of the mouza as Kolikata. JL No. 152.) The locals also love to name different spots of the village after places of the city. So, the marketplace has been named

Bowbazar and an open field near the Gorhdanga mound is called Gorher Math (named after Kolkata Maidan). “And see, this is Nimtala, our burning ghat,” shows villager Gobindo, not without some pride. The village already had a Dharmatala — the place near the old temple of Lord Dharma.

The Dharma temple is quite old. It was built in 1797 (1204 Bangabda). According to the inscription above the temple gate, Gayaram Deyasi of village Kolikata built this temple and the mason

was Abhaycharan Mistry of village Thole. There is another ancient temple nearby, which is older than this, but nobody knows today for which deity it had been built.

The 95.55-hectare village is divided into four neighbourhoods — Mondal Para, Chunari Para, Purba Deyashi Para and Paschim Deyashi Para.

“Today, people don’t know about our village, but it was once an important centre of lime manufacture and trade,” says Tapan Mondal, who runs an NGO called Agragati. “And the boats which were used by traders of nearby Betai port were owned mostly by the Majhis of Kolkata village. Boat making was also an important industry here. People knew this place for its lime and boats,” he adds.

But not anymore. Today, Kolkata is just like any other village — small, nondescript and forgotten by the world outside. (Above) A village club, called Kolikata Netaji Sangha; (left) the remains of an old indigo factory; (bottom) river Damodar flows by the village

(Above) The 214-year-old Dharma temple at Kolkata; (right) the building of Kolikata Prathamik Vidyalay

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Black Town / White Town ??
"By the 1850s, Calcutta had two areas: White Town, which was primarily British and centred on Chowringhee and Dalhousie Square; and Black Town, mainly Indian and centered on North Calcutta"

This is false. According to the 1901 census (the historical height of European numbers resident in Calcutta), Calcutta had a population of 949,144 of which the British portion was 11,425 - around 1% of Calcutta !!! And it was suggested at the time that even this tiny British head count (including soldiers, sailors and British people just passing through) was artificially inflated by many Anglo Indians posing as Irish. (Source HEA Cotton, Calcutta Old & New, page 199). How could the native population have been centred on the North of Calcutta??? The Europeans may have had their tight little enclave in Chowringhee and Dalhousie Square, but all other areas of Calcutta - I repeat: ALL OTHER AREAS OF CALCUTTA were a minimum of 99% Indian - east, west, north, south and central. Why has the numbers of Europeans in Calcutta been so grossly exaggerated, to suggest that the native population was centred in the north, and that the city was divided into two? I suspect that Indian nationalists like it that way. I have read a dozen books about Calcutta written during the British era - and never a mention of any "black town" ! Let's face it, the concept doesn't even make sense.

Thanks....

TIMOTHY — Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.101.131.10 (talk) 11:50, 24 April 2015 (UTC)

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Infobox: Megacity 4,496,694 - cannot be right.
The infobox says under population "Megacity 4,496,694" and under area "Megacity 205 km2". This is obviously wrong, as a megacity must have 10 million+ inhabitants.

It might be seen as an issue with the way the Template:Infobox_settlement works, but strictly speaking surely Kolkata metropolitan area is the megacity, and Kolkata is a city. Batternut (talk) 10:35, 16 July 2015 (UTC)

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117.194.245.222 (talk) 16:33, 18 September 2015 (UTC) census of india 2011 religion hindus 76.5 muslims 20.6 christians 0.88 sikhs 0.3 buddhists 0.1 jains 0.47
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nick name bubai

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Map of all of India?
Just looking at this article, and it seems like it might be prudent to include a map which includes its relative location in India. I'm quite familiar with its location but its not immediately apparent to many who will be reading this article. Just a thought to any individuals active on this article. I don't see any other discussion throughout the talk page but I may have missed it. NativeForeigner Talk 06:58, 3 September 2015 (UTC)
 * are you asking that, A map showing all of India with the location on Kolkata , be used here ?-- Aryan fromहि है (talk) 09:14, 30 October 2015 (UTC)

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are Howrah and this the same city --<span style="font-size:1.7em; font-family:Cyrillic,serif;background-color: #F0F98C"> Aryan fromहि है (talk) 09:08, 30 October 2015 (UTC)

No. Although there is an industrial city of the same name, Howrah is primarily a district. The Wiki page on Howrah lists it as a "Twin City" to Kolkata, which is reasonably appropriate. However, there is no doubt that Kolkata ends on the other side of the Howrah Bridge. Cheers. -- sdnomlA 21:38, 9 April 2016 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sdnomla.rettib (talk • contribs)

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Area is 210 sq km

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45.250.247.228 (talk) 15:17, 19 November 2016 (UTC) also aditya shukla was born here


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Please change the hatnote to indicate the disambiguation page Kolkata (disambiguation)



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Done that. Batternut (talk) 14:38, 27 February 2017 (UTC)

Naming of article.
How is it that the name of this article can reflect the official name of the city, and presumably local usage, whereas articles on places in Ireland with Irish names do not. Was there resistance to correctly naming the article from self appointed imperial era English name guardians? For years many of us have had to put up with a refusal to rename articles on our towns and villages to reflect official and local names; currently still an issue with my area of west of Galway city. Hope to get advice and support on this bugbear. Taibhdhearc (talk) 20:49, 5 January 2017 (UTC)


 * Look in the archives of this talk page, in the archives of other city pages where the local language name does not match the common English name, and in the archives of Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (geographic names). There has been massive controversy over these questions, with hundreds if not thousands of pages of arguments being written over these questions. —Lowellian (reply) 06:26, 27 January 2017 (UTC)


 * You are right, it's a big problem with wikipedia these days. Wikipedia has essentially become political but I think it's unavoidable. Thus we end up with the absurd situation of Calcutta being called, incorrectly in English, "Kolkata" - somehting like 99.99999% of English speakers in India and abroad call it Calcutta but the editors find a way to "prove" that since the BBC call it "Kolkata" that's the most appropriate name while by contrast for example Londonderry (the official name, as much as "Kolkata") is not used but "Derry" instead. There's no point bothering frankly, on these type of issues a few dozen obsessives have taken control of the relevant pages and will not ever change. It is, utimately, the limit and downside of wikipedia; the lack of an editor means that such groups can push an agenda, such as deliberately using the name "Kolkata" incorrectly in the English language wikipedia - wikipedia introduced structures and rules in good faith to stop vandalism but like all structures and rules some people game them better than others. It's a shame but there's nothing we can do and so Calcutta is, absurdly, referred to as "Kolkata" - a name no native speaker would ever use. It is something that would appear absurd to almost any native English speaker but we can't change it. In the end, it proves only the benefit of a traditional encyclopaedia (at least for subjects that are political). Nothing is perfect in this world. 86.173.22.91 (talk) 03:48, 19 March 2017‎ (UTC)

Please read the Frequently asked questions (FAQ) at the top of this page, Q4: The name of the article should be Calcutta, not Kolkata! and then the big discussion it links to. Batternut (talk) 12:34, 19 March 2017 (UTC)

Anecdote transfer
Can the anecdote about the Etymology of Kolkata be inserted in the main page it is widely prevalent among all residents of Kolkata

An interesting anecdote exists on the nomenclature of Kolkata. According to it, a British merchant was travelling through the village, when he came upon a peasant stacking hay into the barn. Not knowing where he was, the merchant asked the peasant about that place. The peasant, unfortunately did not understand English, and he guessed that the Sahib must be inquiring about the date the crop was harvested. In his own language, he replied "Kāl Kāʈa" which in Bengali language means "harvested yesterday" (Kal – Yesterday, Kāʈa – cut, which here means harvested). The merchant was happy in the knowledge that he had learned about the name of the place, and left the place. Following English transcription, "Kāl Kāʈa" became "Calcutta" WIZRADICAL (talk) 10:55, 23 March 2017 (UTC)
 * A good reference would be needed, and I have not find one using Google. Batternut (talk) 13:50, 23 March 2017 (UTC)

An Ode to our Legacy by Mr T. H.Ireland WIZRADICAL (talk) 11:08, 27 March 2017 (UTC)
 * The name Calcutta arose a few hundred years ago - your Mr Ireland was born in 1952. Where did he get the anecdote from? Batternut (talk) 13:21, 27 March 2017 (UTC)

How am I supposed to know ? I just the found a book which reffered to it and I wrote it here !-It was kept in our house and while leafing through I just found the reference. WIZRADICAL (talk) 13:29, 28 March 2017 (UTC)

By the way just for the record Mr Terence Hamilton Ireland is the Principal of a highly reputed and about 150 years old protestant school (St James School ) in Calcutta. WIZRADICAL (talk) 13:33, 28 March 2017 (UTC)


 * I think I have been approaching this the wrong way, hoping for evidence of the truth of the anecdote. But accepting it as widely repeated anecdote is more a question of accepting its prevalence rather than its truth.
 * So, if most inhabitants believe it then it would be an encyclopedic addition to the article. If most people know the anecdote and are liable to retell it then it might be encyclopedic. Your worthy Mr Ireland's book should be enough to show the existence of the anecdote, but is there evidence of how widespread the tale is? Batternut (talk) 19:46, 28 March 2017 (UTC)

You have set me a tough task I'll contact you here if I get what is needed WIZRADICAL (talk) 10:53, 31 March 2017 (UTC)

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yoman mma name is Jollyroger182 or Kspicer333 ORyou can call me Guest666...... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.171.153.128 (talk) 12:30, 13 November 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 6 December 2017
The word Kolkata derives from the Odiya term Kôlikata (Odiya: ମୂଳ) [ˈkɔlikat̪a], the name of one of three villages that predated the arrival of the British, in the area where the city eventually was to be established; the other two villages were Sutanuti and Govindapur.[16] Chinmayamahapatra (talk) 13:27, 6 December 2017 (UTC)
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The name
I think the name should be changed to "Kolkata, India" MouliB (talk) 21:35, 8 December 2017 (UTC)


 * @MouliB: Why? It's sufficiently obvious which Kolkata is being referred to. —C.Fred (talk) 21:41, 8 December 2017 (UTC)


 * Not necessary. Batternut (talk) 01:20, 9 December 2017 (UTC)

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The population in figures in the table at the top is not being seen, although references have been cited for the same. Please correct it. I couldn't do it myself. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2405:204:53AF:2FD9:2B44:53DE:11B7:C38 (talk) 17:02, 6 January 2018 (UTC)
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Vehicle registration
Technically WB 23 and 24 for Barrackpore RTO and WB 25 and 26 for Barasat RTO should come under consideration of Kolkata, also WB 96 i.e. Baruipur RTO should be considered for same reason Kallold (talk) 06:54, 14 April 2018 (UTC)

Pron audiofile
Hi. I would like to submit an Audio file for the pronunciation of the word "Kolkata" as I noticed there isn't one already. I have created and uploaded the file to wikimedia commons as required, with the following path " https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/Bn-ind-Kolkata_Eshwer.ogg ". Please add the pronunciation file to the Artice. Thanks ! Eshshiv (talk) 11:27, 2 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the file. Batternut (talk) 12:48, 2 May 2018 (UTC)

Food
FOOD: the food is incredable and wrothy. the puchkas are world famous. they are called differently all over india but kolkata has the best in the world. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Yashaswi khemka (talk • contribs) 09:54, 21 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Reliable source for this opinion? Batternut (talk) 10:52, 21 May 2018 (UTC)

Cacutta > Kolkata
There needs to be consistency in when Kolkata is used, and when Calcutta. They seem to just be substituted randomly in this article, as well as biographical articles. Chaos. I would respectively submit that when a 19th century event is involved, Calcutta should be the spelling. If 21st century, more likely Kolkata. Namaskar. rags (talk) 08:38, 3 June 2018 (UTC)

Cultural capital????
Kolkata's reference as the 'cultural capital of India' remains disputed. PlutoniumBackToTheFuture (talk) 18:38, 18 July 2018 (UTC)


 * I would place greater trust in more independent sources, preferably non-Indian, to decide this claim. (btw, I have no ties to Kolkata, Delhi, or other claimants of this crown.) I find the Business Standard source, coming actually from West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, to particularly lack independence. Batternut (talk) 20:27, 18 July 2018 (UTC)

I thought this was the English Wikipedia, not the Bengali Wikipedia.
In English, the name for this city is Calcutta. Foreigners whose native language isn't even English have no right to dictate how the English language is used. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1:9504:45AF:E97A:FE2E:7414:6213 (talk) 22:41, 2 September 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 2 May 2018
Sovan chatterjee resign on mayor of kolkata, now this time Firhad Hakim is the new mayor of kolkata. Hossain211298 (talk) 16:44, 4 December 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 4 April 2019
Please allow me to make changes to the "Culture" section. Mritunjayverma07 (talk) 17:37, 4 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: this is not the right page to request additional user rights. You may reopen this request with the specific changes to be made and someone will add them for you, or if you have an account, you can wait until you are autoconfirmed and edit the page yourself. <b style="color:black">Nici</b><b style="color:purple">Vampire</b><b style="color:black">Heart</b> 17:41, 4 April 2019 (UTC)

Recent edits 19 August 2019
Greetings, I do believe we can discuss here and find some agreeable solution. I am creating this section as I can not see any discussion on this talk page. Of course, we can discuss on somewhere else (such as user talk pages). However, article watchers of Kolkata can easily join here. This was not an acceptable source. Can't we find some reliable source to cite this information? Should we try for it? --Titodutta (talk) 11:07, 19 August 2019 (UTC)

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Volunteers for peer review.
FA It is very sad to see removal of FA. This article was one of my favorite and inspiration, in-fact the best FA article among Indian cities. Can I ask for some volunteers to do peer review. --Omer123hussain (talk) 08:52, 18 December 2019 (UTC)

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Remove Unofficial Stats
Please remove the unofficial "Metro GDP/PPP" numbers from the Infobox and from the main article both in lead/economy section. Three different sources given are unofficial; none of them from Govt of India or State Govts source. So please remove those figures.--103.218.236.58 (talk) 04:40, 8 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: all of the sources given reliable sources. Don Spencer talk-to-me ⛅ 19:51, 8 May 2020 (UTC)
 * GDP can't be given from three different sources that to in a range. GDP must always be from official Govt source. And govt does not publish city wise gdp data; we already have state wise gdp data. The range figures are given very old too. Please scrape these data. pls help. Thanks--103.218.236.58 (talk) 06:27, 10 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: There is no consensus that “GDP must always be from official government sources,” and I don’t see why there would be. I also don’t see anything wrong with multiple sources being cited. Please establish a consensus for your changes on this talk page before using the  template. —  Tartan357   ( Talk ) 15:40, 10 May 2020 (UTC)

Unhealthy edits
I feel very sad this article has lost its FA status. This article was my inspiration behind Allahabad. Somebody had played deadly with this article. I will try my best to help it to achieve FA status again. Thanks-- 25 CENTS VICTORIOUS ☣ 05:57, 7 June 2020 (UTC)
 * It will be great if you can help. I do not have much time now. A very first step would be updating the data/statistics in different sections.--Dwaipayan (talk) 16:24, 7 June 2020 (UTC)
 * ~ Amkgp 💬  02:50, 26 June 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 15 October 2019
Central Kolkata Nazni Begum (talk) 07:48, 15 October 2019 (UTC)
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I think "The City of Joy" should also be added as another nickname of Kolkata along with "The Cultural Capital of India" Bruce Lightener (talk) 14:37, 5 August 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 28 August 2020
Top para of the lead section states "the birthplace of modern Indian literary, artistic and political thought and several Nobel Prize winners have been known to be associated with the city" is recently added by User:Rbhu23 on 25 August, but, the sources provided on the para does not confirm this statement. Kindly remove that statement. And, simply put Kolkata is called the "Cultural capital of India" as per source.--103.102.116.123 (talk) 04:05, 28 August 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ for WP:NPOV concerns. Nobel Award mentions is also not that significant, as every major city likely has a few laureates. ◢ <i style="background-color:#F7E3F7; color:#960596"> Ganbaruby! </i>  (Say hi!) 09:04, 28 August 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 03 September 2020
A new editor User:Rbhu23 added information on 1 September in the lead section of the top para, it clearly violets WP:NPOV and WP:SOAP. Kindly remove those information immediately from the top para and restore its earlier version, which was a stable version. Thanks--202.78.236.6 (talk) 13:00, 3 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Pinging . I wouldn't call this WP:SOAP necessarily, but use of puffery as well as WP:UNDUE is more of a problem here. The lead paragraph is supposed to be a general overview of the entire city, and mentions of Nobel/Oscar winners are too specific here. So here's what I changed:
 * Phrase about "liberal arts" is unreferenced and removed.
 * Nobel mention is now in third paragraph. "Greatest work" and its wording is too far, just state it as it is.
 * Oscar mention is removed. Ray is mentioned in the "Culture" section already, and his work belongs with the rest of the Tollywood information.
 * Let me know if there's any other questions. ◢ <i style="background-color:#F7E3F7; color:#960596"> Ganbaruby! </i>  (Say hi!) 21:46, 3 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks for correcting the lead. Overall the lead is looking somewhat satisfactory.
 * But, mentioning the Nobel in the third para of the lead section is ridiculous because no city article mentions Nobel in the lead I'm pretty sure about that. Rather mention it in the "education" section of the article since only two Nobel laureates were born and brought-up in the city, while others laureates either studied or worked briefly in the city. Moreover, other city articles would start mentioning Nobel in the lead if somehow they find any connection with it.
 * Another point mentioning "cultural capital of India" is a vague term considering the quality of sources it has provided. A politician and an Indian actor claim that point. The politician is also the current Chief Minister of the state. The Daily Telegraph source elaborates clearly on this issue. I would urge you go through the source and do what is good for the article.--202.78.236.6 (talk) 05:02, 4 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your edits. The use of puffery as well as WP:UNDUE, was not parameterised or consciously done. The character of the city was more of a concern here, as is in the case for pages on other cities of India.

Changing some picture
I really thinks that there is a strong need to change some picture in this article with the one, which are more clear and looks good Ultimateoutsider (talk) 19:41, 27 December 2020 (UTC)
 * , kindly mention which pictures you wish to replace and why. The current images are fairly descriptive. They provide the necessary context to the relevant text. <span style="font family:Lobster;text-shadow: 4px 4px 20px mediumturquoise, -4px -4px 20px darkorchid"> Pro lix 💬 11:13, 28 December 2020 (UTC)

They are fairly descriptive but we need some picture which will show that Kolkata is a modern city with high rising building not like the crowded city (eg. dhaka) in the economy and transportation part of the article. I further think that its time to completely change the template of pictures with the new one which are in high quality and the modern skyline and beauty of the city can be shown through them. I think that the city should be shown to the people as modern city (like western nation's city) because the westerns have a very major impact on the city and it is one the oldest megacities of the southeast asia Ultimateoutsider (talk) 11:24, 28 December 2020 (UTC)
 * , The purpose of images in any article (apart from the infobox) is to serve as added visual context. They aren't meant to look pretty or beautiful. Even so, most of the images in the article showcase relatively modern and developed parts of the city so I'm not sure what images you're referring to. <span style="font family:Lobster;text-shadow: 4px 4px 20px mediumturquoise, -4px -4px 20px darkorchid"> Pro lix 💬 11:42, 28 December 2020 (UTC)

And please don't put your nose in each and every article i edited, it shows like you have a personal grudges against me. If you want to edit a war. Say it clear like a man. Ultimateoutsider (talk) 11:30, 28 December 2020 (UTC)
 * , which articles I choose to edit are frankly, none of your business. If you have a personal matter to discuss go to my talk page. Article talk pages are for article related discussions only. WP:TALK <span style="font family:Lobster;text-shadow: 4px 4px 20px mediumturquoise, -4px -4px 20px darkorchid"> Pro lix 💬 11:43, 28 December 2020 (UTC)
 * @Prolix i don.t have any personal matter with you. i don't even know you and frankly if i know you then also i don't give you a damn. you are not editing anything, you are just reverting my edits in order to settle you ego (which i dont think why you have cause you are such a loser and a crybaby). so be a mature guy and let another new editors to give their contrubutions to the wikipedia. Ultimateoutsider (talk) 11:50, 28 December 2020 (UTC)
 * , like I said, if you want to continue hurling personal insults please do so at my talk page. <span style="font family:Lobster;text-shadow: 4px 4px 20px mediumturquoise, -4px -4px 20px darkorchid"> Pro lix 💬 11:52, 28 December 2020 (UTC)
 * @Prolix i just want to say that, you alone can not decide what should be in the article or what not. if other editors also objects on it. i will back off sincerely. but till then you cannot revert my whole article without even looking at it cause it really shows that you have some personal grudge against me. Ultimateoutsider (talk) 12:05, 28 December 2020 (UTC)
 * , I do not decide what gets to be on an article, the whole point of WP:BRD is that people will object to bold edits, when that happens a consensus process should follow. You would have known this had you read the policies pointed you towards. I've made my objections to your (unnecessary) image changes quite clear, you've failed to provide your reasoning, instead choosing to go off on a tangent that clearly does not belong on this talk page while simultaneously edit warring. <span style="font family:Lobster;text-shadow: 4px 4px 20px mediumturquoise, -4px -4px 20px darkorchid"> Pro lix  💬 12:47, 28 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Ultimateoutsider, I second what has said. WP:BRD is one of the core policies of Wikipedia. You need to discuss after your edits get reverted and reach a consensus. Second, maintain WP:CIVIL no personal attacks, nobody owns Wikipedia articles either. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 13:12, 28 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Dear Ultimateoutsider. Every genuine editor's intention here is to improve the article to its best, and their every action will be in accord with the guidelines, not with any personal grudge against anyone. That said, you can always express your concern on the talk page in a polite way (please see Civility). We're here to help each other so that ultimately we get the best output. You're most welcome to contribute your own pictures, but always see to it that the image is of better quality and more descriptive than the current one. Let us join together to create best articles in Wikipedia. Thank you. Rasnaboy (talk) 13:37, 28 December 2020 (UTC)

Regarding demography
Plz prepare a pie chart regarding the languages of Kolkata city. Here is the reference of kolkata city demography based on languages as per 2011 census - https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html. 2409:4065:404:F307:3B12:DC0A:C955:3D50 (talk) 15:47, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
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 * I've added the pie chart, though the formatting is a bit messy. Murkut23 (talk)

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Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 12 August 2021
Please remove  from infobox (because its about the city not the state) and add   in the infobox. See for e.g Mumbai. Thank you. 42.110.200.50 (talk) 11:30, 12 August 2021 (UTC)
 * tagging last active editor for help. 42.110.200.50 (talk) 11:33, 12 August 2021 (UTC)
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Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 30 August 2021
I want to edit some foundation related data. Their are some misconceptions about Kolkata foundation. Soumyadeep176 (talk) 10:39, 30 August 2021 (UTC)

I want to update some foundation related data. Their are some misconceptions about Kolkata Soumyadeep176 (talk) 10:41, 30 August 2021 (UTC)
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dear sir Kolkata's gdp ppp is more than 250 bilion us doller.
kolkata's gdp pppis more than 250 bilion us doller 2409:4061:4E91:2A9B:A04E:92B1:6712:217A (talk) 06:42, 11 November 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 11 November 2021. Kolkata's gdp is more than 250 bilion us doller
2409:4061:4E91:2A9B:A04E:92B1:6712:217A (talk) 06:39, 11 November 2021 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 2 March 2022
Please revert vandalism. March 2nd's change by Rajen Gain (changing the description of a cathedral to "Hindu temple", that of the business district to "poverty" and that of a tram to "slums") is not only nonsensical but also broke the formatting. Nikolaj&#39;u (talk) 16:25, 2 March 2022 (UTC)

ITC Royal Bengal
Is that a CGI image instead of a real picture for ITC Royal Bengal? I think better images should be added. 103.161.55.94 (talk) 14:32, 16 April 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 29 June 2022
New Commissioner of Police is-Vineet Kumar Goyal, Soumen Mitta is former C.P of Kolkata.So kindly amend it sir/ma'm Achijege56 (talk) 07:09, 29 June 2022 (UTC)

Thank you sir Achijege56 (talk) 07:10, 29 June 2022 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 3 August 2022
The present mayor of Kolkata is firhad Hakim (Bobby ) from tmc party 103.220.210.38 (talk) 09:09, 3 August 2022 (UTC)
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Calcutta History - DUBIOUS sentence
It says: "By the 1850s, Calcutta had two areas: White Town, which was primarily British and centred on Chowringhee and Dalhousie Square; and Black Town, mainly Indian and centred on North Calcutta." This simply isn't possible, the European element of Calcutta according to the 1901 census were 11,425 British in the city, the total population being 949,144 - so the British were roughly 1% of the population. Even though the Europeans may have enjoyed more personal living space, it's abundantly clear that aside from a few streets and tiny enclaves like Chowringhee and Dalhousie Square, the metropolis was (demographically speaking) overwhelmingly Indian in virtually all geographical areas. To say that the Indians mainly centred on the north, presumably leaving the other vast areas of the vast city (East, West, South, central) dominated by or with a substantial presence of Europeans, is clearly FALSE. One source given for this statement is this tiny article:  https://web.archive.org/web/20120112023055/http://www.laits.utexas.edu/solvyns-project/hardgraveportrait.html - in this short article I can find no reference to anything about any so-called "white town" nor any information about Calcutta's erstwhile racial demographics, nor anything relating to the 1850's! Instead it's about an artist that drew some nice drawings of city life between 1791-1804. The second source given was a book "Calcutta through 300 years: Changing visions, lasting images" - which I admit I haven't read, but it appears to be a coffee table picture book, with postcard and artists impressions of the city over a period of a few centuries, a glossy unofficial souvenir book published to mark the city's 300th anniversary (1990), very nice I'm sure, but not really an academic source I think. Zac 26/11/19 - — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:8000:109b:cb00:e161:5eec:6a8e:b2dc (talk) 09:26, 26 November 2019 (UTC)


 * Here is a source that seems to speak to this issue: Blurring Boundaries: The Limits of "White Town" in Colonial Calcutta(Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, Vol. 59, No. 2 (Jun., 2000), pp. 154-179). As a Jstor link, this is available through Wikipedia library (for those who are eligible ... I would appreciate hearing from people about their experience with WP library, as I generally find access to WP library to be very problematic.) Fabrickator (talk) 17:22, 3 August 2022 (UTC)

Coverage of cities
This is a general question: why does Wikipedia cover articles of cities as if they are a travel guide or advertisement? Kolkata is a wonderful city but it has serious problems of poverty, sanitation, shortages, etc, and there is insufficient coverage of that IMO. If this article (and others like it) were truly balanced, the images and data would discuss the urban problems in greater detail. 2601:14B:4400:4365:2C59:BCFF:46F6:531B (talk) 12:48, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

Location of large scale scam operations targeting english speaking countries.
https://theprint.in/features/kolkata-is-indias-newest-biggest-scam-zone-police-youtubers-mice-cant-shut-it-down/1035160/ Lord Rai Sparks (talk) 18:52, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

Sports
X : In the sports section, a non English word should be Italicized with translation. Y : <I> Yuva Bharti Krindangan</I> .Rock Stone Gold Castle (talk) 15:21, 23 September 2022 (UTC)


 * Extended-protection-unlocked.svg Not done: According to the page's protection level you should be able to edit the page yourself. If you seem to be unable to, please reopen the request with further details.  TG HL ↗  🍁 02:14, 31 October 2022 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 12 October 2022
It says in the economy section that Kolkata is the only airport in the eastern region of India, apart from Bhubaneswar to have an international airport. But actually, the airport at Siliguri is also International, which is also present in Eastern India. Please correct this information. Ducky the editor (talk) 07:25, 12 October 2022 (UTC)


 * the Airports in India template shows Bhubaneswar, Guwahati, Imphal, Kolkata, and Kushinagar listed as international airports and Varanasi, Bagdogra (Siliguri), Gaya, and Patna as customs airports (permitting a limited number of international flights). I added the other three international airports not mentioned in the section. If you have any future changes to make, please mention the specific edits in a "change X to Y" format to maintain attribution. Thanks,  TG HL ↗  🍁 02:45, 31 October 2022 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 30 October 2022
The choices of the images in the infobox is so much inferior. Why vidyasagar Setu is there while howrah bridge is present? Two bridges at the same time? Add more pictures that makes the identity of Kolkata, like trams. Replace st. Cathedral with Kalighat temple as it is a hindu majority city and also it plays role in its nomenclature. Kolkata is famous for durga puja, got UNESCO title last year, you can add it too. Ku423winz1 (talk) 10:26, 30 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate.. Please also be specific in the image requests: exact file links to Wikimedia Commons would be beneficial.  TG HL ↗  🍁 02:17, 31 October 2022 (UTC)

@User:TheGoodAndHolyLord Ku423winz1 (talk) 05:57, 1 November 2022 (UTC)

Change cover photo
Please change the cover photo. It's not looking good. Give the cover photo of skyscrapers or Victoria Memorial. Manideepa Banik (talk) 14:39, 10 November 2022 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 1 January 2023
Could somebody add pictures of some famous buildings in Kolkata here in the Profile Box? Like The 42, Forum Atmosphere, or maybe picture of the Kolkata skyline?

It would help to diversify the Internet traffic's and this page's view on the city. Ducky the editor (talk) 13:30, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Which picture? Lemonaka (talk) 17:26, 1 January 2023 (UTC)


 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. feel free to help find free images! Once they are uploaded to commons or enwiki, start a discussion here on the talk-page about which specific ones should go where. But I note that already 5 of the 8 pictures in the current infobox montage are of buildings in various ways, including File:Calcutta skyline.jpg that is (as its name indicates) the skyline. DMacks (talk) 07:41, 2 January 2023 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 17 February 2023
Demographics Please replace Gujarati with Telugu as all the reliable sources, including Wikipedia and the official website of the West Bengal government confirm the claim that unlike Gujarati, Telugu is a co-official language having the population of around a lakh which like Gujarati people are mostly concentrated in Kolkata. Kannadigan (talk) 09:13, 17 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Please provide those sources. Wikipedia is not a reliable source. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 15:01, 17 February 2023 (UTC)

Kolkata gdp (2023)
Kolkata gdp is near 190- 200 billion $ in 2023. 2405:201:9000:AF07:88CB:D5C0:288E:A4FF (talk) 14:14, 17 February 2023 (UTC)


 * Yes I am also eager to know the new gdp as the present data is of 2016. Do you have proper reference?? Please provide it. Ku423winz1 (talk) 02:28, 12 June 2023 (UTC)

USD - INR conversion outdated
in the economy subpart, last line, it is written "...live on less than ₹27 (45 US cents) per day..."

due to inflation, 27₹ = 33% if a dollar = 33 cents. Unnunoctium (talk) 07:03, 4 August 2023 (UTC)