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The Second Capital of the British Empire

The Second Capital of the British Empire

Why Calcutta is just absolutely wild

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Jan 02, 2025
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Calcutta is one of those cities that I find myself drawn back to more and more over the years.

The city was under East India Company rule long before Britain’s Act of Union with Ireland. It's no surprise that the wo…

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