Emergence of the city of Calcutta
The city of Kolkata that emerged into a modern cosmopolitan city can be traced to its 300 year old allegiance to the British Raj. Though the Emergence of the City of Calcutta has its roots in British imperialism it has evolved into a city with myriads of colors blending the past with the present and effusing warmth that touches you the moment you step into it. Its strong cultural identity bestows it an

Calcutta finds mention in 'Ain-I-Akbari', written by Akbar's Prime Minister Abul Fazal from where you can trace the Emergence of the City of

Calcutta. It was an imperial Jagir and its zamindari rights were conferred upon the family of Savarna Roy Choudhuri of Barisha by Jahangir. Job Charnock, as the agent of the East India Company, in the year 1690, chose this place for a British trade settlement. Following a local dispute with the representative of the Mughal Emperor in Bengal, Charnock was forced to

retreat downriver. Soon by the initiative of English East India Company the zamindari rights of the three villages, Sutanuti, Gobindapur and Kalikata were transferred to the Company from Savarna Roy Choudhury on 8th Nov.1698 for Rs.1300/-. These three villages became the core of the city of Calcutta. Calcutta just before the British came was nothing but a village while the capital of Bengal was Murshidabad, around 60 miles north of Calcutta.