Kolkata

Kolkata (Bangla: কলকাতা, Hindi: ??????), is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal and was capital of British India until 1912. The city's name was officially changed from Calcutta to Kolkata in January 2001. Despite the new name being phonetically closer to the Bengali version, many people and organizations still refer to it as Calcutta. In Hindi, the city is referred to as Kalkatta.

Media

Kolkata has a thriving and independent media culture with many eminent and respected newspapers and television production houses.This city can also claim a widespread argumentative culture that adds to its reputation as being one of the best centres for journalism in India. A few of the widely circulated newspapers are as follows:

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• Anandabazar Patrika
• The Statesman
• The Telegraph
• Bartaman
• Aajkaal
• Sambad Pratidin