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Calcutta (Kolkatta), one of the oldest city of India, has the political and social history of its own. The book, authored by K. Blechynden in 1905, presents before us a vivid picture of this city in lucid style from its early years, around 1690 when it was founded, till the end of the days of Lord Warren Hastings, the first Governor General of India from 1774-1786. The author, a foreigner, living in Calcutta for many years, had developed in intimacy and love for ...