2006-06-14 22:11:06 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ India ➔ Kolkatta
That was the original Indian name before the British modified it to suit their prononciation
2006-06-14 22:14:52 · answer #1 · answered by Mohan 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The communist have got a leaf out of Ekta Kapoor success as she names everything with K, so to change the fortune of the city (which is near impossible) they have changed the name to Kolkatta.
Kyuki Kolkatta bhi kabhi Calcutta tha.....
2006-06-16 04:18:32 · answer #2 · answered by Jonu S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is Maa Kali's temple near the river Hoogly. Because of this temple, the ancient name was Kalighat and then it became Kolkatta over a period of time. Because ofthe pronounciation problem, the British changed it to Calcutta. During their time Pune became Poona, Pudicherry became Pondicherry, etc.
2006-06-16 04:21:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes they changed the name because of their culture . they have a diff. language and "calcutta" is a hindi language they speak bengali and "kolkatta" fits better to their language.
2006-06-16 06:45:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
cuz it sounds more like kolkatta and they wanted to get rid of the colonial name....... there's also talk they're going to change delhi to dilli...
2006-06-15 18:29:02 · answer #5 · answered by sexygrl420 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
coz that was the name of the city before the english rule
2006-06-15 05:17:03 · answer #6 · answered by sandy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing except political.
2006-06-15 07:47:53 · answer #7 · answered by geekay 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably they wanted to get rid of colonial hangover..
2006-06-15 05:14:47 · answer #8 · answered by Vivek 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋