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KOLKATA
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Kolkata Heritage Information System

Kolkata Heritage and History is a technology-enabled documentation project of the urban social technology firm, Mapunity, focused on the local history of the city. It combines information on different aspects of the heritage of cities - the built form, a chronology, cultural distinction, and more - to make it easier to know and celebrate the heritage of the city and the region around it.
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Available features :

  • Places of interest, shown on a local map
  • Directions to key places, along with travel information
  • A chronology of the past in the region around the city
  • Examples of vernacular architecture from the region
  • Local cuisine and popular dishes
  • Local crafts that are distinctive to the region
  • Local folklore, art, and dances
  • A quick learning platform the local language of the city
  • Museums and galleries where local history can be understood and experienced
  • An events calendar listing the dates on which different notable events are scheduled
  • Books about the city that are sold in stores and online
  • Walking tours in the city
  • Bus tours of the city
  • Day trips from the city to places of historical interest nearby.
  • Pictures, videos and audio clips of historical interest
  • Maps of the city at different times in the past
  • A social toolbox for users to create and maintain their own memories linked to history and heritage.
  • Information about governance of history-related matters in the city.

TIMELINE

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322 BC - 185 BC Mauryan Empire
185 BC - 73 BC Sunga Dynasty
73 BC - 335 AD The Age of Chaos
335 AD - 550 AD The Imperial Guptas
550 AD - 750 AD The Rise and fall of Sasanka
637 AD Hiuen-Tsang visits Bengal
750 AD - 1158 AD The Palas
1158 AD - 1250 AD The Sen Dynasty
1251 AD - 1342 AD The Turks
1342 AD - 1487 AD Ilyas Shahi Dynasty and...
1487 AD - 1493 AD The Abyssinians
1493 AD - 1538 AD Hussain Shahi Dynasty
1538 AD - 1576 AD The rule of Pathans
1576 AD Battle of Rajmahal
1587 AD - 1690 AD Mughal regime begins
1690 AD Birth of Calcutta
1696 AD Fort William
1700 AD Calcutta Presidency
1772 AD - 1833 AD Raja Ram Mohan Roy
1772 AD Capital of East India...
1774 AD - 1862 AD First Supreme Court of India
1777 AD Writer's Building
1784 AD Asiatic Society
1787 AD Acharya Jagadish Chandra...
1814 AD Indian Museum
1820 AD Kolkata Race Course
1825 AD Shaheed Mandir
1828 AD Brahmo Samaj
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Social Reformer

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Raja Ram Mohan Roy is regarded as the Father of the Indian Renaissance. As a scholar, a rational thinker and a social reformer his contribution to change the Indian society of his times had been immense. Throughout his life he espoused oneness of God. He translated Vedic scriptures into English, co-founded the Calcutta Unitarian Society and founded the Brahmo Samaj. He campaigned against sati, child marriages, polygamy and caste rigidity and established a number of schools to modernize the education system in India.

1833 AD Currency Building
1835 AD Marble Palace
1848 AD - 1855 AD Dakshineshwara Temple
1864 AD - 1868 AD General Post Office
1870 AD Port of Kolkata
1880 AD BBD Bagh (Dalhousie Square)
1880 AD Trams
1884 AD Magen David Synagogue
1897 AD Ramakrishna Mission
1903 AD National Library of India
1906 AD - 1921 AD Victoria Memorial
1911 AD Relocation of the capital
1924 AD Lascar War Memorial
1943 AD Howrah Bridge
1947 AD Partition of Bengal
1960 AD Birla Planetarium
1967 AD - 1977 AD The Naxalite movement
1971 AD Indo-Pak War
2001 AD Calcutta is renamed to Kolkata
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