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Cemetery Attractions In Kolkata (Calcutta)

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Kolkata is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River approximately 75 kilometres west of the border with Bangladesh, it is the principal commercial, cultural, and educational centre of East India, while the Port of Kolkata is India's oldest operating port and its sole major riverine port. The city is widely regarded as the cultural capital of India, and is also nicknamed the City of Joy. In 2011, the city had a population of 4.5 million, while the population of the city and its suburbs was 14.1 million, making it the third-most populous metropolitan area in India. Recent estimates of Kolkata Metropoli...
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Cemetery Attractions In Kolkata (Calcutta)

  • 1. South Park Street Cemetery Kolkata Calcutta
    South Park Street Cemetery is located on Mother Teresa Sarani, Kolkata, India. The road used to be called Park Street, and prior to that Burial Ground Road.
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  • 2. Bhawanipore Cemetery Kolkata Calcutta
    Bhowanipore or Bhabanipur is a neighbourhood of South Kolkata in Kolkata district, West Bengal, India.
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  • 3. Lower Circular Road Cemetery Kolkata Calcutta
    Lower Circular Road Cemetery, also known as General Episcopal Cemetery, is located on the crossing of Mother Teresa Sarani and Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Road , Kolkata, India, with its entrance on Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Road.
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  • 4. Scottish Cemetery at Calcutta Kolkata Calcutta
    The Scottish Cemetery at Calcutta was established in 1820 catering to the specific needs of the large Scottish population in the Kolkata area. These Scots, including soldiers, missionaries, jute traders and businessmen, were attached to numerous enterprises in the area such as the headquarters of the East India Company, and the administration of the British Raj, whose capital was here. The cemetery was utilised until the 1940s but was abandoned in the 1950s and neglected following India's independence. Well over 90% of those buried bear recognisably Scots names such as Anderson, McGregor, Campbell and Ross. Around 10% are Bengali.
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