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Which was the first capital of british empire in india?
Calcutta or Kolkata was the first capital of british India.
Which was the summer capital of India during the the British rule?
Nainital.
Who was the viceroy when delhi became the capital of british India?
Lord Hardinge
Name the capital city of India during british rule?
Calcutta.
What was Provincial capital of East Bengal?
DACCA was the provincial capital city of both British India and Eastern Pakistan.
Which of the cities were never a capital of India?
The only Indian cities that ever WERE the capital of India are Bombay and Delhi, so all other Indian cities qualify as never having had that staus. Bombay (now known by it's Indian name of 'Mumbai') became capital of a unified India under the British Empire until Edwardian times, when the British transferred the capital to Delhi. This has remained India's capital ever since. So just consult a map of India to see it's other cities- none of these ever were India's capital. (N.B. remember that Pakistan didn't exist until Partition in 1947 / 48- Islamabad may now be Pakistan's capital, but up until British withdrawal it was just another Northern city, and Pakistan itself was all part of the British Indian Empire).
What is the capital of the state Orissa?
Bhubaneswar is the capital of the Indian state of Odisha (formerly known as Orissa). Patna was the capital of the province Bihar and Orissa in British India.
In which year delhi became capital of india?
The capital of the British held territories in India was Calcutta. In 1911, the capital was transferred to Delhi. The name was changed to New Delhi in 1927, and the new capital was inaugurated on February 13, 1931.
Was calcutta ever the capital of India?
During the period of the British East India Company, the Britishers made their headquarters in Calcutta (now Kolkata), as a result Calcutta also became India's capital. Later the capital was transferred to Delhi by King George 5 to crush nationalist feelings.
Capital of Delhi?
New Delhi is the capital city of India. New Delhi is located in India's National Capital Territory of Delhi.
Who started the newspaper 'Hickey's Bengal Gazette in India?
James Augustus Hicke .It was a weekly newspaper, and was founded in 1779, in Calcutta, the capital of British India.
Why is delhi called mini India?
capital of India
