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The world Calcutta might have come from a vacation of Calicut
117.200.230.189 (
talk) 18:01, 1 June 2023 (UTC)reply
OK, This might be. Please cite reliable source proving the claim & your requested edit would be done.
Sarangem (
talk) 17:16, 23 September 2023 (UTC)reply
Change "three centuries" phrase in intro
The text currently says that the British ruled Kolkata for three centuries following 1757, meaning until 2057. "Nearly two centuries" would be better
104.13.59.103 (
talk) 05:20, 20 August 2023 (UTC)reply
Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 3 November 2023
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edit request has been answered. Set the |answered= or |ans= parameter to no to reactivate your request.
The GDP mentioned about Kolkata on kolata's Wikipedia page are earlier figures and the site also described Kolkata area as 4888 sq.km, but the actual size is 4888 sq.km, so it misses some important areas to Cound. The 150 billion USD figure has shown in different sites for several years. The actual figure was 150 billion USD(PPP) in 2017. Please give permission for edit.
Akash0075 (
talk) 18:11, 3 November 2023 (UTC)reply
Not done: please provide
reliable sources that support the change you want to be made.
Liu1126 (
talk) 20:11, 3 November 2023 (UTC)reply
Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 26 November 2023
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Please change the Historical Population Table from
1901 1,009,853
1911 1,117,966
1921 1,158,497
1931 1,289,461
1941 2,352,399
1951 2,956,475
1961 3,351,250
1971 3,727,020
1981 4,126,846
1991 4,399,819
2001 4,572,876
2011 4,496,694
to
1901 988,339
1911 1,093,273
1921 1,132,246
1931 1,260,709
1941 2,316,152
1951 2,911,709
1961 3,306,805
1971 3,716,377
1981 4,126,846
1991 4,399,819
2001 4,580,546
2011 4,496,694
you can find the data at indiacensus.gov.in, the official statistics website for the Indian Censuses. Kolkata and other cities in India can be found in the "Class I" spreadsheet when referring to Indian Cities over 100,000.
Not done please provide
WP:Reliable sources, don't ask other editors to find them for you. If you need assistance, please see
WP:REFB. You haven't stated why the other figures should be taken as incorrect.
microbiologyMarcus(petri dish·
growths) 19:20, 10 January 2024 (UTC)reply
Some Infobox Pictures Need to be Updated
The present skyline image of Kolkata and the picture depicting the CBD of the city need to be updated with the new ones, which have been recently uploaded in Commons. The earlier ones are quite old pictures, and huge changes have occured since then.
The new skyline picture (
File:Kolkata metropolitan skyline.jpg) which was uploaded recently is quite aesthetic and covers the entire cityscape of Kolkata from the western end of the city through Vidyasagar Setu via a drone shot. Another one, which demonstrates the Central Business District of Kolkata (
File: Calcutta CBD-Skyline.jpg) is also quite similar which was uploaded recently.
Request consensus with others regarding this, to update these pictures.
Support: The current skyline has nothing compared to the
File:Kolkata metropolitan skyline.jpg. This almost covers all of Kolkata with s gigantic view. 2ndly the CBD picture must be updated. The current CBD picture even do not contain the 42 because it is old. So
File:Calcutta CBD-Skyline.jpg is perfect for that. Along with this we must give some pics of
Eastern Metropolitan Bypass because that is one of the high commercial and residential area of Kol.
AnkurPl 03:26, 7 January 2024 (UTC)streply
@
Rourib.2004: Disagree, we should avoid night pictures as the colors of the actual view is not that. Also the picture you provided, doesn't depict the image of vidyasagar setu and Victoria and other buildings clearly, because it is taken from a large distance comparing to the day version. Though, we can change the CBD image, but we have to keep in mind that the picture has to be clear, not foggy and also beautiful to see.
Ku423winz1 (
talk) 05:43, 7 January 2024 (UTC)reply
Agree: The pictures should be updated, per AnkurPI explanation.
Vijaydanny
This picture does not look CC-BY, I'mma wait until the commons admins confirm or delete the copyright concerns.
Sohom (
talk) 10:20, 7 January 2024 (UTC)reply
The picture was deleted, so status quo should remain.
Sohom (
talk) 12:45, 7 January 2024 (UTC)reply