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Classic history of the Victorian seat of the British Raj, setting for the notorious Black Hole where 2 score English settlers diedin an 18th century uprising, and today the 4th largest city in the world. Kipling called it the city of dreadful night - a city of unspeakable poverty, of famine,... read more
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Characters/People edit
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- Charnock
- Curzon
- Chie
- Francis
- Ajoy Mukherjee
- Subhas Chandra Bose
- Robert Clive
- Hardinge
- Mahatma Gandhi
- William Hickey
- Mother Teresa
- Mr Hastings
- Muslim
- Clavering
- Richard Barwell
- Mr Suhrawardy
- Chowringhee
- Richards
- Elijah Impey
- Holwell
- Debendranath
- Lenin
- Daniell
- Hamilton
- St John
- Papa
- Kedleston
- Mr Nehru
Setting & Locations edit
- North Calcutta
- East India Company
- West Bengal
- London
- England
- Delhi
- Maidan
- Hooghly
- Park Street
- Howrah Bridge
- Madras
- Europe
- Bombay
- Bihar
- Orissa
- Wellesley
- Benares
- Greater Calcutta
- East Bengal
- Alipore
- Burma
- Ganga
- Dalhousie Square
- China
- East Pakistan
- Kalighat
- Ics
- Patna
- Victoria Memorial
- Lower Chitpore Road
- Strand Road
- Nirmal Hriday
- Town Hall
- United States
- Agra
- United Front
- Moscow
- Noti Basu
- Britain
- Bengal Club
- Dacca
- Murshidabad
- Paris
- Leadenhall Street
Authors & Contributors edit
- Geoffrey Moorhouse (Author)
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