INDIA
independence in 1947
In 1690, the British East India Company created an important base along the Hooghley River,
he British first came to India in the 17th century to trade
It is the world's second-most populous country
Its landscape is very diverse
he Victoria Memorial is the symbol of British Calcutta
Calcutta became the colonial.capital of the British Indian Empire from 1772
The British built many important buildings, monuments and gardens in Calcutta and the city had the nickname "city of palaces".
In 1931, New Delhi became the capital city of India.
Kolkata is a city of contrasts
the world's fastest growing economy
the Himalayas in the north
the tropical beaches of the south
Thar Desert in the west
the jungles of the east
where there were three small villages
The villages developed rapidly into a city which the British named Calcutta
New Delhi is composed of seven old cities
Today, it is a multilingual and multicultural city and it celebrates lots of different festivals.