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His career in the civil service was distinguished: he became the first Indian Chief Presidency Magistrate and Coroner of Calcutta in 1872, an appointment that sparked off a serious debate on the legitimacy of an Indian civilian being appointed to such a senior position in the British Indian administration, leading to the Ilbert Bill controversy of 1883.
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The Black Hole of Calcutta was a dungeon in Fort William, Calcutta, measuring 14 by 18 feet (4.3 m × 5.5 m), in which troops of Siraj-ud-Daulah, the Nawab of Bengal, held British prisoners of war on the night of 20 June 1756.
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Christian Burial Board, Kolkata South Park Street Cemetery , formerly known as the 'Great Christian Burial Ground', was one of the earliest non-church cemeteries in the world. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The cemetery houses numerous graves and monuments belonging to British soldiers, administrators, and their families.
Kolkata, [a] also known as Calcutta [b] (its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, 80 km (50 mi) west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary financial and commercial centre of eastern and northeastern India. [16]
This one is captioned in the album "The Murderer of Judge Norman of Calcutta" and has a wonderful printed reverse which states (in three languages) "It is particularly requested that any information regarding the antecedents of this Man be communicated to the Commissioner of Police, Calcutta".
The bombing of Calcutta was a series of aerial raids carried out by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force on Calcutta, the former capital of British India.The bombing caused significant damages to infrastructure and killed hundreds but failed to achieve its primary goal of significantly disrupting allied supply lines.