Kolkata
About Kolkata
Kolkata, also known as Calcutta, 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 one of the gateways to northeastern India. Kolkata is the seventh most populous city in India with an estimated city proper population of 4.5 million while its metropolitan region Kolkata Metropolitan Area is the third most populous metropolitan region of India with a metro population of over 15 million. Kolkata is regarded by many sources as the cultural capital of India and a historically and culturally significant city in the historic region of Bengal.
On the show — 3 mentions total
Dumb-dums were a type of bullet, and these bullets were first made in the town called Domdom near Kolkata.
from Little Fish: Juan Trippe, 2025-12-14 at 00:19:55 · read transcript
Other times Kolkata came up
Wow. In the lower house in India, the Loxaba, 34% of the MPs have got criminal charges filed against them. That's more than a third. According to this article, you can pretty much walk from Mumbai to Kolkata without stepping foot outside a constituency whose MP isn't facing a charge. Oh my God. That's about 2,000 kilometers you can walk. Wasn't there a thing in the American election this year that you told me about Anna, where one of the people running had a warrant out for their arrest?
No Such Thing As High-Fiving The Beatles, 2017-03-24 · listen
Wow. In the lower house in India, the Lok Sabha, 34% of the MPs have got criminal charges filed against them. That's more than a third. According to this article, you can pretty much walk from Mumbai to Kolkata without stepping foot outside a constituency whose MP isn't facing a charge. Oh, my God. That's about 2,000 kilometres. Wasn't there a thing in the American election this year that you told me about, Anna, where one of the people running had a warrant out for their arrest?
157: No Such Thing As High-Fiving The Beatles, 2017-03-24 · listen
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