Calcutta, or Kolkata, is the capital city of the state of West Bengal, India. The city once became the capital city of India in 1772 until 1912. Calcutta is the principal commercial, cultural, and educational centre of East India. This developing city also has a rash of air-conditioned shopping malls and some of the best restaurants in India. Visitors will be pleased with a view of the city filled with beautiful dramatic colonial architecture of the building.