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General and Old World History.Asia.India (Bharat).
map of India's provinces Local History and Description.
 
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Chennai (Madras)Chennai (Madras) is the fourth largest city in India. A leading center of trade and commerce, it has the fourth largest port in the country.
Kolkata (Calcutta)Kolkata (Calcutta) was founded by the East India Company as a trading post. It served as the capital of British India from 1773 to 1912. Today, it is a major commercial and military port, and is the only city in the region with an international airport.
 
Delhi and New DelhiDelhi and New Delhi Delhi has been inhabited since the earliest centuries of Indian civilization. The city of New Delhi was the first modern city in the world to be built specifically as a national capital, by the British government in 1912, and remains the capital of independent India today.
Mumbai (Bombay)Mumbai (Bombay) is the largest city in India, and the nation's chief seaport on the western coast. Its residents enjoy a per capita income that is almost three times higher than the national average. It was the host of the first Indian National Congress, and the site from which Mahatma Gandhi launched his "Quit India Campaign."
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