Bibliography

Nonperiodicals
Bhattacharya, Bhaswati. "Calcutta." Encyclopedia of Western Colonialism since 1450. Ed.
Thomas Benjamin. 174-176. Vol. 1. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2007. World
History in Context. Web. 6 May 2014.
This site gives me information about the development of Kolkata. It gives me
information on its growth, expansion, technology advancements and more. It is important
that I have this site, because it allows me to understand how my city transformed over
time.

"India." Cities of the World. Ed. Karen Ellicott. [168]-193. 6th ed. Vol. 4: Asia, the Pacific, and
the Asiatic East. Detroit: Gale, 2002. World History in Context. Web. 6 May 2014.
This site allows me to know many different things about Kolkata. Some information that
I have already recorded from this site are things like education, religious activities, and
food. This site helps me understand more about the culture of Kolkata.

Kalia, Ravi. "Calcutta." Encyclopedia of India. Stanley Wolpert. 214-216. Vol. 1. Detroit:
Charles Scribner's Sons, 2006. World History in Context. Web. 6 May 2014.
This site gives me information about the early development of Kolkata and its history
behind it. It also give me information about the problems kolkata has with its
overpopulation and poverty. This site is helpful, because it helps me undertstand the early
stages of Kolkata and its problems it encountered during its development.

"Kolkata," Britannica School, s.v. accessed May 6, 2014.
This site has a wide range of information about Kolkata. It has information on its people,
government, food, history, and more. This is one of my most important sites, because of
the amount of significant information it provides. It helps me understand the how the city
runs and the history behind it.


Audiovisual
Buildings In Kolkata. Photograph. Property Bytes. September 26, 2012. Accessed May 28, 2014.
http://pbytes.indiaproperty.com/kolkata-infrastructure-improvement-plans-in-pipeline-
by-kmda/.
Photo of a waterway in Kolkata with buildings behind the water. Interesting image for the
start of my Internal Systems and Structures page.

"Calcutta, 1893." Map. Ancestry.com. Accessed May 21, 2014.
http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~poyntz/India/maps.html.
This is an old map of Calcutta in 1893. It helps me show Kolkata's development from this
map to the present one.

Della, Seba, and Sole Bossio. Kumbh Mela Allahabad. Photograph. Flickr. February 9, 2013.
Accessed May 28, 2014.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/sebadella/8505828854/in/photolist-dXCAzC-EjZis-
9K9KyA-b5AJqr-nyCjqw-5v7MFm-gtx6bn-B1Moq-igeuo5-bQu6GD-dXuUz6-
dXwQGB-B1M6n-B1LqA-e5a7Li-7rUeA-fwK1R1-dJbKug-7uBuKY-bW5E2w-
eWy9pn-kENHnc-fUhyfZ-cfCqpj-5v3q88-4P7qXv-JPz8B-8prNR-2r1GQ4-naeyY-
JPoUA-8497PC-7AjWYz-62BgDf-brgTTh-bEbjaV-9BxZds-as2WYR-bpttmB-wderr-
8JTR6x-gys9hT-bC5DYo-3R95vi-gysMQM-8JTR6k-61fm1u-3LZ26S-8JTR6t-62x1qX.
This is an image of a large crowd of people in Kolkata. It is important, because it shows
the density of the area.

Education in Kolkata. Photograph. Educational Initiatives Blog. February 7, 2012. Accessed
May 28, 2014. http://blog.ei-india.com/2012/02/educational-initiatives-announces-
national-school-leadership-seminar-to-share-qes-learnings/.
Image of children in a classroom. Helps simulate an idea of what the schooling in
Kolkata looks like.

Gupta, Abhijit Kar. The Sea of (light) houses from the sky! Photograph. Flickr. June 20, 2010.
Accessed May 28, 2014. https://www.flickr.com/photos/kgabhi/7413063560/in/photolist-
ci4TwG-njbGwU-dXCAzC-EjZis-9K9KyA-b5AJqr-nyCjqw-5v7MFm-gtx6bn-B1Moq-
igeuo5-bQu6GD-dXuUz6-dXwQGB-B1M6n-B1LqA-e5a7Li-7rUeA-fwK1R1-dJbKug-
7uBuKY-bW5E2w-eWy9pn-kENHnc-fUhyfZ-cfCqpj-5v3q88-4P7qXv-JPz8B-8prNR-
2r1GQ4-naeyY-JPoUA-8497PC-7AjWYz-62BgDf-brgTTh-bEbjaV-9BxZds-as2WYR-
bpttmB-wderr-8JTR6x-gys9hT-bC5DYo-3R95vi-gysMQM-8JTR6k-61fm1u-3LZ26S.
This is an arial view of Kolkata at night, showing its structures. This is an important
image, because it shows the developed structures in Kolkata.

Indranil Bhoumik/Mint. Food in Kolkata. Photograph. livemint. September 12, 2013. Accessed
May 28, 2014. http://www.livemint.com/Politics/N9ylme4cyRl000EFXCCCQJ/CPI-
inflation-eases-to-952-in-August.html.
Photo of foods in Kolkata. Helps understand where foods are located and bought in
Kolkata.

Kolkata: basti. Photograph. Accessed May 28, 2014.
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/media/123638/A-poor-area-of-urban-settlement-
called-a-basti-Kolkata.
A photo of a basti in Kolkata. Helps the understanding of poverty and slums in Kolkata.

"Kolkata District : Census 2011 data." Table. Indian Census 2011. Accessed May 21, 2014.
http://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/16-kolkata.html.
This is a data table with information on the demographics of Kolkata. It helps me show
the change in population, and other demographics in the past years.

Kolkatan. J L Nehru Road skyline. Photograph. Wikipedia. August 26, 2011. Accessed May 28,
2014. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maidan_views_(5).jpg.
Photo of grass land near skylines. Helps show the green growing in Kolkata. Even though
Kolkata is 100% urban, it still shows its rural side with large flat lands consisting of
plants and animals.

Mitra, Rajarshi. Kolkata dream! Photograph. Flickr. July 19, 2012. Accessed May 22, 2014.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/tataimitra/7605077050/.
This is a interesting photo of a bridge across a main river in Kolkata and this image is
important, because it is a good home page image that goes along with the theme of my
website.

Museum Victoria. Asset. Image. museumvictoria.com. Accessed May 28, 2014.
http://museumvictoria.com.au/collections/themes/1879/calcutta-mint-medal-coin-makers-
kolkata-india-1757-1952.
This is an image of a coin in Kolkata. It gives the viewer a sense of the currency in
Kolkata.

Parker, Eric. Temple Entrance. Photograph. Flickr. January 2, 2012. Accessed May 28, 2014.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ericparker/9328401148/in/photolist-fdjuEy-if3G96-
5YJJ1H-fQpUE7-79z3JF-7AYkUn-2pAFan-7JGnbk-7JLjdC-fSq3Mr-f7hpve-aT8tKr-
MsX7v-5v7NQ3-gWQ7YK-gWQ94R-f7wyHu-f7hgVc-f7wpCE-f7hi8P-f7hdVK-
f7wzQ1-f7wrcJ-f7hkjV-f7hiHr-f7wshY-f7wrQN-f7wvdd-f7hjdX-f7hht4-f7wEyw-
f7ha98-f7hfxH-f7heYg-f7wAvf-aBKUP2-f7wEGw-9CZYmG-9gcLiN-7WhLXS-
fSoAZp-fNo3H7-fPJi92-fSpzad-fMQVwP-fPJbV2-fQ8kKx-fNo5q7-fQ8ksR-6kBFCK.
Photograph of the entrance to a temple in Kolkata. Helps better understand what a temple
in Kolkata looks like.

"Rural Urban Kolkata." Chart. Indian Census 2011. Accessed May 21, 2014.
http://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/16-kolkata.html.
This image shows the developent of Kolkata by showing the percentage of rural and
urban development. This is important, because it helps me show that Kolkata is an
extreme urban city.

Susmitasen. east kolkata wetlands, west bengal, india. Photograph. Panoramio. July 15, 2011.
Accessed May 28, 2014. http://www.panoramio.com/photo/55752037.
A photograph of a wetland in Kolkata. Helps better understand what the wetlands in
Kolkata look like.

"Tourist Map of Kolkata." Map. Maps of India. December 8, 2013. Accessed May 21, 2014.
http://www.mapsofindia.com/kolkata/travel-in-kolkata.html.
This is a recent map of Kolkata and it is important, because it shows how much the city
developed from when it was an early settlement.

United Nations Photo. Population and Urbanization in Asia. Photograph. Flickr. June 21, 2010.
Accessed May 28, 2014.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/un_photo/5436319025/in/photolist-EynzN-LjPgA-
ammEmm-dpsK2Y-5Wk65B-9hoyfn-RydeB-5H44Ad-EyoAQ-EymeY-8tp1Ed-Ez3DW-
7ACz9C-EyfAT-gbMpkT-7ACzsf-bz9ugQ-7QLNWi.
This is a photograph of people in Kolkata riding trains. It helps show the density of the
population and the troubles of transportation.

Wolfgang Sterneck. Kolkata Slum Realities. Photograph. Flickr. February 25, 2011. Accessed
May 28, 2014. https://www.flickr.com/photos/sterneck/5709377788/in/photolist-
9Gw3BN-fUgoEu-fSaTfj-fS86V7-c2b3wu-nf2B-9GwnfW-9wKqc1-9Gw475-9Gw8bm-
9Gw7a9-9Gt8Zi-diKsf8-fUgNf4-fS7PYA-fS8boe-8tn4nw-fTKyZ5-9Gw577-9GvVvC-
fS8sB7-9w8HHF-9GthUT-cAq4VN-fS88aG-9Gwaxm-fS7TfX-9wbpGN-9GvUoG-
9Gwd1Y-fUgpkE-fWYUAZ-fXBivU-9wbtx9-fS7Kxd-fS7PrV-fS823m-fS6Tjn-
9GvWvf-9w8qZV-9Gt3V2-9GtvAk-9GwdxS-9GvXt7-nf2C-9GwfLb-9GwfaA-9GtnbD-
9GwjdU-9GtmAB.
Photo of slums in Kolkata and the photo helps visualize the high poverty and the extreme
conditions of people living in slums.


Web sites, e-sources
Abbas, Rameez, and Divya Varma. "Internal Labor Migration in India Raises Integration
Challenges for Migrants." Migration Policy Institute. Last modified 2014. Accessed May
7, 2014. http://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/internal-labor-migration-india-raises-
integration-challenges-migrants.
This site gives information on migration patterns in countries like India and places in
India, like Kolkata. The site helps me understand what kinds of people are going in and
out of Kolkata. This source is very usefull, because it helps me understand why a certain
group of people are living in a certain area and it helps me understand why the population
is high in Kolkata.

BharatOnline.com. "Religious Places In Kolkata." BharatOnline.com. Accessed May 12, 2014.
http://www.bharatonline.com/west-bengal/travel/kolkata/religious-places/index.html.
This source gives information on popular religious sites in Kolkata, and gives a
description about them. Each religious site has a link to another page with more
descriptive information about the site. This website helps me understand about the
religous sites in Kolkata and the history behind the sites.

Department for International Development. "East Kolkata Wetlands." Department for
International Development. Accessed May 18, 2014.
http://www.dfid.stir.ac.uk/dfid/nrsp/kolkata.htm.
This article provides information about what natural resources are produced in Kolkata in
their wetlands. It gives a description of Kolkata's wetlands and how its used. This
information is important to my website, because it allows me to understand Kolkata's
wetlands and its natural resources within.

"Kolkata - An Outline." Town And Country Planning Organisation. Accessed May 7, 2014.
http://tcpomud.gov.in.
This site provides information on the development of Kolkata's Urbanization. It provides
information on the economic profile of the city, how urbanization started, and more. This
is site is important for me to understand the urbanization history of Kolkata.

"Kolkata District : Census 2011 data." Indian Census 2011. Accessed May 7, 2014.
http://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/16-kolkata.html.
This site gives me demographic information about Kolkata and the site also compares
other indian cities to Kolkata, so I can compare them. This information is important to
help me understand why Kolkata has problems with overpopulation.

Kundu, Nitai, Dr. "The case of Kolkata, India." London's Global University. Last modified 2013.
Accessed May 7, 2014. http://www.ucl.ac.uk/dpu-
projects/Global_Report/pdfs/Kolkata.pdf.
This article provides a lot of information about Kolkata, some of the information I have
recorded, was information on peoples households and the lifestyle of people living in
poor environments in Kolkata. This article is extremely important, as it offers a wide
range of resources about Kolkata that is very relevant to the information I need for my
website.

Loufaust, Amy. "Mobility: Kolkatas Tram to Oblivion." Encountering Urbanization. Last
modified March 10, 2011. Accessed May 7, 2014.
https://encounteringurbanization.wordpress.com/tag/kolkata/.
This article explains the history behind early transportation by trams in Kolkata and how
it trams are being put out of service. This article is important, because it helps me
understand the early transportation use in Kolkata, and why it was working then and not
now.