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Kolkata Culture and History
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What are the cities clubbed together to form Kolkata?
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Sutanuti, Gobindapur, Kolkata
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Kolkata was formed in 1692 by merging three villages: Sutanuti, Gobindapur, and Kolkata (originally Kalikata). Job Charnock, an administrator with the British East India Company, is credited with founding the city at this strategic location on the Hooghly River.