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Replace Eden Gardens picture with Kolkata Derby photo in Salt Lake Stadium that has more legacy in infobox images
Replace Eden Gardens picture with Kolkata Derby photo in Salt Lake Stadium that has more legacy in infobox images Ogambo obmagom (talk) 10:36, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
- Yes it should happen
- Very good topic Pritam Bawsir (talk) 02:48, 28 August 2025 (UTC)
Kolkata 2nd london or london of the east
dear Wikipedia editors I am a new one here I have found some facts about Kolkata city which is known oh referred is second London I have references and I can use it but I am not finding any kind of way to adding this delivery information to the readers of Wikipedia I would appreciate that if anyone of you can do this for else honoured to get the opportunity to use the fact because internet someone are using sylhet as second London and this is not true Antordutch (talk) 07:07, 11 September 2025 (UTC)
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Kolkata also has nicknames of City of Sweets and City of museums. Also add a picture of Victoria Memorial in front. 103.218.237.10 (talk) 11:47, 11 September 2025 (UTC)
Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. As for the picture, you would need to specify what picture should be added and ensure it is freely licensed for use on Wikipedia (see WP:IUP). Day Creature (talk) 16:40, 11 September 2025 (UTC)
Update list of research institutes
The Indian Statistical Institute is a prominent research institute, but it isn't mentioned in the list. It does appear once towards the end of the education section (it should probably be lifted up given its prominence in academia), but not in the research institutes list. Sayantan Santra (talk) 17:24, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
Change of Kolkata Police Commissioner
The new police commissioner is Supratim Sarkar, but the infobox still shows Manoj Kumar Verma Ghopux (talk) 10:12, 13 March 2026 (UTC)