Etymology of kolkata - origin

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The rent-roll of Akbar, the 16th century Mughal emperor, and the work of a Bengali poet, Bipradas Pipilai, of the late 15th century, both make mention of the city's early name's being Kolikata, from which Kolkata/Calcutta derive.

There is much discussion about the origin of the city's name. The most accepted view is that it comes from the Hindu goddess Kaliand the original name was KaliKshetra, "the place of Kali".

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