Capital Tales Video: How New Delhi officially took over from Calcutta as India’s capital city Following the Partition of Bengal in 1905, the climate for British rule in the eastern provinces became quite inhospitable. Ramakrishnan M Feb 14, 2018 · 11:30 am Play Video Editor: Sanjeev Nair | Designers: Shruti Rego, Kimberly Pereira, Rubin D'Souza, Anirudh Ashar Support our journalism by subscribing to Scroll+. We welcome your comments at letters@scroll.in. New Delhi India Kolkata Calcutta Capital cities Geography Politics