All 4 Uses of
Kolkata
in
The Bourne Identity
- After the war, Cain made his reputation throughout most of East Asia, from as far north as Tokyo down through the Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore, with side trips to Hong Kong, Cambodia, Laos and Calcutta.†
Chpt 16Calcutta = Old name (prior to 2001) for Kolkata; most influential city in East India; known for severe poverty, political activism, and cultural influence
- A murder in Tokyo; a car blown up in Hong Kong; a narcotics caravan ambushed in the Triangle; a banker shot in Calcutta; an ambassador assassinated in Moulmein; a Russian technician or an American businessman killed in the streets of Shanghai itself.†
Chpt 16
- A week after that a newspaper editor was blown out of his car in Hong Kong, and in less than forty-eight hours a banker was shot on a street in Calcutta.†
Chpt 17 *
- Moulmein, Tokyo, Calcutta ...†
Chpt 17
Definitions:
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(1)
(Kolkata) previously called Calcutta; influential city in East India; known for severe poverty, political activism, and cultural influence
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus