5 Things about Kolkata Which Makes it the 'City of Joy'! ... Kolkata served as the British capital till 1912, before it was shifted to Delhi. It is also the second largest cityin India in area coverage after the capital city of Delhi. In fact, it was a city of significance importance to the British Empire.
Its just a sarcastic name given by French author “Dominique Lapierre” on his book. The biggest laughter is that he spent most of the money on charity to the poor slums People of So called City of Joy
