Template:Did you know nominations/Mahatma Gandhi Road, Kolkata

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The result was: promoted by PumpkinSky talk 21:07, 15 June 2013 (UTC)

Mahatma Gandhi Road, Kolkata

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• ... that Mahatma Gandhi Road, previously known as Harrison Road, was the first street in Kolkata to be lit by electricity?
• ... ALT1 that Mahatma Gandhi Road, previously known as Harrison Road, was the first street in Calcutta to be lit by electricity?

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Created/expanded by Titodutta (talk), Dwaipayanc (talk). Nominated by Titodutta (talk) at 13:31, 9 June 2013 (UTC).

• No copyvio found and it otherwise looks promising. But I have a couple of points:

1. The 5x expansion seems light as I have it going from 1143 to 5446.
2. The source which supports the hook refers to the city as Calcutta throughout and that how I, in the UK, still know the place. The alternate name should be provided instead of Kolkata or in addition to make the context clearer.

Warden (talk) 14:02, 9 June 2013 (UTC)

• a) Added more content b) added a note on the city's name! --Tito Dutta  (talk • contributions • email) 14:20, 9 June 2013 (UTC)

• Thanks. The length seems fine now. My other point was that I was wanting to see Calcutta in the hook. I have provided an ALT1 to demonstrate. As this is my thinking, I invite some third editor to pick a hook. Warden (talk) 17:34, 15 June 2013 (UTC)

• Passing original hook. (The article stands at the title Kolkata as its common name. It doesnt matter if few western guys don't know that. They will learn from this.) §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {T/C} 17:46, 15 June 2013 (UTC)

• But this is the English Wikipedia, not the Bengali one. Still, never mind — "a rose by any other name would smell as sweet"...Warden (talk) 19:33, 15 June 2013 (UTC)