Here is another webpage on Calcutta's earlier history: http://sankalpa.tripod.com/roots/s1calroots.html ----- Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar Nagpur, India ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Feltham" As I understand it, the present "Maidan" in Calcutta is part of what is left of the 'Mahratta Ditch'.