Remembering the ‘Great Calcutta Killings’: When Jinnah’s ‘direct action’ caused a bloodbath Sub: History Sec:  Modern India Context: A year before colonial rule in the subcontinent ended, Calcutta (now Kolkata) witnessed a bloodbath which claimed thousands of lives. The ‘Great Calcutta Killings’ of 1946, which went on from August 16 to 19, were […]