Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:23:03 -0500 (EST) From: Mayuresh Kathe <mayuresh@wolfman.devio.us> Message-ID: <alpine.BSO.2.00.1212210020460.13535@wolfman.devio.us> | may i know the reason why asia/kolkata represents +0530 in india? | logically, technically and politically speaking, it's incorrect. Since we know that India really is +0530, so that can't be what you're objecting to, I will assume that you don't like the choice of Kolkata as the name of the zone. You can read the theory file for the explanation of how the names are selected, but briefly, it is the city (or sometimes town) with the biggest population to which the zone applies, at the time the zone name is first selected (after that, the name might be changed to another city, if it becomes, and is very likely to remain, significantly more populous than the city initially selected). If there's some city in India that has a larger population than Kolkata, please tell us what it is, and give some reference so we can be satisfied of the population counts (and growth estimates.) Do note that political capitals are 100% irrelevant for this purpose. kre