Bengal, known as Bôngo (Bengali: বঙ্গ), Bangla (বাংলা), Bôngodesh (বঙ্গদেশ), or Bangladesh (বাংলাদেশ) in Bangla (Bengali), is a region in the northeast of South Asia. Today it is mainly divided between the independent country of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal, although some regions of the previous state of Bengal (during local monarchial regimes and British rule) are part of the Indian states of Bihar, Tripura and Orissa. Bengal ...

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List of political parties in the state The capital city of West Bengal is Kolkata. The primary language of West Bengal is Bengali. Since 1977, the state has been ruled by Left Front, who repeatedly won democratic elections. West Bengal - Subdivisions. West Bengal is composed of 19 districts [1] : Often the districts north of the Ganges ie., Cooch Behar, Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, North Dinajpur, South Dinajpur and Malda are together termed as North Bengal. Ban ...

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The history of Bengal can be divided according to the religion of its rulers. Also see History of Bengal and Bengal Renaissance. Bengal - Early History. One of the earliest historical references to be found to date is the mention of a land named Gangaridai by the Greeks around 100 BC. The word is speculated to have come from Gangahrd (Land with the Ganges in its heart) and believed to be referring to an area in Bengal. More concrete evidence of Bengal becoming a political entity is found in the 6th century, with the first recorded independent king of Bengal ...

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West Bengal (পশ্চিম বঙ্গ, Pościm Bôngo) is a state in the eastern region of India. Neighbouring regions are Nepal to the northwest, Sikkim and Bhutan to the north, Assam to the northeast, Bangladesh to the east, the Bay of Bengal to the south, Orissa to the southwest and Jharkhand and Bihar to the west. West Bengal - History. For more on Bengal's history prior to 1947, see Bengal. Bengal was ruled by the Buddhist Pala dynasty from 750 to 1161. The Palas were eclipsed by ...

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The Bengal Renaissance took place throughout the nineteenth century. During this period, Bengal witnessed an intellectual awakening that is similar to Renaissance in Italy. Under the impact of British rule the Indian intellect learned to raise questions about life and beliefs. It led to the creation of great literary works and questioning of established socio-religious orthodoxy. This is a very significant portion of the History of Bengal. The major players leading this included: Raja Rammohun Roy (1774-1833) ...

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The Bengal Tiger or Royal Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) is a subspecies of tiger found through the rainforests and grasslands of Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, China, India and Nepal. Its fur is orange-brown with black stripes. Bengal Tiger - Physical Characteristics. Male Bengal Tigers measure 2.7 to 3.1 m (8.86 to 10.17 ft) in length, weigh 180 to 258 kg (418 to 569 lb), and have a greatest skull length of 329 to 378 mm (13 to 15 in.). The average male Bengal Tiger is approximately 2.9 m ...

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The Bengal famine of 1770 was a catastrophic famine that between 1769 and 1773 affected the lower Gangetic plain of India. The famine is supposed to have caused the deaths of an estimated 10 million people, approximately one-third of the population at the time. Bengal famine of 1770 - Background. The famine occurred in the territory which was called Bengal, then ruled by the British East India Company. This territory included modern West Bengal, Bangladesh, and parts of Assam, Orissa, Bihar, and Jharkhand. ...

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The Bengal famine of 1943 occurred in undivided Bengal (now independent Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal) in 1943. It is estimated that over three million people died from starvation, malnutrition and related illnesses during the famine. Bengal famine of 1943 - Possible Causes. The United Kingdom had suffered a disastrous defeat at Singapore in 1942 against the Japanese military, which then proceeded to conquer Burma from the British in the same year. British authorities feared a subsequent Ja ...

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A young pedigree Bengal The Bengal cat is a relatively new breed of domestic housecat (felis catus) developed to have a gentle and friendly temperament, while exhibiting facial coloration patterns and body coat patterns (such as spots and rosettes) reminiscent of the wild Asian Leopard cat, felis bengalensis. Put another way, a bengal cat desirably has 'wild' coat characteristics and coloration with a gentle domestic cat tempe ...

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The Bay of Bengal is a bay that forms the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean. It resembles a triangle in shape, and is bordered on the east by the Malay Peninsula, and on the west by the India. On the northern tip of the "bay" lie the Indian state of West Bengal and the country of Bangladesh, thus the name. The southern extremes reach the island country of Sri Lanka, and the Indian Union Territory Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Many major rivers of India flow west to east into the Bay of Bengal: in the north, the Ganges River ...

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A Nawab was originally the subadar (provincial governor) or viceroy of a subah (province) or region of the Mughal empire. The term is Urdu, being the use as a singular of the plural in Arabic of 'naib', meaning deputy. In some areas, especially Bengal, the term was mis-pronounced Nabob which appears to be derived from Spanish or Portuguese pronunciation. (The last variation has entered the English and other foreign languages, see below.) Most of the Muslim rulers of the subcontinent had accepted the authority of t ...

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The Bengal School of Art was an influential style of art that flourished in India during the British Raj in the early 20th century. It was associated with Indian nationalism, but was also promoted and supported by many British arts administrators. The Bengal school arose as an avant garde and nationalist movement reacting against the academic art styles previously promoted in India, both by Indian artists such as Ravi Varma and in British art schools. Following the widespead influence of Indian spiritual ideas in the West, the ...

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The People's Republic of Bangladesh is a South Asian country bordering India, Myanmar and the Bay of Bengal. Together with the West Bengal state of India, it comprises the ethno-linguistic region of Bengal. The name Bangladesh is written as বাংলাদেশ and pronounced IPA: /'baŋlad̪eʃ/. It means "Country of Bengal" but the orig ...

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A name attributed to a group of radical free thinkers emerging from Hindu College, Kolkata in the early 19th century. They were also known as Derozians, after their firebrand teacher at Hindu College, Henry Louis Vivian Derozio. See also. Banglapedia Article ...

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In Hinduism, Durga is a form of Saraswati, Parvati, Lakshmi or Devi, the supreme goddess. She is depicted as a woman riding a lion with multiple hands carrying weapons and assuming mudras, or symbolic hand gestures. This form of the Goddess is the embodiment of feminine and creative energy (Shakti). According to the narrative from the Devi Mahatmyam of the markandeya purana, the form of Durga was created as an warrior goddess to fight the demon Mahishasura who could not be defeated by any of god or man due to a boon he received ...

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Top 10 colleges of India Universities and colleges in India - Kerala. Universities and colleges in India - Arts / Science. In india ramniranjan jhunjhunwala college ghatkopar(w)is the best college for science and sies college of commerce and economics is the best college for commerce followed by st xaviers ,ruia, ruparel ,jaihindin sciecne and st xaviers ,somaiya, jaihind , bhavans college respectively. but for just fun only you can go to podar or nm c ...

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For more on Bengal's history prior to 1947, see Bengal. Bengal was ruled by the Buddhist Pala dynasty from 750 to 1161. The Palas were eclipsed by the Hindu Sena dynasty, who ruled Bengal from 1095 to 1260. Bengal came under Islamic rule starting in the 13th century, and developed into a wealthy centre of trade and industry under the Mughal Empire during the 16th century. European traders had arrived in the late 15th century and eventually the British East India Company controlled the region by the late 18th century, from which the British ...

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Over much of the tiger's vast geographic range, wild pig, wild cattle (including gaur) and several species of deer are its primary prey. Grassland ungulate prey of the Bengal Tiger range in size from 30 to 900 kg (65 to 2,000 lb). Tigers have also been know to prey on young elephants. Bengal tigers prefer to hunt mostly by night. During the day, the cover of the tall "elephant grass" gives the feline excellent camouflage. They are also known to prey on peacocks and can climb trees in order to hunt primates. Despite their size a Bengal ...

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