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West Bengal Cultural Connect

  1. Location: Eastern India, bordered by Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and Indian states like Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand, Assam, and Sikkim.
  2. Capital: Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), which was also the capital of British India until 1911.
  3. Population: Over 90 million, making it one of the most populous states in India.
  4. Language: Bengali is the official and most widely spoken language.
  5. Rivers: Major rivers include the Ganges (Padma), Hooghly, and Teesta.
  • Partition of Bengal: Bengal was partitioned twiceโ€”once in 1905 (revoked in 1911) and again in 1947, which created West Bengal (India) and East Bengal (later Bangladesh).
  • Political Hub: Played a key role in Indiaโ€™s freedom movement; leaders like Subhas Chandra Bose and Rabindranath Tagore hailed from here.
  • Left Rule: West Bengal was ruled by a Left Front government for 34 years (1977โ€“2011), the longest-serving democratically elected communist government in the world.
  • Nobel Laureates: Home to Rabindranath Tagore, Asiaโ€™s first Nobel laureate (Literature, 1913).
  • Durga Puja: Its biggest and most celebrated festival, recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage.
  • Cuisine: Famous for sweets like rosogolla, sandesh, and mishti doi; seafood and mustard-based dishes are staples.
  • Saree & Handloom: Known for Tant, Baluchari, and Kantha sarees.

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