Should ' West" be dropped from West Bengal ?

[ranjeet]

@SarthakGanguly is a bengali right?

He is a Kashmiri Pundit.

 

[SarthakGanguly]

@SarthakGanguly is a bengali right?

Nope. That was an evil Kashyapa plot.

 

[Dash]

@Rain Man

 

[Skull and Bones]

@Omega007

 

[Abingdonboy]

Bengal was partitioned in 1905.

The provincial state of Bengal had an area of 189,000 miles2 and a population of nearly 8 crores (80 million). It included the Hindi-speaking regions of Bihar, the Odia-speaking regions of Odisha as well as the Assamese-speaking region of Assam, making it a huge administrative entity. Moreover, the capital Calcutta was the capital of the entireBritish India. With the growing efforts of the Indian National Congress to secure the independence of India, Lord Curzon decided to address both these problems by partitioning Bengal into two entities, which would result in a Muslim-majority in the eastern half, and a Hindu-majority in the western half.

The Partition of Bengal in 1905 was made on October 16 by Viceroy Curzon. The former province of Bengal was divided into two new provinces "Bengal" (comprising western Bengal as well as the province of Bihar and Orissa) and "East Bengal and Assam" with Dacca (Dhaka) being the capital of the latter.

Partition was promoted for administrative reasons: Bengal was as large as France but with a significantly larger population. Curzon stated the eastern region was neglected and under-governed. By splitting the province, an improved administration could be established in the east, where subsequently, the population would benefit from new schools and employment opportunities.

The partition was generally supported by the Muslims of East Bengal. Their support was motivated by both their poor economic conditions in East Bengal, as well as the perceived dominance of the Hindu businessmen and landlords in West Bengal over the governance of Bengal. Most of the factories and mills in Bengal were established in and around Calcutta, while many sources of raw materials for these factories were in East Bengal. Furthermore, most of the educational institutions of the Province were situated in Calcutta – including the lone university in Bengal.

Due to these political protests, the two parts of Bengal were reunited in 1911. A new partition which divided the province on linguistic, rather than religious grounds followed, with the Hindi, Oriya and Assamese areas separated to form separate administrative units: Bihar and Orissa Province was created to the west, and Assam Province to the east. The administrative capital of British India was moved from Calcutta to New Delhi as well.

@asad71 .. You may like to add to this please.

Clearly I am out of my depth on this matter so I shall leave.....

 

[bongbang]

Bangladesh is the real Bengal. I myself is in such position to rename Bangladesh to Bong(0) or Bangla only.

West Bengal may be still consider us East Bengal and seeking some relation on that basis.
For keeping their West Bengal name someday we may come and take over that , as we still consider that our integral part. Slowly as we are in turmoil in our home ourselves.

 

[Echo_419]

They are as Secular/Liberal as West, hence "WEST" Bengal.

How can somebody not thank this

 

[Infinity]

My Humble Suggestion is to delete West and add Left.................Left Bengal

 

[ranjeet]

My Humble Suggestion is to delete West and add Left.................Left Bengal

Considering how things are going on in Bengal not much will be "LEFT" in few years.

 

[Infinity]

Considering how things are going on in Bengal not much will be "LEFT" in few years.

its a sad reality that of Politics in Bengal

 

[Omega007]

I tend to agree with the viewpoint of Kongkal bhai (aka @Skull and Bones ) on this particular matter.But I also know such a thing is not gonna happen..............for the foreseeable future at least.So I guess the West should be dropped,I mean it just doesn't make any sense.Whatever Bengali culture is left there,that is in the Indian part and we do not even share the same dialect with the Easterners anyway..............the dialects are so much different from each other that they almost seem like two different languages altogether.And in any case, there is no such thing as East Bengal (not talking about the football club,which I'm a supporter of by the way) to begin with,so the whole deal of putting a 'WEST' before Bengal is pretty much non nonsensical to me.

 

[bongbang]

Whatever Bengali culture is left there,that is in the Indian part

What? Puja Archana?
These comments will just prove your stupidity. We have everything to deal with Bengal. And standing Army in the name of Bengal We also kept open the option for you naming our one regiment as East Bengal Regiment.

 

[nForce]

The state has / was renamed Paschim Bangla ..?

In West Bengal, people call it Paschim Banga/Bangla in Benngali language.

What? Puja Archana?
These comments will just prove your stupidity. We have everything to deal with Bengal. And standing Army in the name of Bengal We also kept open the option for you naming our one regiment as East Bengal Regiment.

Hehe.. are you sure about the army part ?

 

[bongbang]

Hehe.. are you sure about the army part ?

Yes, what is confusing. Leaving aside whole Bangladesh Army, largest East Bengal Regiment has 60 battalions itself.

 

[nForce]

Yes, what is confusing. Leaving aside whole Bangladesh Army, largest East Bengal Regiment has 60 battalions itself.

United Bengal.. all the way..did it once, should do it again !!