The total population of west bengal at 2001 census has been 80,176,197. It houses the eden gardens stadium which is the largest cricket stadium in india. The governmcn of india adnpla lionof indian laws order, 1937. Population, decadal growth rate, percentage share of total population and sex ratio by residence format. Most international flights from india were from calcutta. Of this 4,406,794 persons are scheduled tribes sts constituting 5. This pdf capsule contains all important state wise current affair events for. This page will deals with wb current affairs gk question answers that means student of west bengal state can get their latest. The history of west bengal reveals that it was divided into many small states. During this time the nature of the west bengal economy has changed much, in ways that reflect the principal policy priorities of the left front. General knowledge of west bengal is essential for various competitive examinations and especially for the students who are appearing for west bengal public service commission wbpsc and other state level examinations the current edition of know your state. West bengal, indian state located in the eastern part of the country. Cpim, governed west bengal for 34 years, from 1977, riding on massive electoral successes and the governmentalsocial relations it built appropriate to its rule. I was born and brought up in west bengal during the days it was the number 1 state in the country, with bombaymaharashtra catching up quickly.
Shyama prasad mookerjee, the creator of west bengal. It is the nations fourthmost populous state, with over 91 million inhabitants. Archived from the original pdf on 15 november 2016. West bengal is on the eastern bottleneck of india, stretching from the himalayas in the north to the bay of bengal in the south. Bengal was a combination of present day bengal west bengal and east bengal known known as bangladesh which was at that time partitioned by the british viceroy lord curzon in july. Problem of ghost gearfishing currentaffairsgs read lateroffline mark. West bengal is a state in the eastern region of india along the bay of bengal. The emerging left political unity in electoral politics in west bengal reached a turning point in the 1967 general election, which resulted in the formation of the first noncongress united front government in. The indian indcpcndencr adapra lion of bengnl and punjab acls order, 1948. West bengal travel guide what to do in west bengal rough guides. Download west bengal general knowledge pdf free 2018 west bengal gk book pdf.
Archaeological sites of west bengal illuminate the bygone phases of indian history. These are some of the references for history of bengal that i have found. Police regulations, bengal, 1943, volume 2 police regulations, bengal, 1943, west bengal india. View history of bengal research papers on academia. During this period west bengal, which was one of the two richest states in india in 1960, has gone from a relative per capita income of about. Hunger, food scarcity, and popular protests in west bengal. The earliest historical reference to organized political life in the bangladesh region is usually traced to writings related to alexander the greats invasion of india in 326. Shyama prasad mookerjee, the creator of west bengal as the assured province for the bengali hindus in bharat. West bengal stands surrounded by assam and sikkim in the northeast, orissa in the southwest and the states of jharkhand and bihar in the west. The history of west bengal began in 1947, when the hindudominated western part of british bengal province became the indian state of west bengal when india gained independence in 1947, bengal.
West bengal history caught up in leftright battle the presence of several historians with supposedly marxist leanings on the committee of the asiatic society the comprehensive history of. West bengal cabinet ministers list pdf download 2016, wb gk download full list of cabinet ministers, ministers of state and their department. Pdf four members of phallaceae were collected from different corners of west bengal and among them three are reported to be new to india and one from. As mostly in india, cricket is immensely popular among the masses of west bengal. Soft copy of west bengal factories rules 1958 pdf download. West bengal history textbooks and the indian textbook. West bengal, situated in eastern india, is one of the major states in the country. Bengali, majority population of bengal, the region of northeastern south asia that generally corresponds to the country of bangladesh and the indian state of west bengal.
The buddhist and jaina works and the coins prove that towards the middle of the sixth century b. State of west bengal an executive summary overview of west bengal the state of west bengal is immersed in a potpourri of rich history, culture and heritage. West bengal cabinet ministers list pdf download 2016, wb gk. General studies study material for west bengal pscupdated for 20202021 changes. The honourable chief minister of west bengal, mamata banerjee announced on 25 may 20 nazrul islams birth anniversary that she has proposed to name the airport at durgapur after the iconic indian.
There are lots of places to visit in west bengal where you can have your fill of history and culture. Land reforms in postindependence west bengal began with the passage of the west bengal bargadar act 1950, followed by the west bengal estate acquisition act 1952, and the west bengal land. The history and culture of west bengal is an intriguing one indeed. Geography study material for west bengal psc updated for. The west bengal agricultural produce marketing regulation.
West bengal was one of the states which designed its own curricula and syllabuses and neither followed the ncert curriculum nor prescribed the textbooks prepared by the ncert to its schools. What are the references to learn about the history of. It lies between 85 degree 50 minutes and 89 degree 50 minutes east longitude. The government of west bengal also known as the state government of west bengal. What were the main reasons behind the decline of west. This paper is not a history of bengal presidency, but rather a note on. The exact origin of the word bangla or bengal is yet to be known, though it is believed to have been derived from the dravidian speaking tribe banga.
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