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Overview of the Bengali culture
Further information: Culture of Bangladesh and Culture of West Bengal
Biggest festival of Bengalis, Pohela Boishakh
The culture of Bengal defines the cultural heritage of the Bengali people native to eastern regions of the Indian subcontinent, mainly what is today Bangladesh and the Indian states of West Bengal and Tripura, where they form the dominant ethnolinguistic group and the Bengali language is the official and primary language. Bengal has a recorded history of 1,400 years.[1]
The Bengalis are the dominant ethnolinguistic group. The Bengal region has been a historical melting point, blending indigenous traditions with cosmopolitan influences from pan-Indian subcontinental empires. Dhaka (Dacca) became the capital of Mughal Bengal (Bengal Subah) and the commercial (financial) capital (1610-1757) of Mughal India. Dhaka is the largest and richest Bengali (Bangali) mega city in the world and also the 3rd largest and richest mega city in (Indian sub continent) after Mumbai (Bombay or MMR) and Delhi (NCR). Dhaka is a Beta (β) Global City (Moderate Economic Centre). As a part of the Bengal Presidency, Bengal also hosted the region's most advanced political and cultural centers during British rule.[1]
^ abMinahan, James B. (2012). Ethnic Groups of South Asia and the Pacific: An Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9781598846607.
The cultureofBengal defines the cultural heritage of the Bengali people native to eastern regions of the Indian subcontinent, mainly what is today Bangladesh...
The cultureof West Bengal is an Indian culture which has its roots in Bengali literature, music, fine arts, drama and cinema. Different geographic regions...
by the Bengal Legislative Council and Bengal Legislative Assembly, the region was again divided along religious lines in 1947. Bengali culture, particularly...
place in the Bengal region of the British Raj, from the late 18th century to the early 20th century. Historians have traced the beginnings of the movement...
The Architecture ofBengal, which comprises the modern country of Bangladesh and the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura and Assam's Barak Valley, has...
The Bengal School of Art, commonly referred as Bengal School, was an art movement and a style of Indian painting that originated in Bengal, primarily Kolkata...
characteristics in the music ofBengal, popular in India and Bangladesh. Rabindra Sangeet has been an integral part ofBengalculture for over a century. Shyama...
The history ofBengal is intertwined with the history of the broader Indian subcontinent and the surrounding regions of South Asia and Southeast Asia...
states of West Bengal and Tripura. Bengali folktales and Bengali cultural identity are intertwined in such a way that ghosts depicted reflect the culture it...
Nawabs ofBengal in the 18th century. The Bengali Muslim population emerged as a synthesis of Islamic and Bengali cultures. After the Partition of India...
West Bengal (/bɛnˈɡɔːl/, Bengali: Poshchim Bongo, pronounced [ˈpoʃtʃim ˈbɔŋɡo] , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along...
The cultureof Bangladesh is intertwined with the cultureof the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent. It has evolved over the centuries and encompasses...
West BengalBengal Renaissance Nastanirh Gentleman Bandyopadhyay, Sekhar (2004). Caste, Culture, and Hegemony: Social Dominance in Colonial Bengal. Sage...
Bengal Presidency, officially the Presidency of Fort William in Bengal and later Bengal Province, was a province of British India and the largest of all...
The Bay ofBengal is the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean. The world's largest bay, geographically it is positioned between the Indian subcontinent...
century) the Bengali culture developed into a distinct culture, within the civilisation. Bengali Hindus were at the forefront of the Bengal Renaissance in the...
to the Bengal region of Indian subcontinent which has been practiced through centuries. It has almost uncountable rituals that connect culture, mind and...
artisans in Santiniketan, Birbhum district, West Bengal. The Khoai Mela has now become a part of the cultureof the Bengali people and has been taking place...
Rise of Islam and the Bengal Frontier, 1204-1760. University of California Press. p. 57. ISBN 978-0-520-08077-5. N. W. Sobania (2003). Culture and Customs...
The Governor of West Bengal is the nominal head of the Indian state of West Bengal and a representative of the President of India. The governor is appointed...
Chatterjee, Kumkum (2009-02-11). The Culturesof History in Early Modern India: Persianization and Mughal Culture in Bengal. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-908801-0...
The music of West Bengal includes multiple indigenous musical genres such as Baul, Ramprasadi, Bishnupuri Classical, Kirtan, Shyama Sangeet, Rabindra Sangeet...
spans a wide variety of styles. The earliest music in Bengal was influenced by Sanskrit chants, and evolved under the influence of Vaishnav poetry such...
and in the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura and Assam's Barak Valley. It is a festival of food; many local preparations of Bengali cuisine like pitha...
Bengalis of Bangladesh and in the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura and Assam regardless of their religion. It is part of an elaborate series of celebrations...
history of West Bengal basically refers to the history of the western part ofBengal, located in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent. Evidence of human...
the Bengal region of South Asia. The current population is divided between the sovereign country Bangladesh and the Indian regions of West Bengal, Tripura...
political and religious identities of each Bengal. Sixth phase: Bangladesh/West Bengal era (1971–present). After creation of Bangladesh in 1971, literature...
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