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West Bengal / Paschim BangaWiki[link]
West Bengal ( new name coming: Paschim Banga) is a state in the eastern region of India with the long and rich history
- part of the Ashoka and Gupta Empires, several sultans, powerful Hindu states and Baro-Bhyuan landlords, before
it became British in the 18th century.
Calcutta (Kolkata) served for many years as the capital of British Indian Empire.
A hotbed of independence movements, it was divided in 1947 along the religious lines and West Bengal became a state of India.
Area: 88.752 sq km
Pop : 91.348.000
Cap : Calcutta (Kolkata)
