West Bengal (Bengali: পশ্চিম বঙ্গ, Poshchim Bôngo), popularly known as Bengal, is a state in eastern India. To its east and northeast, West Bengal borders Bangladesh and the Indian state of Assam; to its south and south-east lie the Bay of Bengal and the state of Orissa; to its west lie Jharkhand and Bihar; to the northwest is Nepal; to the north are Sikkim and Bhutan.

First settled by the Dravidians in prehistoric times, Bengal was later influenced by migrating Aryans. King Shashanka was the first to establish a sovereign kingdom of Bengal, namely Gour, in 7th Century A.D. After a long reign of Pala, Sena, and Mughal dynasties, the British took control of Bengal. After Indian independence, the Hindu-predominant western regions of Bengal formed the state of West Bengal.

Although West Bengal occupies only 3% of the India's land area, it supports over 8% of the population. Not only is West Bengal a highly populated region of India, it is also one of the fastest growing states of the country.

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Death Threats Await Christians in West Bengal - Gospel for Asia: http://bit.ly/8t46GG via @addthis
SECONDCHRONICLE (DEBRAH) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:20:13 -0000
Death Threats Await Christians in West Bengal - Gospel for Asia: http://bit.ly/8t46GG via @addthis
@prasannavishy ..in bengal as they were strong amongst refugess from west punjab
bhaskarchat (Bhaskar Chatterjee) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:47:46 -0000
@prasannavishy ..in bengal as they were strong amongst refugess from west punjab
@prasannavishy thanks to SP mookerjee and the then congress leadership, some 33% of bengal could be saved as west bengal.
bhaskarchat (Bhaskar Chatterjee) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:35:05 -0000
@prasannavishy thanks to SP mookerjee and the then congress leadership, some 33% of bengal could be saved as west bengal.
@prasannavishy FYI - the then cpi (2 MLAs- jyoti basu, ratanlal brahmachari) voted along with muslim league to keep west bengal in Pak !
bhaskarchat (Bhaskar Chatterjee) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:33:03 -0000
@prasannavishy FYI - the then cpi (2 MLAs- jyoti basu, ratanlal brahmachari) voted along with muslim league to keep west bengal in Pak !
New post: Party Boat capsized in Rupnarayan river-West Bengal (http://cli.gs/1MZ03)
calcuttatube (CalcuttaTube News) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:08:17 -0000
New post: Party Boat capsized in Rupnarayan river-West Bengal (http://cli.gs/1MZ03)
@DNA #india #news West Bengal boat mishap victims remain untraced, search to continue http://ow.ly/16gTaE
tnewsindia (tnewsindia) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:29:18 -0000
@DNA #india #news West Bengal boat mishap victims remain untraced, search to continue http://ow.ly/16gTaE

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