A report on Bengalis
Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group originating from and culturally affiliated with the Bengal region of South Asia.
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East Pakistan
11 linksPakistani province established in 1955 by the One Unit Policy, renaming the province as such from East Bengal, which nowadays is split up between India and Bangladesh.
Pakistani province established in 1955 by the One Unit Policy, renaming the province as such from East Bengal, which nowadays is split up between India and Bangladesh.
The largest ethnic group of the province were Bengalis, who in turn were the largest ethnic group in Pakistan.
Rohingya people
5 linksThe Rohingya people are a stateless Indo-Aryan ethnic group who predominantly follow Islam and reside in Rakhine State, Myanmar (previously known as Burma).
The Rohingya people are a stateless Indo-Aryan ethnic group who predominantly follow Islam and reside in Rakhine State, Myanmar (previously known as Burma).
In addition, Myanmar's government does not recognise the term "Rohingya" and prefers to refer to the community as "Bengali".
Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani
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Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani (12 December 1880 – 17 November 1976), shortened as Maulana Bhashani, was a Bengali politician.
Subhas Chandra Bose
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Subhas Bose was born into wealth and privilege in a large Bengali family in Orissa during the British Raj.
Nagaland
2 linksState in northeastern India.
State in northeastern India.
There are also sizable populations of non-tribal communities like Bengalis, Marwaris, Nepalis, Punjabis and others living mostly around Dimapur City.
Partition of Bengal (1905)
3 linksTerritorial reorganization of the Bengal Presidency implemented by the authorities of the British Raj.
Territorial reorganization of the Bengal Presidency implemented by the authorities of the British Raj.
The nationalists saw the partition as a challenge to Indian nationalism and that it was deliberate attempt to divide Bengal on religious grounds, with Eastern part Muslims majority and western part for Hindu majority.
Mukti Bahini
4 linksThe guerrilla resistance movement consisting of the Bangladeshi military, paramilitary and civilians during the War of Liberation that transformed East Pakistan into Bangladesh in 1971.
The guerrilla resistance movement consisting of the Bangladeshi military, paramilitary and civilians during the War of Liberation that transformed East Pakistan into Bangladesh in 1971.
The Pakistan Army also tried to disarm and dismiss personnel of Bengali origin in the East Pakistan Rifles, the police and the regular army.
Swami Vivekananda
1 linksIndian Hindu monk, philosopher and author.
Indian Hindu monk, philosopher and author.
Vivekananda was born Narendranath Datta (shortened to Narendra or Naren) in a Bengali family at his ancestral home at 3 Gourmohan Mukherjee Street in Calcutta, the capital of British India, on 12 January 1863 during the Makar Sankranti festival.
Bangladeshis
3 linksBangladeshis (বাংলাদেশী ) are the citizens of Bangladesh, a South Asian country centered on the transnational historical region of Bengal along the eponymous bay.
Bangladeshis (বাংলাদেশী ) are the citizens of Bangladesh, a South Asian country centered on the transnational historical region of Bengal along the eponymous bay.
The vast majority of Bangladeshis are ethnolingustically Bengalis, an Indo-Aryan people.
Sarojini Naidu
0 linksIndian political activist and poet.
Indian political activist and poet.
Born in a Bengali family in Hyderabad, Chattopadhyay was educated in Madras, London and Cambridge.