West Bengal
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The area's early history featured a succession of Indian empires, internal squabbling, and a tussle between Hinduism and Buddhism for dominance. Ancient Bengal was the site of several major Janapadas, while the earliest cities date back to the Vedic period. The region was part of several ancient pan−Indian empires, including the Vangas, Mauryans, and the Guptas. The citadel of Gauḍa served as the capital of the Gauḍa Kingdom, the Pala Empire, and the Sena Empire. Islam was introduced through trade with the Abbasid Caliphate, It was absorbed into the Mughal Empire in 1576. Simultaneously, some parts of the region were ruled by several Hindu states, and Baro-Bhuyan landlords, and part of it was briefly overrun by the Suri Empire. Following the death of Emperor Aurangzeb in the early 1700s, the proto-industrialised Mughal Bengal became a semi-independent state under the Nawabs of Bengal, and showed signs of the first Industrial revolution. The region was later annexed into the Bengal Presidency by the British East India Company after the Battle of Buxar in 1764. From 1772 to 1911, Calcutta was the capital of all of East India Company's territories and then the capital of the entirety of India after the establishment of the Viceroyalty. From 1912 to India's Independence in 1947, it was the capital of the Bengal Province.
The region was a hotbed of the Indian independence movement and has remained one of India's great artistic and intellectual centres. Following widespread religious violence, the Bengal Legislative Council and the Bengal Legislative Assembly voted on the Partition of Bengal in 1947 along religious lines into two independent dominions: West Bengal, a Hindu-majority Indian state, and East Bengal, a Muslim-majority province of Pakistan which later became the independent Bangladesh. The state was also flooded with Hindu refugees from East Bengal (present-day Bangladesh) in the decades following the 1947 partition of India, transforming its landscape and shaping its politics. The early and prolonged exposure to British administration resulted in an expansion of Western education, culminating in developments in science, institutional education, and social reforms in the region, including what became known as the Bengali Renaissance. Several regional and pan−Indian empires throughout Bengal's history have shaped its culture, cuisine, and architecture. Post-Indian independence, as a welfare state, West Bengal's economy is based on agricultural production and small and medium-sized enterprises. The state's cultural heritage, besides varied folk traditions, ranges from stalwarts in literature including Nobel-laureate Rabindranath Tagore to scores of musicians, film-makers and artists. For several decades, the state underwent political violence and economic stagnation after the beginning of communist rule in 1977 before it rebounded. In 2023–24, the economy of West Bengal is the sixth-largest state economy in India with a gross state domestic product (GSDP) of , and has the country's 20th-highest GSDP per capita of as of 2020–21. Despite being one of the fastest-growing major economies, West Bengal has struggled to attract foreign direct investment due to adverse land acquisition policies, poor infrastructure, and red tape. It also has the 26th-highest ranking among Indian states in human development index, with the index value being lower than the Indian average. The state government debt of , or 37.67% of GSDP, has dropped from 40.65% since 2010–11. West Bengal has three World Heritage sites and ranks as the eight-most visited tourist destination in India and third-most visited state of India globally. Provided by Wikipedia
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by West Bengal Development and planning Department.
Published 2004
Located: Sivanath Sastri College
Call Number: 225.3434 WB52
Published 2004
Located: Sivanath Sastri College
Call Number: 225.3434 WB52
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by West Bengal.Directorate of Census Operations
Published 1975
Located: Sivanath Sastri College
Call Number: 312.15414 WB52-71/T
Published 1975
Located: Sivanath Sastri College
Call Number: 312.15414 WB52-71/T
Unknown
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by West Bengal.Directorate of Census Operations
Published 1975
Located: Sivanath Sastri College
Call Number: 312.15414 WB52-71/M
Published 1975
Located: Sivanath Sastri College
Call Number: 312.15414 WB52-71/M
Unknown
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by West Bengal.Directorate of Census Operations
Published 1975
Located: Sivanath Sastri College
Call Number: 312.15414 WB52-71/N
Published 1975
Located: Sivanath Sastri College
Call Number: 312.15414 WB52-71/N
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by West Bengal.Directorate of Census Operations
Published 1975
Located: Sivanath Sastri College
Call Number: 312.15414 WB52-71/WT
Published 1975
Located: Sivanath Sastri College
Call Number: 312.15414 WB52-71/WT
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Published 2014
Located: Hiralal Mazumdar Memorial College for Women
Call Number: 330.95414 ECO/DEP
“...West Bengal Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation...”Located: Hiralal Mazumdar Memorial College for Women
Call Number: 330.95414 ECO/DEP
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Published 1976
Located: Sivanath Sastri College
Call Number: 338.9 Se55
“...West Bengal State Planning Board...”Located: Sivanath Sastri College
Call Number: 338.9 Se55
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Published 2016
Located: Kidderpore College
Call Number: 370.5 WBC
“...West Bengal College and University Teachers' Association....”Located: Kidderpore College
Call Number: 370.5 WBC
Book
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Published 1991
Located: Kidderpore College
Call Number: 370.5 JOU
“...West Bengal College and University Teachers' Association....”Located: Kidderpore College
Call Number: 370.5 JOU
Book
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Published 2000
Located: Hiralal Mazumdar Memorial College for Women
Call Number: 378 WBC/COL
“...West Bengal College and University Teachers' association...”Located: Hiralal Mazumdar Memorial College for Women
Call Number: 378 WBC/COL
Book
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Published 1998
Located: Hiralal Mazumdar Memorial College for Women
Call Number: 378 DHE/ANN
“...West Bengal Department of Higher Education...”Located: Hiralal Mazumdar Memorial College for Women
Call Number: 378 DHE/ANN
Book
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Published 1999
Located: Hiralal Mazumdar Memorial College for Women
Call Number: 378 DHE/ANN
“...West Bengal Department of Higher Education...”Located: Hiralal Mazumdar Memorial College for Women
Call Number: 378 DHE/ANN
Book
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Published 2000
Located: Hiralal Mazumdar Memorial College for Women
Call Number: 378 DHE/ANN
“...West Bengal Department of Higher Education...”Located: Hiralal Mazumdar Memorial College for Women
Call Number: 378 DHE/ANN
Book
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Published 2004
Located: Hiralal Mazumdar Memorial College for Women
Call Number: 378 DHE/ANN
“...West Bengal Department of Higher Education...”Located: Hiralal Mazumdar Memorial College for Women
Call Number: 378 DHE/ANN
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