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Etymology

Main article: Names of Bengal


The origin of the name Bengal (Bangla and Bongo in Bengali) is unknown. One theory
suggests that the word derives from "Bang", a Dravidian tribe that settled the
region around 1000 BCE.[12] The Bengali word Bongo might have been derived from the
ancient kingdom of Vanga (or Banga). Although some early Sanskrit literature
mentions the name Vanga, the region's early history is obscure.[13]

At the end of British rule over the Indian subcontinent, the Bengal region was
partitioned in 1947 along religious lines into east and west. The eastern part came
to be known be as East Pakistan, the eastern wing of newly born Pakistan and the
western part came to be known as West Bengal, which continued as an Indian state.

In 2011 the Government of West Bengal proposed a change in the official name of the
state to PaschimBanga (Bengali: ?????????? P�shchimb�ngg�).[14] This is the native
name of the state, literally meaning western Bengal in the native Bengali language.
In August 2016 the West Bengal Legislative Assembly passed another resolution to
change the name of West Bengal to "Bengal" in English, and "Bangla" in Bengali.
Despite the Trinamool Congress government's efforts to forge a consensus on the
name change resolution, the Indian National Congress, the Left Front, and the
Bharatiya Janata Party opposed the resolution.[15] However, the central government
has turned down the proposal stating that the state should have one single name for
all languages instead of three and also the name should not be the same as that of
any other territory (pointing out that the name 'Bangla' may create confusion with
neighboring Bangladesh).[15][16][17]

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