West Bengal

Darjeeling tea region

West Bengal is a state in eastern India, bordering Bangladesh and sharing cultural and linguistic ties with that nation.

Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), its capital, was the seat of British India until 1911.

The region is known for Bengali literature, film, and intellectual tradition.

She grew up in West Bengal before moving to Delhi.

geography

Darjeeling

Bengali mountain tea town

NadiaSlavic feminine given name
SundarbansVast Indo-Bangladeshi mangrove delta
GangesIndia's holiest river

tea

Darjeeling tea

Premium Indian leaf infusion

plantationsLarge-scale farming operations
estatesLarge property holdings
flushSame suit, five cards

plucking · Happy Valley · orange pekoe · muscatel · chai

Bengali

Bangla

Language of Bangladesh

scriptWritten words for performance
dialectsRegional language variations
literatureBody of written works

poetry · proverbs · idioms · alphabets

Kolkata

Park Street

Boston transit landmark

Salt LakeUtah's saline geographic feature
MaidanLarge urban public square

culture

terracotta

Fired reddish-brown ceramic

festivals

immersion

State of being submerged

heritage

Gaudiya Vaishnavism

Categories

BengalKolkata, Calcutta, Dhaka, Durga, jute
South AsiaIndia, Indian states, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Hindustan
ProvincesBritish Columbia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Formosa, Nova Scotia
South Asian divisionsprovinces, states, territories, divisions, districts
Bay of BengalSundarbans, Ganges Delta, Ganges River, Brahmaputra River, Bangladesh
Rice RegionsMekong Delta, Ganges Delta, Thailand, Vietnam, Bangladesh

Opposites

partition geography

West BengalBangladesh

South Asian republic

Dhaka · Chittagong

indian regional contrasts

West BengalGujarat

Western Indian coastal state

Rajasthan · Punjab · Tamil Nadu · Maharashtra · Nagaland

Family

west, Bengali, Bengal, Bengals

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