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Bengal (. Today it is mainly divided between the independent nation of Bangladesh (previously East Pakistan ), and the India n federal republic's constitutive state of West Bengal , although some regions of the previous kingdoms of Bengal (during local monarchial regimes and British rule) are now part of the neighboring Indian states of Bihar , Tripura and Orissa . The majority of Bengal is inhabited by Bengali People who speak the Bengali Language , also called Bangla. The region of Bengal is one of the most densely populated regions on earth, with population density exceeding 900/km&2. Most of the Bengal region lies in the low-lying Ganges – Brahmaputra River Delta or Ganges Delta , the world's largest delta. In the southern part of the delta lies Sundarbans — world's largest Mangrove forest and home to the famed Bengal Tiger . Though the population of the region is mostly rural and agrararian, two Megacities , Kolkata (previously Calcutta) and Dhaka , are located in Bengal. The Bengal region is notable for its contribution to the socio-cultural uplift of Indian society in the form of Bengal Renaissance , and Revolutionary Activities during the Indian Independence Movement . ETYMOLOGY AND ETHNOLOGY Other accounts speculate that the name is derived from ''Vanga''(''bôngo''), which came from the Austric word "Bonga" meaning the Sun-god. The word ''Vanga'' and other words speculated to refer to Bengal (such as Anga ) can be found in ancient Indian texts including the Veda s, Jaina texts, the Mahabharata and Purana s. The earliest reference to "Vangala"(''bôngal'') has been traced in the Nesari plates (805 AD) of Rashtrakuta Govinda III which speak of Dharmapala as the king of Vangala.M.A. Amitabha Bhattacharyya, ''Historical Geography of Ancient and Early Mediaeval Bengal'', Sanskrit Pustak Bhandar, 1977, pp. 61–62. HISTORY See Also: History of Bengal and Bodhisattva s, 11th Century , Pala Empire ]] , of British East India Company, after winning the Battle Of Plassey in 1757.]] GEOGRAPHY See Also: Geography of West Bengal Most of the Bengal region is in the low-lying Ganges – Brahmaputra River Delta or Ganges Delta . The Ganges Delta arises from the confluence of the rivers Ganges , Brahmaputra , and Meghna rivers and their respective tributaries. The total area of Bengal is 232752 sq km — West Bengal is 88,752 sq km and Bangladesh 144,000 sq km. Choto Pashla, West Bengal state has 1 Snake for every 2 residents, mainly the poisonous Monocled Cobra , being found everywhere -- in Rice Fields , Ditches , muddy Ponds and houses (more than 3,000 Snakes in this Village of 6,000 people). Reptiles first came to the village 130 kilometres (80 miles) northwest of the state capital Kolkata en masse 6 centuries ago during a Flood . The Hindu village worshipped the snakes as the representatives of a Goddess . [http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070901/sc_afp/indiawildlifesnakes_070901034016 Yahoo.com, One snake for two people in Indian village] DEMOGRAPHICS See Also: Bengali people Bengali is the main language spoken in Bengal. English is often used for official work. There are small minorities who speak Urdu , Hindi , Chakma , and several other tribal languages. Nepali is spoken primarily by the Gorkha s of Darjeeling District of West Bengal. ECONOMY , a common scene all over Bengal]] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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