January Current Affairs part 8

 Hello friends in this article you are going to read current affairs which can help you in competitive exams.

•ADB signs $100-mn loan with Indian gov 

Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Indian government signed a $100-million dollar loan on 31 December 2020. This loan will be used to enhance the power distribution system of Bengaluru in Karnataka with an aim to modernise and upgrade the power distribution system.  This loan will help to enhance the quality and reliability of electricity supply in Bengaluru city. 

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•Bank of Baroda launches WhatsApp banking 

Bank of Baroda announced the launch of banking services on WhatsApp for customers and non-customers of the bank. The services offered by the bank via WhatsApp will be balance inquiry, mini statement, cheque status enquiry, cheque book request, blocking of a debit card, information on Bank's product and services, etc. The service is available for customers and non-customers of the bank. 

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•UP gov to set up warehouse unit in Lucknow 

The Uttar Pradesh Government has approved the first investment proposal under the State Warehousing and Logistics Policy-2018 for the establishment of a warehousing unit in Lucknow. The warehousing unit is spread over an area of 86,000 square meters at Bhukapur village of Sarojini Nagar in Lucknow. 

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•Global Ayurveda festival from March 12-19 

Union Minister of State V Muraleedharan announced that the fourth Global Ayurveda Festival (GAF 2021) will be held from March 12 to 19 in Kerala as a virtual meet  Union Minister of State V Muraleedharan is the chairman of this Ayurveda festival. The fest would feature 12 seminars per day at five venues. The festival which was scheduled in May 2020 was postponed due to the pandemic. 

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•Delhi Gov sets up Tamil Academy 

An academy has been set up by the Delhi government to promote the Tamil language and culture in Delhi. The academy has been notified under the Department of Art, Culture, and Language of the Delhi government on January 3rd, 2021. The Delhi government has appointed the current member of Delhi Tamil Sangam N Raja as the vice-chairman of the academy 

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•FAU-G to be launched on Republic Day 

Highly awaited mobile video game FAU-G Is all set to launch on India's 71th Republic day on 26th January 2021. FAU-G will be a third-person shooter game featuring a level based on the recent Indo-China clashes in eastern Ladakh. The launch date of the FAU-G game was announced by nCore Games by its brand ambassador and Bollywood star Akshay Kumar. 

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•Malayalam Poet Anil Panachooran dies 

Well-known Malayalam poet and lyricist Anil Panachooran died at a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram at night after suffering a heart attack on 3rd January 2021. Anil Panachooran who tested positive for COVID-19 was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Kollam district. He was known for his famous lyrics in movies like Arabikadha and Madambi. 

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•January 4: World Braille Day 

World Braille Day is observed on January 4 every year on the birth anniversary of Louis Braille who was the inventor of the Braille language. Louis Braille has created a language called “Braille” for the visually impaired so that they can also read and write. The first-ever World Braille Day was celebrated on January 4 in 2019 after it was approved by the United Nations General Assembly. 

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•US gov passes Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act 

The U.S. Congress has passed the ‘Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act’ for Pakistani women. The bill now heads to the White House for US President Donald Trump to sign into law. The bill requires the US Agency for International Development to award at least 50 percent of scholarships under a Pakistan-based higher education scholarship program to Pakistani women, from 2020 to 2022. 

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•Germany approves over €1bn in arms deal 

The German government approved a total of €1.16 billion ($1.41 billion) in arms exports during 2020 to countries involved in both the Yemen and Libya conflicts. In 2020, the German government signed off on weapons exports to countries involved in the deadly conflicts in Yemen and Libya. Germany is one of the top five arms exporters worldwide, along with the US, Russia, France, and China. 

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•S Muralidhar: New Chief Justice of Orissa HC 

Justice S Muralidhar took oath as the new Chief Justice of Orissa High Court on the 4th of January 2021. Justice Muralidhar is the 32nd Chief Justice of Orissa High Court. He succeeds his predecessor Justice Mohammad Rafiq, who has been transferred and appointed as the new Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court. 

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•Train services started in Bengaluru airport 

The much-awaited train services from Bengaluru city to Kempegowda International Airport has started on the 4th January 2021. The first train left KSR Bengaluru at 4.45 a.m and reached the newly-built halt station near the Airport at 5.50 a.m. This train service comes as a huge relief for passengers and thousands of people working at the airport. 

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•L&T bags over Rs 7,000 Cr order from HPCL 

L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering (LTHE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Larsen & Turbo has bagged an over Rs 7,000 crore order from HPCL Rajasthan Refinery Ltd (HRRL) for setting up a dual-feed cracker unit. HPCL Rajasthan Refinery Ltd is a joint venture between Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) and the Government of Rajasthan. 

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•Woolly rhino from the Ice Age found in Russia 

A well-preserved Ice Age woolly rhino with many of its internal organs still intact has been recovered from permafrost in Russia's extreme north. The carcass was found on the bank of the Tirekhtyakh river in the Abyisk district, close to the area where another young woolly rhino was recovered in 2014. Scientists dated the carcass as anywhere from 20,000 to 50,000-years-old. 

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•DRDO to boost mushroom farming in Northeast 

Defence Research Laboratory (DRL), under the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), has conducted a three-day skill development program on mushroom farming and spawn production technology in Jan 2021. In the training session, participants from Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, and Assam have imparted training on oyster mushroom cultivation technology. 

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•Chinese firm gets contract for RRTS project 

The National Capital Region Transport Corporation has awarded a contract to a Chinese company, Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Company Limited, for the construction of a 5.6-kilometer, underground stretch, from New Ashok Nagar to Sahibabad, of the Delhi-Meerut RRTS project. The contract will be awarded a certain set of procedures and guidelines. 

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•PM Modi delivers inaugural address at NMC 

PM Modi virtually inaugurated the National Metrology Conclave on January 4th, 2021. The theme of the conclave was ‘Metrology for the Inclusive Growth of the Nation. The conclave has been organized by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-National Physical Laboratory (CSIR-NPL). CSIR-NPL has completed 74 years after its inception. 

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• FSSAI slashes limit for trans fat levels 

The Food Safety and Standards Authority 

of India has capped the amount of trans fatty acids (TFA) in oils and fats to 3% for 2021 and 2% by 2022 from the current permissible limit of 5% through an amendment to the Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restriction on Sales) Regulations. Trans fats are associated with increased risk of heart attacks and death from coronary heart disease. 

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December Current Affairs part 10

 Hello friends in this article you are going to read current affairs which can help you in competitive exams.

1. Norman Abramson passes away 

•Norman Abramson, one of the early pioneers behind wireless networks, passed away in December 2020, 

•Abramson and his team developed ALOHAnet in 1971, the first system to transmit data between computers using radio waves. 

•ALOHAnet pioneered the concept of wireless packet communication over a shared medium. 

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2. 16 December: Vijay Diwas 

•Vijay Diwas is observed every year in India on December 16. 

•On this day, Indians remember the victory of the Indian military over Pakistan as well as for the separation of Bangladesh from Pakistan during the Indo-Pakistan war of 19771. 

•Vijay Diwas history dates back from 1971 when an India-Pakistan war took place and lasted for about 13 days. 

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3. J Hima Kohli appointed as CJ of Telangana HC 

•Justice Hima Kohli has been appointed as the Chief Justice of Telangana High Court. 

•She is currently serving as the Senior Judge in the Delhi HC. 

•She was appointed as an Additional Judge of the High Court of Delhi in 2006 and took oath as a Permanent Judge in 2007. 

• She became a Member of the General Council of the West Bengal National University of Judicial Sciences, Kolkata in 2017.

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4. J.S. Muralidhar appointed as CJ of Orissa HC 

•The Supreme Court Collegium appointed Justice S. Muralidhar as the Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court. 

•At present, Justice Muralidhar is a Judge of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana. 

•He assumed the office of Judge at the High Court of Punjab and Haryana on March 6, 2020. 

•He was initially appointed as a Judge to the High Court of Delhi in May 2006.

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Some facts about Konark Temple

More about Konark temple

भारत की उत्कृष्ट वास्तुकला का एक नमूना
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भारत के पूर्वी समुद्री तट पर कोणार्क सूर्य मंदिर का निर्माण पूर्वी गंगा साम्राज्य के राजा नर्सिम्देव प्रथम ने तेरहवीं सदी में तत्कालीन समय के अनुसार लगभग 40 करोड़ स्वर्ण मुद्राओं की लागत से करवाया था |

आठ सौ वर्ष पूर्व की भारतीय निर्माण शास्त्र की अदभुद शैली एवं विज्ञान को देख कर अचंभित होना स्वभाविक है | वहां के कुछ उन्नत निर्माण शौली का विवरण ये रहा

1) सम्पूर्ण ढाँचे को बड़े बड़े पत्थरों से बनाया गया है |
इन पत्थरो के बीच किसी भी तरह का चुनाप्रयोग नहीं किया गया था, अपितु पत्थरों को जोड़ने के लिए बड़ी बड़ी कीलों को क्लैम्पिग किया गया था l यहाँ सूर्य देव के सिंघासन और चक्रों के बीच कीलें स्पष्ट दिखाई दे रही हैं |

2) छतों का भार सहने के लिए बड़ी बड़ी लौह बीम का इस्तेमाल हुआ है | यह बीम आज भी जंग रहित हैं |

3) मन्दिर में अनेक चुम्बक लगी हुई थीं, जिनमे दो अत्यधिक शक्तिशाली चुम्बक मन्दिर के उपर और नीचे लगाई गयीं थीं |

4) सम्पूर्ण स्ट्रक्चर जो लोहे की कील और बीम से जकड़ा गया था, वह सब चुम्बकीय शक्ति से दृढऔर स्थिर था |

5) यहाँ सूर्य सिंघासन पर एक धातु की सूर्य प्रतिमा थी जो दो चुम्बकों की शक्ति के द्वारा हवा में स्थिर थी |

6) हम सब ने प्रायः भूमि पर हॉरिजॉन्टल सोलर क्लॉक देखा/ सुना है, लेकिन सूर्य मंदिर के रथ का प्रत्येक पहिया एक सोलर क्लॉक है जो कुछ मिनट के एरर से एकदम सटीक समय बताता है |

सत्रवीं शताब्दी में जब भारत के पूर्वी तट पर पुर्तगालियों का आगमन हुआ तो मंदिर की शक्तिशाली चुम्बक द्वारा उनके मैग्नेटिक कम्पास डिस्टर्ब होने के कारण वह भटक जाया करते थे |

तब पुर्तगालियों ने मंदिर की मैगनेट को नष्ट कर दिया | चूँकि मैगनेट के द्वारा मंदिर का ढांचा स्थिर था, मैगनेट नष्ट होने के बाद ढांचा कमजोर हो गया और धीरे धीरे गिरने लगा |

अपने देश में एक झोपडी भी बनाने की औकात न रखने वाले पश्चिमी एशियाई आक्रमणकारी यहाँ बड़े बड़े ताज महल बनाने का दावा कर गए |

कभी किसी पुरातत्वविद से बात कीजिये, पता चलेगा की कैसे यहीं की निर्माण शैली को अपना नाम देकर इतिहास गुमराह कर दिया गया है l

और यदि सही से शोध किया जाए तो न जाने कितने ही ताज महल यहाँ तेजो महालय निकलेंगे|

Current affairs and Gk notes- 22 May 2020

Hello friends in this blog you are going to read some current affairs.

1. Anti-Terrorism day is celebrated on 21 May each year, it is celebrated due to the murder of India's 7th Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi by a terrorist of Tamil Nadu. 

2. International Tea day is also cerebrated on 21 May. It is celebrated to upgrade the financial situations of tea vendors and sellers. National Tea Day is celebrated  by FAO. FAO- Food and Agriculture Organization, Established- 1945, Head office- Rome (Capital of Italy).

3. Chinese government has put 80% tariff on Australia's goods which China is selling to Australia, this tariff is due to Australia's offer of  independent research of  Covid-19. Tariff is a type of tax. Australia- Capital- Canberra, Currency- Australian Dollar, Prime Minister- Scott Morrison. Australia is also called the game capital of the world as here 60%-80% people are involved in games.

4. Some events which would be held in China- 

i) Asian Youth Games 2021

ii) 19th Asian Games 2022 (Smart Triplets).

iii) Winter Olympics 2022.

iv) 2022 Asian Para Games (Fei-Fei)

 v) China has launched 2 new satellites.

5. Central government of India has started a program in Konark, a city of Odisha. This program's motto is to make the city 100% solar powered. This program costs 250 Million or 25 crore INR. Sun Temple is situated in Konark.

6. Dilip Ummen is declared the new president of Indian Steel Association. Indian Steel Association- established- 2015, Head office- New Delhi.

7. RBI has banned 14 NBFC license as they did't follow the rules. NBFC means- Non-Banking Finance Corporation. RBI- Reserve Bank of India, established- 1 April 1935, Head-office- Mumbai.

8. Maharashtra government has started a new program for help of farmers. This program's name is 'Mi Annapurna Pahal'. Maharashtra- Capital- Mumbai, Chief Minister- Uddhav Thakre, Governer- Bhagat Singh Koshyari.

9. Some more G.K. facts to remember about Maharashtra-

1. Dipankar Datta- new Bombay High Court Chief Justice

2. National Parks- Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Gugumal National Park, Nevgoan National Park.

3. A new Book is also written on Shivaji Maharaj (A Maratha King). It's name is-'Shivaji' in the South block: The unwritten history if a proud people.

4. Maharashtra is the first state to announce free 'Healthcare Beema Pradan'.

10. Madhya Pradesh has started 'Didi Vahan Seva' program. It was started in Chhabua district (an adivasi district of Madhya Pradesh), it is started for help of pregnant ladies at their deliveries by women drivers. It was started by 'Gramin Adika Mission'.  By the saving of women in the program.

11. Indian Railway's first 12,000 Horsepower train was made in India by a France company. This means it was manufactured in India by a company of France. It was done in Medhapura, Bihar.

12. 'Sukoon Covid-19 Beat the Stress' is a channel which is started by Jammu and Kashmir. It is meant for the help of the who are facing stress and depression in this locked conditions of Covid-19. Jummu and Kashmir, and Ladakh have become two Union territories of India. Ladakh is become the first Union territory of India to become Covid-19 free.

13. World Bank's new economist is Carmen Reinhart.

14. In Ranchi 'Tatpar Karyakram' is a program started for help of the people who are walking to go to their home village or city near Ranchi. This program finds these people and provides vehicles to them to go their village or city, for this government has  declared a helpline number- 1950.

15. NADA has banned two powerlifters for cheating. Their names are-

1. Savita Kumari.

2. Ankit Shishodia.

NADA- National Anti-Doping Agency, established- 2005, Head office- New Delhi., C.E.O- Navin Agrawal.

16. Flipkart has made a deal with Bajaj Allianz for providing it's customers the Digital Motor Bima Policy. Flipkart also had a deal with Vishal Megamart, to sell it's products on Flipkart. Flipkart has also started online shops for business men. Flipkart- established- 2007, Head office- Banglore. 

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पश्चिम बंगाल

नमस्ते मेरे वाचक मित्रों एवं सहेलियों। इस ब्लॉग में पश्चिम बंगाल राज्य के सामान्य ज्ञान के बारेमे में बताया गया है।  यह ब्लॉग आपको हर तरह की प्रतियोगिता परीक्षाओ में मदद करनेके लिए है इसीलिए कृपया इसे पूरा पढ़े और पढाई से जुडी जानकारियों के लिए इस ब्लॉग को सबस्क्राईब करना न भूले। मुफ्त में शेयर करिये और मुफ्त में ज्ञान पाइये। 



गूगल नक्षा 

पश्चिम बंगाल राज्य की स्थापना: 26 जनवरी 1950 ।

राजधानी: कोलकता। 

वर्तमान राज्यपाल: जगदीप धनगढ़। 

मुख्यमंत्री: ममताबनर्जी। 

उच्च न्यायालय: कलकत्ता उच्च न्यायालय। 

क्षेत्रफल: कुल 88752 वर्गकिमी (34,267 वर्गमील)।

सरकारी भाषाएँ: बंगाली,अंग्रेज़ी। 

अन्य भाषाएँ जो बोली जाती है: हिन्दी, ओड़िया, संताली, उर्दू, पंजाबीकामतापुरीऔरराजबंशी। 

समय मण्डल: IST (यूटीसी+05:30)

आई॰एस॰ओ॰ ३१६६ कोड: IN-WB

वाहन पंजीकरण: WB

आधिकारिक वेबसाइट: wb.gov.in

पश्चिम बंगाल को भारतीय बंगाल) कहा जाता है। 

इसके पड़ोस में नेपाल, सिक्किम, भूटान, असम, बांग्लादेश, ओडिशा, झारखंड और बिहार हैं।

इस राज्य मे 23 ज़िले है।

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बंगाल काइतिहास

१३ वीं शताब्दी: इस्लामी शासन प्रारंभ। 

१५ वीं शताब्दी: अंत तक यहाँ यूरोपीय व्यापारियों का आगमन। 

१६ वीं शताब्दी: मुग़ल शासन में व्यापार तथा उद्योग का एक समृद्ध केन्द्र में विकसित हुआ।

१८ वीं शताब्दी के अंत तक यह क्षेत्र ब्रिटिश ईस्ट इंडिया कंपनी के नियंत्रण में आ गया था।

भारत में ब्रिटिश साम्राज्य का उद्गम यहीं से हुआ।

१९४७ मेंभारतस्वतंत्रहुआऔरइसकेसाथहीबंगाल, मुस्लिमप्रधानपूर्वबंगाल(जो बाद मेंबांग्लादेशबना) तथाहिंदूप्रधानपश्चिमबंगाल(भारतीय बंगाल) मेंविभाजितहुआ।

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भूगोल

राज्य का प्रतीक: इमेज क्रेडिट: currentaffairs.bankexamstoday.com

स्थापना दिवस: 18 अगस्त (भारत मेंविलय) १९४७ 

राज्य पशु: बंगालबाघ

राज्य पक्षी: श्वेतकंठकौड़िल्ला

राज्य वृक्ष: चितौन

राज्य पुष्प: हरसिंगार

यह राज्यभारतकेपूर्वीभागमें88,853 वर्ग किमीकेभूखंडपरफैलाहै।

इसके उत्तरमेंसिक्किम, उत्तर-पूर्वमेंअसम, पूर्वमेंबांग्लादेश, दक्षिणमेंबंगालकीखाड़ीतथाउड़ीसातथापश्चिममेंबिहारतथाझारखंडहै।

हिमालय पर्वतश्रेणीकीसंदक्फूचोटीराज्यकासर्वोच्चशिखरहै।

दक्षिण मेंएकछोटेतराईकेबादमैदानीभागआरंभहोताहै।यहमैदानदक्षिणमेंगंगाकेडेल्टाकेसाथखत्महोताहै।यहीमैदानीक्षेत्र, पूर्वमेंबांग्लादेशमेंभीकाफीविस्तृतहै।पश्चिमकीओरकाभूखंडपठारीहै।

गंगा कीधारामुख्यशाखायहांकईभागोंमेंबंटजातीहै- एक शाखा बांग्लादेशमेंप्रवेशकरतीहैजिसेपद्मा(पॉद्दा) नामसेजानाजाताहै, दूसरीशाखाएंपश्चिमबंगाल(भारतीय बंगाल) मेंदक्षिणकीओरभागीरथीतथाहुगलीनामोंकेसाथबहतीहैं।

गंगा नदीकामुहाना(सुंदरवन) विश्वकासबसेबड़ामुहाना(डेल्टा) है।

उत्तरी पर्वतीयभागमेंतीस्ता, महानंदा, तोरसाआदिनदियांबहतीहैं।पश्चिमीपठारीभागमेंदामोदर, अजय, कंग्साबातीआदिप्रमुखधाराएंहैं।

पश्चिम बंगाल(भारतीय बंगाल) कामौसममुख्यतःउष्णकटिबंधीयहै।

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जिले

पश्चिम बंगाल(भारतीय बंगाल) केजिलोंकीकुलसंख्या23 है।

दार्जिलिंग, जलपाईगुड़ी, कूचबिहार, उत्तर दिनाजपुर, दक्षिण दिनाजपुर, मालदा, बीरभूम, मुर्शिदाबाद, बर्धमान, नदिया, पुरुलिया, बांकुड़ा, हुगली, उत्तर 24 परगना, पूर्व मेदिनीपुर, हावड़ा, कोलकाता, दक्षिण २४परगना, पश्चिम मेदिनीपुर, अलीपुरद्वार, कलिम्पोंग, झाड़ग्राम, पश्चिम बर्धमान।

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संस्कृति

नृत्य, संगीततथाचलचित्रोंकीयहांलंबीतथासुव्यवस्थितपरंपरारहीहै।

दुर्गापूजा यहांअतिउत्साहतथाव्यापकजनभागीदारीकेसाथमनाईजातीहै।

क्रिकेट तथाफुटबॉलयहांकेलोकप्रियतमखेलोंमेंसेहैं।सौरभगांगुलीजैसेखिलाड़ीतथामोहनबगानएवंईस्टबंगालजैसीटीमइसीप्रदेशसेहैं।

अगर आंकड़ोंपरजायेतोनक्सलवादजैसेशब्दोंकाजन्मयहींहुआ, परयहांकेलोगोंकीशांतिप्रियताहीवोचीजहैजोसर्वत्रदर्शास्पद(देखने लायक) है।

यहां केलोगमछली-भातबहुतपसंदकरतेहैं।यहप्रदेशअपनीमिठाईयोंकेलियेकाफीप्रसिद्धहै- रसगुल्ले काआविष्कारभीयहींहुआथा।

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साहित्य आंदोलन

बांग्ला भाषामेंएकहीसाहित्यआंदोलनहुयेहैंऔरवोहैंभुखीपीढीआंदोलनजिसनेसाठकेदशकमेंशक्तिचट्टोपाध्याय, मलयरायचौधुरी, देबीराय, सुबिमलबसाक, समीररायचौधुरीप्रमुखकविगणबिहारकेपटनाशहरसेशुरुकियेथेएवंजोपुरेबंगालमेंतहलकामचादियाथा; यहाँतककीआंदोलनकारईयोंकेखिलाफमुकदमाभीदायरकियागयाथा।बादमेंसबबाइज्जतबरीहोगयेथे, परंतुउनलोगोंकाख्यातिपुरेभारतमेंतथाअमेरिका, यूरोपमेंभीफैलगईथी।

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राजनीती 

पश्चिम बंगाल(भारतीय बंगाल) मेतृणमूलकांग्रेससरकारहै।पश्चिमबंगाल(भारतीय बंगाल) कीमुख्यमंत्रीममताबनर्जीहैं।इससेपहलेपिछले३५सालोंसे(१९७७ से) यहांवाममोर्चेकीसरकारथी।

पश्चिम बंगालकुललोकसभासीटें: 42

पश्चिम बंगालकुलराज्यसभासीटें:16 

पश्चिम बंगाल विधानसभा में कुल 295 विधायकों की जगह है। 

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प्रसिद्ध व्यक्ति

नेताजी सुभाषचन्द्रबोस, जगदीश चन्द्रवसु(बोस), सत्यजित राय, बिधान चन्द्रराय, श्यामा प्रसादमुखर्जी, शरत चन्द्रचट्टोपाध्याय, रवीन्द्र नाथठाकुर(टैगोर), सत्येन्द्र नाथबोस, महाश्वेता देवी, राजा राममोहनराय, स्वामी विवेकानन्द, सौरभ गांगुली, शर्मिला टैगोर, अमर्त्य सेन, प्रणव मुखर्जी, खुदीराम बोस, ज्योति बसु, 

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