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Please Call Us Bengal And Bangla Now, Says Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal will become "Bengal" in English, "Bangla" in Bengali and "Bangal" in Hindi, if the centre accepts the state's proposal. The renaming was endorsed by the assembly today but the opposition Left, Congress and BJP walked out in protest.
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'Paschimbanga' invokes mixed response in Kolkata
The West Bengal government's decision on Friday to rechristen the state as 'Paschimbanga' has evoked a mixed response among the city intellectuals with a majority of them questioning the use of 'Paschim' (or West) in the name.
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Please Call Us Bengal And Bangla Now, Says Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal will become "Bengal" in English, "Bangla" in Bengali and "Bangal" in Hindi, if the centre accepts the state's proposal. The renaming was endorsed by the assembly today but the opposition Left, Congress and BJP walked out in protest.
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'Paschimbanga' invokes mixed response in Kolkata
The West Bengal government's decision on Friday to rechristen the state as 'Paschimbanga' has evoked a mixed response among the city intellectuals with a majority of them questioning the use of 'Paschim' (or West) in the name.
