Why is it called West Bengal? Check out as Mamata Banerjee’s TMC wants to change state’s name to Bangla
Mamata Banerjee's TMC has proposed renaming West Bengal to 'Bangla'. MP Ritabrata Banerjee highlighted this in the Rajya ...
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TMC seeks West Bengal be renamed 'Bangla'
Many cities have seen name changes over the years. These include Bombay, which was changed to Mumbai in 1995, Madras to ...
Trinamul Congress MP Ritabrata Banerjee presses for 'Bangla' name
Mamata had several times pressed for the change in the state’s name, arguing that there was no point in adding the word 'West' to the name ...
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Why is it called West Bengal? Check out as Mamata Banerjee’s TMC wants to change state’s name to Bangla
However, many cities have seen name changes over the ... and Faizabad district was renamed Ayodhya district. The name “West Bengal” comes from the 1905 partition of Bengal, when the British ...