West Bengal rechristened
Q. West Bengal assembly has adopted the resolution to rechristen the name of the state known now as:- Published on 30 Aug 16a. Bengal in English
b. Bangal in Hindi
c. Bangla in Bengali
d. All of the above
ANSWER: All of the above
West Bengal assembly has adopted a resolution to rechristen the state’s name. It would be known as Bangla in Bengal, Bengal in English and Bangal in Hindi.
- The new name will require a constitutional amendment to effect the change
- In Bengali language, the state is currently referred to as Paschim Bengal which translates into West Bengal
- Renaming would change it to Bangla in Bengali
- This would blend well with the change in the spelling of the state capital
- During the time of partition, British province of Bengal had split into West Bengal and East Pakistan (formerly east Bengal) which became part of Pakistan and later became Bangladesh in 1971
- West Bengal is redundant now as there is no East Bengal
- Punjab was divided into West and East but called just that by both India and Pakistan following the partition
- Ms. Banerjee, the CM of the state has urged the centre to pass the resolution through the Parliament
- Consent of the Parliament is necessary to affect a name change
- In September 2011, the State Assembly has passed a resolution changing the name of the State to Paschim Banga both in Bengali and English
