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Exporting jute to West Bengal suddenly became an anti-national act for Pakistan. Smuggling of raw jute shot up across the border, [54] but West Bengal rapidly increased jute production and in the mid-to-late 1950s became largely self-sufficient in jute. [55] West Bengal's mills became less dependent on East Bengal for raw materials.
Although the boundary was finalized on August 12, it was published on August 17, 1947, ostensibly to avoid confusion on independence day itself, and in order to buy more time to manage...
The history of West Bengal began in 1947, when the Hindu-dominated western part of British Bengal Province became the Indian state of West Bengal. When India gained independence in 1947, Bengal was partitioned along religious lines.
Between August and December 1947, 15 million people crossed the western borders between India and Pakistan in both directions and in roughly equal numbers. Many millions of Hindus crossed India's eastern borders with Pakistan into the new state of West Bengal and into Assam and Tripura.
- Joya Chatterji
- 2007
5 days ago · The eastern sector of Bengal, largely Muslim, became East Pakistan (later Bangladesh); the western sector became India’s West Bengal state. The partition of Bengal left West Bengal with ill-defined boundaries and a constant inflow of non-Muslim, mostly Hindu, refugees from East Pakistan.
Jun 25, 2023 · In a first, West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose marked the state’s ‘Foundation Day’ at the Raj Bhavan in Kolkata on Tuesday (June 20), sparking a political row in the state. The plan to do so was earlier opposed by the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC).
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The history of West Bengal began in 1947, when the Hindu-dominated western part of British Bengal Province became the Indian state of West Bengal. When India gained independence in 1947, Bengal was partitioned along religious lines.
