Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress (TMC) has urged renaming West Bengal to ‘Bangla’. MP Ritabrata Banerjee raised the difficulty in Rajya Sabha on February 4. The West Bengal Meeting handed the decision in July 2018. Nonetheless, the Centre has not accepted it but.
Ritabrata acknowledged that West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee had written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting a reputation change that aligns with the state’s historical past, tradition and id.
“Our state’s title must be modified. The mandate of the folks of West Bengal must be honoured,” PTI quoted Ritabrata Banerjee as saying.
The final time the title of any state was modified was in 2011, when Orissa turned Odisha. Nonetheless, many cities have seen title modifications over time. These embrace Bombay, which was modified to Mumbai in 1995, Madras to Chennai in 1996, Calcutta to Kolkata in 2001 and Bangalore to Bengaluru in 2014.
Extra not too long ago, Uttar Pradesh has seen many title modifications. Mughalsarai has change into Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar, Allahabad is now Prayagraj and Faizabad district was renamed Ayodhya district.
Why is it referred to as West Bengal?
The title “West Bengal” comes from the 1905 partition of Bengal, when the British divided Bengal into East Bengal (Muslim majority) and West Bengal (Hindu majority). Though the partition was revoked in 1911, the title “West Bengal” remained for the western a part of Bengal.
Bengal was once more divided in 1947. The Indian aspect turned West Bengal whereas the opposite aspect turned East Pakistan. In 1971, East Pakistan gained independence, forming the nation of Bangladesh.
Arguments favouring West Bengal’s title change
Firstly, many individuals imagine the title “West Bengal” now not is sensible since “East Bengal” doesn’t exist (besides in soccer).
Some additionally declare that the change is predicted to maneuver West Bengal up alphabetically. In administrative conferences, audio system from West Bengal usually get their flip late, when the viewers is already exhausted and dropping focus after lengthy speeches.
