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Pohela Baishakh celebration in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The culture of Bengal defines the cultural heritage of the Bengali people native to eastern regions of the Indian subcontinent, mainly what is today Bangladesh and the Indian states of West Bengal and Tripura, where they form the dominant ethnolinguistic group and the Bengali language is the official and primary language.
Meaning origin and notes References Bongal India (Assam & West Bengal) Bangladeshi Hindus: The term is a derogatory slur used primarily in India's Assam and West Bengal, to refer to East Bengalis, mostly Muslims, but occasionally also for east Bengali Hindus or Bangladeshi Hindus, mocking them for being foreigners or outsiders. [105] [106]
The "Bharatiya Janata Party" (BJP) is considered in some cases to be anti-Bengali, due to its non-Bengali culture and anti-Bengali demands and controversial anti-Bengali comments. [ citation needed ] According to Nobel laureate Amartya Sen , BJP defines Bengalis with a narrow mindset and pursues aggressive policies of parochialism, in contrast ...
Bengali people may be broadly classified into sub-groups predominantly based on dialect but also other aspects of culture: Bangals: This is a term used predominantly in Indian West Bengal to refer to East Bengalis – i.e. Bangladeshis as well as those whose ancestors originate from Eastern Bengal. The East Bengali dialects are known as Bangali ...
Bridging the gap between Bengali and other languages through translations and other activities. Publication of children books. Performing research-oriented works on Bengali language, literature and culture as well as arranging scholarships for researchers. Distribution of civil literary prizes. Publication of publish books on different subjects
The Bengali New Year is the main secular festival of Bengali culture celebrated by people regardless of religious and social backgrounds. The biggest congregation in Bengal is the Bishwa ijtema , which is also the world's second largest Islamic congregation.
Bangla Pokkho (pronounced [ˈbaŋla ˈpɔkʰːo]) is a pro-Bengali advocacy organisation that focuses on rights for Bengalis in the Republic of India. [1] Based on Bengali nationalism, it works against the enforcing of the Hindustani language in West Bengal. It is organised along linguistic lines and is aimed at protecting Bengali culture.
In December 2014, Nasiruddin Pintu, a convicted BNP politician, abused a Bengali Hindu police officer by calling him a malaun when he attempted to stop his lawyers and supporters from meeting Pintu illegally. Pintu threatened the officer with loss of job and called him son of a pig. [16]