¨ Language - Bengali.

¨ Ancient Name Vanga desa or Gauda.

¨ Kolkata was the ancient capital of British India.

¨ Highest population density.

¨ Sorrow of Bengal - Damodar river.

¨ River Bhagiradi is known as Hugli in Bengal.

¨ Kolkata is on the bank of Hugli.

¨ Science city of India - Kolkata.

¨First metro train in India is in Kolkata.

¨ West Bengal is the leading producer of Jute & ricfe.

¨ First post Office & first High court in India were started in Kolkata.

¨ Chief festival - Durga Pooja.

¨ Bengal assembly building is known as Writer’s Building.

¨ Salt lake stadium (Yuba Bhathi stadium) famous for football & Eden Garden famous for cricket, are in Kolkata.

¨ Durgapur steel plant is with British collaboration.

¨ Dum Dum International Airport in Kolkata has been renamed as Subash Chandra Bose Airport.

¨ Major ports- Kolkata port & Haldia port.

¨ Teen bega corridor leased to Bangladesh for 998 years.

¨ West Bengal is the first state to implement 30% reserva tion of seats for woman in the lected bodies.

¨ Jyothi Basu is the longest served Chief minister of an Indian state.

¨ New Moore Island in Bay of Bengal is apart of West Bengal.

¨ Howrah Bridge is renamed as "Rabindra Sethu’.

¨ Belvederi house, the biggest library in India.

¨ Farakka dam, Birla Planetorium, Victoria Memorial pic ture gallery & Museum.

¨ Birth Place of Rabindranath Tagore - Jorosanko Thakurbati.

¨ Birth place of Sri.Ramkrishna Paramahamsa- Dakshineswar.

¨ Benoy Badal Dinesh Bag is the memorial of three martyrs.

¨ Sunderbans wild life sanctuary, Jaldappara wild life

¨ sanctuary, Lothian Island wild Life sanctuary, Buxar tiger reserve.

¨ Damodar valley project & Mayurakshi project.

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