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Why are Muslims in some parts of West Bengal urdu speaking and not bengali speaking?
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Apart from Bengali speaking Muslims, West Bengal is also the home of quite a few urdu speaking Muslims. the ones who speak it as their first language are mainly from UP and Bihar who come to the urban and semi urban areas of West Bengal in order to make a livelihood. Bengali speaking Muslims are also adept in the language as most Muslim-run schools offer it in their curriculum.
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∙ 11y ago
The Urdu-speaking Muslims in some parts of West Bengal are primarily descendants of migrants who arrived during the 1947 partition of India. These migrants, mainly from regions such as Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, brought Urdu as their native language. Over time, they have maintained their cultural practices and language within their communities.
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What countries speak bengali?
Bangladesh and India are the two main countries where Bengali is spoken. In addition, there is a significant Bengali-speaking population in areas of Pakistan and the Middle East.
Does sur surname come in bengali rajput?
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What language is Bengal?
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Are kundus bengali in origin?
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Name of an African country which speaks bengali?
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The country of Bengali?
Bangladesh and parts of India
What countries speak bengali?
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How many body parts are in a Bengal tiger?
46
When was Speaking Parts created?
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Who partitioned the province of Bengal into two parts in 1905?
Lord Curzon
Why is west Bengal known as west Bengal instead of east Bengal?
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What is the first printed book in Bengali language?
Grammar of the Bengali Language (1778) by nathaniel brassey halhead.Some of the rare and important works in this collection are: A Grammar of the Bengal Language (1778) by Nathaniel Brassey Halhed, which is the earliest printed book in Bengali, Henry Forster's A Vocabulary in Two parts, English and Bangalee (1799), William Carrey's Dialogues, Intended to Facilitate the Acquiring of the Bengali Language ( 1801), Ram Ram Basu's Raja Pratapaditya Charitra (1801), Mrityunjay Vidyalankar's Batris Simhansan (1802), Ramayanatranslated by Krittibas and published in five volumes, Mahabharat translated by Kashi Ram Das (1802), Chandicharan Munshi's Tota Itihas (1805), Jayanarayan Ghosal'sSri Karunanidhanavilasa(1814), William Carey's Dictionary of the Bengali Language, 2 volumes (1815-1825). There are 400 titles of Bengali periodicals including many rare 19th century periodicals such as Digdarshan (1818) first Bengali monthly and the first issue of Samachar Darpan (1831) -- the first Bengali weekly
