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The '''Bengali people''' are the ethnic community from [[Bengal]] (divided between [[India]] and [[Bangladesh]]) in [[South Asia]] with a history going back more than two millennia. They speak [[Bengali language|Bengali]], a language of the eastern branch of the [[Indo-Aryan]] branch of the [[Indo-Iranian languages]]. They can trace their ancestry to the early [[Indo-Aryans]], as well as the indigenous [[Austro-Asiatic]] [[Munda people|Munda]] inhabitants of Bengal and [[Bihar]] (descendants of the [[Proto-Australoid]]s), the [[Assamese]] and [[Sino-Tibetan]] inhabitants of [[North-East India]], and the [[Dravidian people|Dravidians]] from [[South India]]. Bengalis are mostly concentrated in [[Bangladesh]], and in the state of [[West Bengal]] in [[India]]. There are also a number of Bengali communities scattered in several states of India, such as [[Assam]], [[Jharkhand]], [[Bihar]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], as well as in other countries including [[Pakistan]], [[Malaysia]], the [[Middle East]], [[UK]] and [[USA]].
The '''Bengali people''' are the ethnic community from [[Bengal]] (divided between [[India]] and [[Bangladesh]]) in [[South Asia]] with a history going back more than two millennia. They speak [[Bengali language|Bengali]], a language of the eastern branch of the [[Indo-Aryan]] branch of the [[Indo-Iranian languages]]. Though they are [[Indo-Aryans]], they can also trace their ancestry to the indigenous [[Austro-Asiatic]] [[Munda people|Munda]] (descendants of the [[Proto-Australoid]]s), the [[Assamese]] and [[Sino-Tibetan]]s of [[North-East India]], and the [[Dravidian people|Dravidians]] of [[South India]]. As a result, Bengalis are a [[heterogeneous]] and considerably diverse ethnic group. They are mostly concentrated in [[Bangladesh]], and in the state of [[West Bengal]] in [[India]]. There are also a number of Bengali communities scattered in several states of India, such as [[Assam]], [[Jharkhand]], [[Bihar]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], as well as in other countries including [[Pakistan]], [[Malaysia]], the [[Middle East]], [[UK]] and [[USA]].


==Culture==
==Culture==
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==People==
==People==
===Actors===
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*[[Mithun Chakraborty]] মিঠুন চক্রবর্তী ''Miţhun Chôkroborti'' - [[Bollywood]] actor
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*[[Sushmita Sen]] সুশ্মিতা সেন ''Shushmita Shen'' - former [[Miss Universe]], actress

===Billionaires===
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*[[Amar Bose]] অমর গোপাল বসু ''Ômor Gopal Boshu'' - founder of [[Bose (audio)|Bose Corporation]]

===Economists===
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*[[Muhammad Yunus]] মুহাম্মদ ইউনুস ''Muhammod Iunus'' - economist, founder [[Grameen Bank]]
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*[[Amartya Sen]] অমর্ত্য সেন ''Ômorto Kumar Shen'' - economist, [[Nobel Laureate]]

===Filmmakers===
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*[[Ritwik Ghatak]] - filmmaker
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*[[Satyajit Ray]] সত্যজিৎ রায় ''Shottojit Rae'' - filmmaker, [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] winner
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*[[Mrinal Sen]] মৃনাল সেন ''Mrinal Shen'' - filmmaker

===Musicians===
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*[[Manna Dey]] মান্না দে ''Manna De'' - [[Bollywood]] singer
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*[[Vilayat Khan]] বিলায়েত খাঁ ''Bilaeet Khã'' - sitar maestro
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*[[Ravi Shankar]] রবি শঙ্কর ''Robi Shôngkor'' - sitar maestro, [[Grammy Award]] winner

===Political figures===
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*[[Subhas Chandra Bose]] সুভাষ চন্দ্র বসু ''Shubhash Chôndro Boshu'' - co-founder [[Indian National Army]], Head of State and Prime Minister, [[Arzi Hukumate Azad Hind]]
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*[[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]] শেখ মুজিবর রহমান ''Shekh Mujibur Rôhman'' - first Prime Minister of Bangladesh
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*[[Ziaur Rahman]] জিয়াউর রহমান ''Ziaur Rôhman'' - Bangladeshi freedom fighter

===Religious figures===
*[[Chaitanya Mahaprabhu]] চৈতন্য মহাপ্রভূ ''Choitonno Môhaprobhu'' - Hindu monk and social reformer
*[[Chaitanya Mahaprabhu]] চৈতন্য মহাপ্রভূ ''Choitonno Môhaprobhu'' - Hindu monk and social reformer
*[[Ramakrishna Paramahamsa]] রামকৃষ্ণ পরমহংস ''Ramkrishno Pôromôhongsho'' - Hindu saint
*[[Ramakrishna Paramahamsa]] রামকৃষ্ণ পরমহংস ''Ramkrishno Pôromôhongsho'' - Hindu saint
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*[[A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada]] - founder of [[ISKCON]]
*[[Swami Vivekananda]] স্বামী বিবেকানন্দ ''Shami Bibekanondo'' - Hindu monk and social reformer
*[[Swami Vivekananda]] স্বামী বিবেকানন্দ ''Shami Bibekanondo'' - Hindu monk and social reformer
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*[[Paramahansa Yogananda]] পরমহংস যোগানন্দ ''Pôromôhongsho Joganondo'' - monk and exponent of [[Kriya Yoga]]
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*[[Dhan Gopal Mukerji]] ধান গোপাল মুখোপাধ্যায় ''Dhan Gopal Mukhopaddhae'' - author

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*[[Rabindranath Tagore]] রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর ''Robindronath Ţhakur'' - poet, playwright, composer, Nobel laureate
===Writers===
*[[Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay]] বঙ্কিম চন্দ্র চট্টোপাধ্যায় ''Bongkim Chôndro Chôţţopaddhae'' - novelist and essayist, credited for the first Indian novel
*[[Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay]] বঙ্কিম চন্দ্র চট্টোপাধ্যায় ''Bongkim Chôndro Chôţţopaddhae'' - novelist and essayist, credited for the first Indian novel
⚫
*[[Subhas Chandra Bose]] সুভাষ চন্দ্র বসু ''Shubhash Chôndro Boshu'' - co-founder [[Indian National Army]], Head of State and Prime Minister, [[Arzi Hukumate Azad Hind]]
⚫
*[[Satyajit Ray]] সত্যজিৎ রায় ''Shottojit Rae'' - filmmaker
⚫
*[[Mrinal Sen]] মৃনাল সেন ''Mrinal Shen'' - filmmaker
⚫
*[[Ritwik Ghatak]] - filmmaker
⚫
*[[Vilayat Khan]] বিলায়েত খাঁ ''Bilaeet Khã'' - sitar maestro
⚫
*[[Ravi Shankar]] রবি শঙ্কর ''Robi Shôngkor'' - sitar maestro, [[Grammy]] awardee
*[[Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay]] শরত্চন্দ্র চট্টোপাধ্যায় ''Shôrot Chôndro Chôţţopaddhae'' - novelist
*[[Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay]] শরত্চন্দ্র চট্টোপাধ্যায় ''Shôrot Chôndro Chôţţopaddhae'' - novelist
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*[[Nirad C. Chaudhuri]] নীরদ চন্দ্র চৌধুরী ''Nirod Chôndro Choudhuri'' - Victorian scholar, [[Order of the British Empire|Commander of the Order of the British Empire]]
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*[[Paramahansa Yogananda]] পরমহংস যোগানন্দ ''Pôromôhongsho Joganondo'' - monk and exponent of [[Kriya Yoga]]
⚫
*[[A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada]] - founder of [[ISKCON]]
⚫
*[[Kazi Nazrul Islam]] কাজী নজরুল ইসলাম ''Kazi Nozrul Islam'' - poet
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*[[Subhas Mukhopadhyay]] সুভাষ মুখোপাধ্যায় ''Shubhash Mukhopaddhae'' - poet
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*[[Nirad C. Chaudhuri]] নীরদ চন্দ্র চৌধুরী ''Nirod Chôndro Choudhuri'' - Victorian scholar, [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire]]
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*[[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]] শেখ মুজিবর রহমান ''Shekh Mujibur Rôhman'' - first Prime Minister of Bangladesh
⚫
*[[Ziaur Rahman]] জিয়াউর রহমান ''Ziaur Rôhman'' - Bangladeshi freedom fighter
⚫
*[[Muhammad Yunus]] মুহাম্মদ ইউনুস ''Muhammod Iunus'' - economist, founder [[Grameen Bank]]
⚫
*[[Amartya Sen]] অমর্ত্য সেন ''Ômorto Kumar Shen'' - economist, [[Nobel Laureate]]
⚫
*[[Shamsur Rahman]] শামসুর রাহমান ''Shamsur Rôhman'' - poet
*[[Mahasweta Devi]] মহাস্বেতা দেবী ''Môhashsheta Debi'' - author, social activist
*[[Mahasweta Devi]] মহাস্বেতা দেবী ''Môhashsheta Debi'' - author, social activist
*[[Sunil Gangopadhyay]] সুনীল গঙ্গোপাধ্যায় ''Shunil Gônggopaddhae'' - poet, novelist
*[[Sunil Gangopadhyay]] সুনীল গঙ্গোপাধ্যায় ''Shunil Gônggopaddhae'' - poet, novelist
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*[[Kazi Nazrul Islam]] কাজী নজরুল ইসলাম ''Kazi Nozrul Islam'' - poet
⚫
*[[Manna Dey]] মান্না দে ''Manna De'' - [[Bollywood]] singer
⚫
*[[Mithun Chakraborty]] মিঠুন চক্রবর্তী ''Miţhun Chôkroborti'' - Bollywood action film hero
*[[Jhumpa Lahiri]] ঝুম্পা লাহিড়ী ''Jhumpa Lahiŗi'' - writer
*[[Jhumpa Lahiri]] ঝুম্পা লাহিড়ী ''Jhumpa Lahiŗi'' - writer
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*[[Dhan Gopal Mukerji]] ধান গোপাল মুখোপাধ্যায় ''Dhan Gopal Mukhopaddhae'' - author
⚫
*[[Sushmita Sen]] সুশ্মিতা সেন ''Shushmita Shen'' - former Miss Universe, actress
⚫
*[[Subhas Mukhopadhyay]] সুভাষ মুখোপাধ্যায় ''Shubhash Mukhopaddhae'' - poet
⚫
*[[Amar Bose]] অমর গোপাল বসু ''Ômor Gopal Boshu'' - founder of [[Bose (audio)|Bose Corporation]]
⚫
*[[Shamsur Rahman]] শামসুর রাহমান ''Shamsur Rôhman'' - poet
⚫
*[[Rabindranath Tagore]] রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর ''Robindronath Ţhakur'' - poet, playwright, composer, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel laureate]]


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 22:10, 1 August 2006

Bengalis
Regions with significant populations
Majority populations in:

Significant populations in:

Languages
Bengali
Religion
Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Indo-Iranians, Indo-Aryans, Oriya, Assamese, Biharis

The Bengali people are the ethnic community from Bengal (divided between India and Bangladesh) in South Asia with a history going back more than two millennia. They speak Bengali, a language of the eastern branch of the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-Iranian languages. Though they are Indo-Aryans, they can also trace their ancestry to the indigenous Austro-Asiatic Munda (descendants of the Proto-Australoids), the Assamese and Sino-Tibetans of North-East India, and the Dravidians of South India. As a result, Bengalis are a heterogeneous and considerably diverse ethnic group. They are mostly concentrated in Bangladesh, and in the state of West Bengal in India. There are also a number of Bengali communities scattered in several states of India, such as Assam, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, as well as in other countries including Pakistan, Malaysia, the Middle East, UK and USA.

Culture

The Bengalis are known for their artistic and cultural achievements. Noted Bengali authors, playwrights, music composers, painters and film-makers have played a significant role in the evolution and development of modern Indian artistic expression. The Bengal renaissance of the 19th century was brought about when the British introduced Western education and ideas. Among the various Indian cultures, the Bengalis were relatively quick to adapt to the British rule and actually use its principles (such as the judiciary and the legislature) in the subsequent political struggle for independence. The Bengali renaissance contained the seeds of a nascent Political Indian Nationalism and was the precursor in many ways to modern Indian artistic and cultural expression.

Independence Movement

Bengalis also played a notable part in the independence movement. Many of the early proponents of the freedom struggle were educated Bengalis such as Chittranjan Das and S.N.Bannerjee; subsequently others such as Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Prafulla Chaki, Khudiram Bose and Rashbehari Bose were part of the more militant "extremists".

People

Actors

Billionaires

Economists

Filmmakers

Musicians

Political figures

Religious figures

Writers

  • Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay বঙ্কিম চন্দ্র চট্টোপাধ্যায় Bongkim Chôndro Chôţţopaddhae - novelist and essayist, credited for the first Indian novel
  • Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay শরত্চন্দ্র চট্টোপাধ্যায় Shôrot Chôndro Chôţţopaddhae - novelist
  • Nirad C. Chaudhuri নীরদ চন্দ্র চৌধুরী Nirod Chôndro Choudhuri - Victorian scholar, Commander of the Order of the British Empire
  • Mahasweta Devi মহাস্বেতা দেবী Môhashsheta Debi - author, social activist
  • Sunil Gangopadhyay সুনীল গঙ্গোপাধ্যায় Shunil Gônggopaddhae - poet, novelist
  • Kazi Nazrul Islam কাজী নজরুল ইসলাম Kazi Nozrul Islam - poet
  • Jhumpa Lahiri ঝুম্পা লাহিড়ী Jhumpa Lahiŗi - writer
  • Dhan Gopal Mukerji ধান গোপাল মুখোপাধ্যায় Dhan Gopal Mukhopaddhae - author
  • Subhas Mukhopadhyay সুভাষ মুখোপাধ্যায় Shubhash Mukhopaddhae - poet
  • Shamsur Rahman শামসুর রাহমান Shamsur Rôhman - poet
  • Rabindranath Tagore রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর Robindronath Ţhakur - poet, playwright, composer, Nobel laureate

See also


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