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==People==
==People==
===Actors===
===Actors===
*[[Bobita]] - [[Cinema of Bangladesh|Bangladeshi]] actress
*[[Mithun Chakraborty]] মিঠুন চক্রবর্তী ''Miţhun Chôkroborti'' - [[Bollywood]] actor
*[[Mithun Chakraborty]] মিঠুন চক্রবর্তী ''Miţhun Chôkroborti'' - [[Bollywood]] and [[Bengali cinema|Bengali film]] actor
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*[[Sushmita Sen]] সুশ্মিতা সেন ''Shushmita Shen'' - former [[Miss Universe]], bollywood actress
*[[Kajol]] - reputed [[Bollywood]] actress
*[[Kajol]] - reputed Bollywood actress
*[[Rani Mukerji]] - renowned [[Bollywood]] actress and second cousin of [[Kajol]]
*[[Uttam Kumar]] - Bollywood and Bengali film actor
*[[Rani Mukerji]] - renowned Bollywood actress and second cousin of [[Kajol]]
*[[Uttam Kumar]]
*[[Abdur Razzak (actor)|Abdur Razzak]] - Bangladeshi and [[Cinema of Pakistan|Lollywood]] actor
*[[Suchitra Sen]]
*[[Aparna Sen]]
*[[Aparna Sen]] - Bengali film actress
*[[Suchitra Sen]] - Bollywood and Bengali film actress
*[[Abdur Razzak (actor)|Abdur Razzak]]
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*[[Sushmita Sen]] সুশ্মিতা সেন ''Shushmita Shen'' - former [[Miss Universe]], Bollywood actress
*[[Bobita]]

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


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

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


===Filmmakers===
===Filmmakers===

Revision as of 01:00, 6 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

Economists

Entrepreneurs

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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