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4 days ago · Under Gov.-Gen. Charles Cornwallis (served 1786–93), a permanent settlement system was established in the territory—now called the Bengal Presidency—whereby property rights were granted in perpetuity to local zamindars (landlords).
18 hours ago · The Bengal Presidency had the highest gross domestic product in British India. Bengal hosted the most advanced cultural centers in British India. A cosmopolitan, eclectic cultural atmosphere took shape. There were many anglophiles, including the Naib Nazim of Dhaka. A Portuguese missionary published the first book on Bengali grammar. A Hindu ...
4 days ago · Thus, the Bengal Presidency, as the province was known, had powers of superintendence over the other British presidencies, those of Madras (now Chennai) and Bombay (now Mumbai). Britain was not, however, the only European presence in Bengal.
1 day ago · Born on May 22, 1772, in Radhanagar, Bengal Presidency (present-day West Bengal, India), Ram Mohan Roy was influenced by the ideas of the European Enlightenment and sought to challenge traditional Hindu practices and promote progressive ideals.
1 day ago · In 1947, Sheikh Mujib also joined the "United Bengal Movement" which was organized under the leadership of Suhrawardy, Abul Hashim, Sarat Chandra Bose and others to form an undivided independent Bengal outside the jurisdiction of India and Pakistan.
5 days ago · Bengal was thenceforth the base for British expansion in India. From 1773 its governor-general was the chief executive of British India; from 1834 he bore the title “governor-general of India.”. The Assam region to the northeast was joined to Bengal from 1838 to 1874.
15 hours ago · The Bengal assembly speaker administered oath to newly elected MLAs, prompting the governor to complain of constitutional impropriety. Both sides cite different articles of the Constitution to ...
