Bengali nationalism

Joy Bangla (Bengali: জয় বাংলা; meaning Victory to Bengal) written in Bengali alphabet, in Pan-Bengali colors, red and white, is a slogan and war cry to indicate nationalism towards the geopolitical, cultural and historical region of Bengal and Bangamata (also known as Bangla Maa or Mother Bengal)
Map of Bengali language in Bangladesh and India (district-wise). Darker shades imply a greater percentage of native speakers of Bengali in each district.

Bengali nationalism (Bengali: বাঙালি জাতীয়তাবাদ, pronounced [baŋali dʒat̪i̯ot̪abad̪]) is a form of ethnic nationalism that focuses on Bengalis as a single ethnicity by rejecting imposition of other languages and cultures while promoting its own in Bengal. Bengalis speak the Bengali language and mostly live across Bangladesh (East Bengal) and the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura and Assam (Barak Valley). Bengali nationalism is one of the four fundamental principles according to the Constitution of Bangladesh[1] and was the main driving force behind the creation of the independent nation state of Bangladesh through the 1971 liberation war. Bengali Muslims make up the majority (90%) of Bangladesh's citizens (Bangladeshis), and are the largest minority in the Indian states of Assam and West Bengal, whereas Bengali Hindus make up the majority of India's citizens (Indians) in Indian states of West Bengal and Tripura, and are the largest minority in the Indian states of Assam and Jharkhand and the independent state of Bangladesh (8%).[2]

  1. ^ "9.Nationalism". bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd. Constitution of Bangladesh. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  2. ^ Schuman, Howard (1972). "A Note on the Rapid Rise of Mass Bengali Nationalism in East Pakistan". American Journal of Sociology. 78 (2): 290–298. doi:10.1086/225325. JSTOR 2776497. S2CID 143759579.

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