About Bengal - sweetest part of India in Bengal,India, Kolkata

Politically, Bengal is divided between the sovereign republic of Bangladesh, which covers two-thirds of the region, and West Bengal, which is a part of the Republic of India, in the western part of the region.

The predominant ethno-linguistic group are the Bengali people, who speak the Indo-Aryan Bengali language. Bengali Muslims are the majority in Bangladesh. Bengali Hindus are the majority in West Bengal. Outside Bengal proper, the Indian territories of Tripura, Assam and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, as well as Myanmar's Rakhine State, are also home to significant communities with Bengali heritage.

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There are four World Heritage Sites in the region, including the Sundarbans, the Somapura Mahavihara, the Mosque City of Bagerhat and the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway. Other prominent places include the Bishnupur, Bankura temple city, the Adina Mosque, the Caravanserai Mosque, numerous zamindar palaces (like Ahsan Manzil and Cooch Behar Palace), the Lalbagh Fort, the Great Caravanserai ruins, the Shaista Khan Caravanserai ruins, the Kolkata Victoria Memorial, the Dhaka Parliament Building, archaeologically excavated ancient fort cities in Mahasthangarh, Mainamati, Chandraketugarh and Wari-Bateshwar, the Jaldapara National Park, the Lawachara National Park, the Teknaf Game Reserve and the Chittagong Hill Tracts.

Cox's Bazaar in southeastern Bangladesh is home to the longest natural beach in the world and a growing surfing destination.[28] St. Martin's Island, off the coast of Chittagong Division, is home to the sole coral reef in Bengal.

Ever since pre-colonial times, West Bengal has been the hub of all things cultural and intellectual. Many great works, be it in the form of lyrics, prose, poetry and art, has been birthed here since time immemorial. And one very good reason for this cultural success is the varied topography of the state, which boasts of everything, from the sea and the river to the forests, hills and mountains. With so much inspiration to draw from, West Bengal can be very well termed the ultimate muse, giving birth to all things poetic.

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