Formation of West Bengal: Know what was the old name of West Bengal

BY A STAFF REPORTER: The name Banga or Bangla is derived from the ancient Banga or Banga Empire, it is mentioned in early Sanskrit literature. But its early history is undated to the 3rd century BC. When it was part of the vast Mauryan Empire inherited by Emperor Ashoka. The history of West Bengal begins in 1947 when the Hindu-majority western part of the British province of Bengal. West Bengal became a state on January 26, 1950.