Hindus in Bengal

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Hindus in Bengal are a religious community native to the Bengal region whose social, cultural, and demographic landscape was profoundly reshaped by the 1947 partition, leading to large-scale displacement and migration.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Bengali Hindus 9
Bengali Hindu community 1
Bengali Hindu society 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethno-religious group
religious community
affectedBy Partition of India 1947
linked to: Partition of India
casteStructure presence of Baidya castes
presence of Brahmin castes
presence of Other Backward Classes
presence of Scheduled Castes
casteStructure presence of Kayastha castes
country Bangladesh
India
cuisine fish-based dishes
rice-based diet
use of mustard oil
culturalImpact politicization of refugee identity
refugee colony culture in urban West Bengal
reshaping of social structure after partition
demographicChange decline of Hindu population share in East Bengal after 1947
increase of Hindu population in West Bengal after 1947
ethnicGroup Bengalis
linked to: Bengali people
experienced large-scale displacement in 1947
refugee migration to India after 1947
historicalEvent Partition of Bengal 1905
Partition of India 1947
linked to: Partition of India
historicalRegion Bengal Presidency
language Bengali
literaryTradition Bengali Hindu literature
majorityLocation West Bengal
majorSubgroupOf Bengali Hindus
linked to: Hindus in Bengal
migrationDestination Assam
Delhi
Maharashtra
Tripura
West Bengal
migrationOrigin East Bengal
linked to: Eastern Bengal

East Pakistan
present-day Bangladesh
minorityLocation Bangladesh
nativeTo Bengal region
linked to: Bengal
notableReformMovement Brahmo Samaj
Hindu reform movements in 19th-century Bengal
politicalIssue citizenship and property rights after partition
refugee rehabilitation in West Bengal
region Bengal
religion Hinduism
religiousMajorityStatus majority in West Bengal
religiousMinorityStatus minority in Bangladesh
script Bengali script
traditionalFestival Dol Jatra
Durga Puja
Kali Puja
Lakshmi Puja
Rath Yatra
Saraswati Puja

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Partition of Bengal 1947 affectedGroup Hindus in Bengal
Basu isUsedBy Bengali Hindus
linked to: Hindus in Bengal
Tagore culturalContext Bengali Hindu community
linked to: Hindus in Bengal
Jagaddhatri Puja observedBy Bengali Hindus
linked to: Hindus in Bengal
Bengali New Year observedBy Bengali Hindus
linked to: Hindus in Bengal
Sandhi Puja associatedCommunity Bengali Hindus
subject linked to: sandhi puja
linked to: Hindus in Bengal
Durgotsav associatedWithCommunity Bengali Hindus
linked to: Hindus in Bengal
Mukherjee isUsedBy Bengali Hindus
linked to: Hindus in Bengal
Sengupta religiousCommunity Bengali Hindus
linked to: Hindus in Bengal
Mahishya partOf Bengali Hindu society
linked to: Hindus in Bengal
Bamakhyapa culturalContext Bengali Hinduism
linked to: Hindus in Bengal
Hindus in Bengal majorSubgroupOf Bengali Hindus
linked to: Hindus in Bengal
Chattopadhyay usedByCommunity Bengali Hindus
linked to: Hindus in Bengal