Culture of West Bengal Culture of West Bengal The culture of West Bengal is an Indian Culture which has its roots in the Bengali literature, music, fine arts, drama and cinema. Different geographic regions of West Bengal have subtle as well as more pronounced variations between each other, with Darjeeling Himalayan hill region and Duars showing particularly different socio-cultural aspects. West Bengal's capital Kolkata—as the former capital of India—was the birthplace of modern Indian literary and artistic thought, and is referred to as the "cultural [or literary] capital of India". The presence of "paras", which are cluster of neighbourhoods that possess a strong sense
Universities and colleges of West Bengal help of the MIT Sloan School of Management and the Ford Foundation. Universities and colleges of West Bengal The Indian state of West Bengal is the site of India's first modern university and 33 universities are listed under the University Grants Commission (India). West Bengal is the 4th most populated state located in the eastern part of India. It is one of the largest contributors to the gross domestic product of the country and it is a pioneer state in providing modern education. The medium of instruction is usually in Bengali, English and Urdu. Diploma, certificate courses, advanced diploma program,