West Bengal is a state in modern India. After India's independence in 1947, the state of Bengal was partitioned into West Bengal and Wes...

  Vijnaneshvara is a Hindu (12th c.) Author of the Mitakshara, a lengthy commentary on the Yajnavalkya Smrti, which is itself a work of dhar...

  Ram Mohan Roy (1774–1833)  He was a successful businessman and public servant who hailed from an affluent Bengali family. He arrived i...