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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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