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	We are a group of [[~~Wikipedia~~:Wikipedians\|Wikipedian]]s committed to improving organisation and standardize look and feel of articles related to the [[India\|Indian]] state of [[West Bengal]], the geographical regions, its people, art and culture. To join the project, please add your name [[WP: WikiProject West Bengal/Participants\|here]]. If you would like to help, please inquire on the [[{{NAMESPACE}} talk:{{PAGENAME}}\|talk page]] and see the [[~~Wikipedia~~:WikiProject West Bengal/To Do\|to-do list]] there.		We are a group of [[Bharatpedia:Wikipedians\|Wikipedian]]s committed to improving organisation and standardize look and feel of articles related to the [[India\|Indian]] state of [[West Bengal]], the geographical regions, its people, art and culture. To join the project, please add your name [[BP: WikiProject West Bengal/Participants\|here]]. If you would like to help, please inquire on the [[{{NAMESPACE}} talk:{{PAGENAME}}\|talk page]] and see the [[Bharatpedia:WikiProject West Bengal/To Do\|to-do list]] there.

	==[[West Bengal]]==		==[[West Bengal]]==
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	==[[Image:Searchtool.svg\|20px\|Divisions]] Scope==		==[[Image:Searchtool.svg\|20px\|Divisions]] Scope==
	'''[[~~Wikipedia~~:WikiProject\|WikiProject]] West Bengal''' is a collaboration to create, improve, and expand articles related to [[West Bengal]], its history, dialects, and culture. The scope of this article fundamentally is loosely defined as all articles and sections relating to [[West Bengal]]. Almost all of these will be (eventually) categorised under [[:Category:West Bengal]] and [[:Category:India]]		'''[[Bharatpedia:WikiProject\|WikiProject]] West Bengal''' is a collaboration to create, improve, and expand articles related to [[West Bengal]], its history, dialects, and culture. The scope of this article fundamentally is loosely defined as all articles and sections relating to [[West Bengal]]. Almost all of these will be (eventually) categorised under [[:Category:West Bengal]] and [[:Category:India]]

	* The project will cover all aspects of West Bengal-related articles from India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.		* The project will cover all aspects of West Bengal-related articles from India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.
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	==[[Image:Nuvola apps kpdf.png\|20px]] Goals==		==[[Image:Nuvola apps kpdf.png\|20px]] Goals==
	# Creation of a generally standard look and feel for all West Bengal-related articles.		# Creation of a generally standard look and feel for all West Bengal-related articles.
	# To produce as many [[~~Wikipedia~~:Featured articles\|Featured Articles]] as possible related to West Bengal.		# To produce as many [[Bharatpedia:Featured articles\|Featured Articles]] as possible related to West Bengal.
	# To produce as many [[~~Wikipedia~~:Good articles\|Good Articles]] as possible related to West Bengal.		# To produce as many [[Bharatpedia:Good articles\|Good Articles]] as possible related to West Bengal.
	# To write as many [[WP:DYK\|Did you know]] articles as possible related to West Bengal.		# To write as many [[BP:DYK\|Did you know]] articles as possible related to West Bengal.
	# To standardize the West Bengal related articles in Wikipedia.		# To standardize the West Bengal related articles in Wikipedia.
	# To improve Wikipedia coverage of West Bengal related articles by adding, expanding and improving West Bengal related articles.		# To improve Wikipedia coverage of West Bengal related articles by adding, expanding and improving West Bengal related articles.
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	==Parentage==		==Parentage==
	This project falls under the jurisdiction of the following Wikiproject:		This project falls under the jurisdiction of the following Wikiproject:
	*[[~~Wikipedia~~:WikiProject India]]		*[[Bharatpedia:WikiProject India]]
	**[[~~Wikipedia~~:WikiProject India/States\|Indian states]]		**[[Bharatpedia:WikiProject India/States\|Indian states]]

	== Discussion ==		== Discussion ==
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	WikiProject West Bengal uses the following style guides:		WikiProject West Bengal uses the following style guides:
	===Naming conventions===		===Naming conventions===
	*[[~~Wikipedia~~:Naming conventions (Indic)]]		*[[Bharatpedia:Naming conventions (Indic)]]

	===Structure===		===Structure===
	Refer to		Refer to
	*[[~~Wikipedia~~:WikiProject_Indian_states#Sections]] for state articles		*[[Bharatpedia:WikiProject_Indian_states#Sections]] for state articles
	*[[~~Wikipedia~~:WikiProject_Indian_districts#Sections]] for district articles		*[[Bharatpedia:WikiProject_Indian_districts#Sections]] for district articles
	*[[~~Wikipedia~~:WikiProject_Indian_cities#Sections]] for city articles		*[[Bharatpedia:WikiProject_Indian_cities#Sections]] for city articles

	==Templates==		==Templates==
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	*[[Satyajit Ray]]		*[[Satyajit Ray]]
	*[[Darjeeling]]		*[[Darjeeling]]
	*[[List of districts of West Bengal]] <small>([[WP:Featured lists\|Featured List]])</small>		*[[List of districts of West Bengal]] <small>([[BP:Featured lists\|Featured List]])</small>

	===[[Image:Symbol support vote.svg\|25px]] Good articles===		===[[Image:Symbol support vote.svg\|25px]] Good articles===
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	*[[Ramprasad Sen]]		*[[Ramprasad Sen]]

	===Articles at [[~~Wikipedia~~:Featured article candidates\|FAC]]===		===Articles at [[Bharatpedia:Featured article candidates\|FAC]]===
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	<span style="color:grey; text-align:center;">'''None currently'''</span>		<span style="color:grey; text-align:center;">'''None currently'''</span>
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	===Articles at [[~~Wikipedia~~:Peer review\|PR]]===		===Articles at [[Bharatpedia:Peer review\|PR]]===
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	<span style="color:grey; text-align:center;">'''None currently'''</span>		<span style="color:grey; text-align:center;">'''None currently'''</span>
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	===Articles at [[WP:GAN\|GAN]]===		===Articles at [[BP:GAN\|GAN]]===
	*{{Ganl\|Narada sting operation}}		*{{Ganl\|Narada sting operation}}

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	===Parentage===		===Parentage===
	*[[~~Wikipedia~~:WikiProject India]]		*[[Bharatpedia:WikiProject India]]
	**[[~~Wikipedia~~:WikiProject India/States\|Indian states]]		**[[Bharatpedia:WikiProject India/States\|Indian states]]

	===Descendant WikiProjects===		===Descendant WikiProjects===
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	===Similar WikiProjects===		===Similar WikiProjects===
	*[[~~Wikipedia~~:WikiProject Uttar Pradesh\|WikiProject Uttar Pradesh]]		*[[Bharatpedia:WikiProject Uttar Pradesh\|WikiProject Uttar Pradesh]]
	*[[~~Wikipedia~~:WikiProject Tamil Nadu\|WikiProject Tamil Nadu]]		*[[Bharatpedia:WikiProject Tamil Nadu\|WikiProject Tamil Nadu]]
	*[[~~Wikipedia~~:WikiProject Maharashtra\|WikiProject Maharashtra]]		*[[Bharatpedia:WikiProject Maharashtra\|WikiProject Maharashtra]]
	*[[~~Wikipedia~~:WikiProject Karnataka\|WikiProject Karnataka]]		*[[Bharatpedia:WikiProject Karnataka\|WikiProject Karnataka]]

	==Tools==		==Tools==

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We are a group of [[Wikipedia:Wikipedians|Wikipedian]]s committed to improving organisation and standardize look and feel of articles related to the [[India|Indian]] state of [[West Bengal]], the geographical regions, its people, art and culture. To join the project, please add your name [[WP: WikiProject West Bengal/Participants|here]]. If you would like to help, please inquire on the [[{{NAMESPACE}} talk:{{PAGENAME}}|talk page]] and see the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject West Bengal/To Do|to-do list]] there.

==[[West Bengal]]==

'''West Bengal''' ({{IPAc-en|b|ɛ|n|ˈ|ɡ|ɔː|l}}, [[Bengali language|Bengali]]: ''Poshchim Bongo'', {{IPA|bn|ˈpoʃtʃim ˈbɔŋɡo|pron|LL-Q9610 (ben)-Titodutta-পশ্চিমবঙ্গ.wav}}, abbr. '''WB''') is a [[States and territories of India|state]] located on the eastern part of India. It is India's [[List of states of India by population|fourth-largest state by population]] and [[List of states of India by area|thirteenth-largest state by area]].

[[Bengali language|Bengali]] is the official state language. In Megapolis [[Kolkata]] (Calcutta) and the wider [[Kolkata metropolitan area]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Urdu]], English, [[Hindi]] and other languages are also spoken. West Bengal is a religiously diverse region, comprising people of various faiths. Mostly, people from all over India had migrated here for business and residential purposes. [[Kolkata]] is the capital of West Bengal, which is also the cultural capital of India. The city has the highest number of Nobel laureates among all cities in India. It was once the capital of the [[British Raj|India under the British rule]].

==[[Image:Searchtool.svg|20px|Divisions]] Scope==
'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject|WikiProject]] West Bengal''' is a collaboration to create, improve, and expand articles related to [[West Bengal]], its history, dialects, and culture. The scope of this article fundamentally is loosely defined as all articles and sections relating to [[West Bengal]]. Almost all of these will be (eventually) categorised under [[:Category:West Bengal]] and [[:Category:India]]

* The project will cover all aspects of West Bengal-related articles from India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.

==[[Image:Nuvola apps kpdf.png|20px]] Goals==
# Creation of a generally standard look and feel for all West Bengal-related articles.
# To produce as many [[Wikipedia:Featured articles|Featured Articles]] as possible related to West Bengal.
# To produce as many [[Wikipedia:Good articles|Good Articles]] as possible related to West Bengal.
# To write as many [[WP:DYK|Did you know]] articles as possible related to West Bengal.
# To standardize the West Bengal related articles in Wikipedia.
# To improve Wikipedia coverage of West Bengal related articles by adding, expanding and improving West Bengal related articles.
# To serve as a central point of discussion for issues related to West Bengal related articles.
# West Bengal-related Tourist Attractions to be given more importance and it should be improved with suitable images of the places, since these articles will be read by many from outside India.
# Those who read about West Bengal should have the feeling that they should visit West Bengal and India.

==Parentage==
This project falls under the jurisdiction of the following Wikiproject:
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject India]]
**[[Wikipedia:WikiProject India/States|Indian states]]

== Discussion ==
*[[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject West Bengal]]

==Style==
WikiProject West Bengal uses the following style guides:
===Naming conventions===
*[[Wikipedia:Naming conventions (Indic)]]

===Structure===
Refer to
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Indian_states#Sections]] for state articles
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Indian_districts#Sections]] for district articles
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Indian_cities#Sections]] for city articles

==Templates==
Several categories of templates are available to work with and on pages relating to West Bengal.

=== Userbox ===
The following templates can be added to your user page:
* <code><nowiki>{{tl|User WikiProject West Bengal}}</nowiki></code> to show that you are a member of this project.
* <code><nowiki>{{User West Bengal}}</nowiki></code> to indicate that you are from West Bengal.
* <code><nowiki>{{User_interwiki_infoboard_bn}}</nowiki></code> to coordinate your efforts with the Bengali Language Wikipedia.
* <code><nowiki>{{User wikibn}}</nowiki></code> if you are a native [[Bengali language|Bengali]] speaker.
* <code><nowiki>{{Bengfonthelp}}</nowiki></code> if you know some one in need of how to type in [[Bengali language]] i.e. [[Bengali–Assamese script]] fonts.
* <code><nowiki>{{Welcomeen-bn}}</nowiki></code> if you know some one Bengali whose contributions are likely to get rejected on English Wikipedia because of lack of English language skill level.

===WikiProject West Bengal notice===

Place this WikiProject notice [[Template:WP India]] at the top of an article's Talk page to direct editors to the WikiProject West Bengal for guidelines.

To use it, place
'''<code><nowiki>{{WikiProject India|class=|importance=|bengal=yes|bengal-importance=}}</nowiki></code>'''
at the top of an article's Talk page, which will produce:

{{WikiProject India|bengal=yes|category=no}}

===Stubs===
For stubs about the geography of West Bengal, use '''<code><nowiki>{{WestBengal-geo-stub}}</nowiki></code>'''. This will go into the [[:Category:West Bengal geography stubs]].
*For any other stubs related to West Bengal, you can just write '''<code><nowiki>{{West Bengal-stub}}</nowiki></code>'''. This will go into [[:Category:West Bengal stubs]].

===Topic templates===
* {{tl|West Bengal topics}}

==Recognized articles==
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# [[West Bengal]]
# [[History of West Bengal]]
# [[History of Bengal]]
# [[Bengalis]]
# [[Bengali language]]
# [[Bengali cuisine]]
# [[Bengali literature]]
# [[Geography of West Bengal]]
# [[Cinema of West Bengal]]
# [[Culture of Bengal]]
# [[Bengali renaissance]]
# [[Rabindranath Tagore]]
# [[Subhas Chandra Bose]]
# [[Ramakrishna]]
|}
===[[Image:LinkFA-star.png|25px]] Featured articles===
*[[Kolkata]] (Calcutta)
*[[Satyajit Ray]]
*[[Darjeeling]]
*[[List of districts of West Bengal]] <small>([[WP:Featured lists|Featured List]])</small>

===[[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|25px]] Good articles===
*[[Swami Vivekananda]]
*[[Sri Aurobindo]]
*[[Ramprasad Sen]]

===Articles at [[Wikipedia:Featured article candidates|FAC]]===
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<span style="color:grey; text-align:center;">'''None currently'''</span>
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===Articles at [[Wikipedia:Peer review|PR]]===
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<span style="color:grey; text-align:center;">'''None currently'''</span>
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===Articles at [[WP:GAN|GAN]]===
*{{Ganl|Narada sting operation}}

{{User:WolterBot/Cleanup listing subscription|wgcat=WikiProject West Bengal articles}}
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== Article requests ==
* [[Bangaliana]], the traditional lifestyle and is best described as a code of honor of the [[Bengali people]]

==Member identification==
Members of WikiProject West Bengal should place one of the following lines of [[Help:Wikitext|Wikitext]] on their [[Special:MyPage|user page]] to add it to '''{{nobreak|[[:Category:WikiProject West Bengal participants]]}}'''.
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{{yycat|WikiProject West Bengal participants}}
{{yy|Template:User WikiProject West Bengal}}
{{yy|Template:User WP West Bengal}}
{{yy|Template:User WP West Bengal|invite}}
{{yyend}}
For other West Bengal user templates, see '''{{nobreak|[[:Category:West Bengal user templates]]}}'''.

==Project context==

===Parentage===
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject India]]
**[[Wikipedia:WikiProject India/States|Indian states]]

===Descendant WikiProjects===
* No descendant WikiProjects have been defined.

===Similar WikiProjects===
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Uttar Pradesh|WikiProject Uttar Pradesh]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Tamil Nadu|WikiProject Tamil Nadu]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Maharashtra|WikiProject Maharashtra]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Karnataka|WikiProject Karnataka]]

==Tools==
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*[[tools:~dispenser/view/Reflinks|Reflinks]] - Edits bare references - adds title/dates etc. to bare references
*[[tools:~dispenser/view/Checklinks|Checklinks]] - Edit and repair external links
*[[tools:~dispenser/view/Dab_solver|Dab solver]] - Quickly resolve ambiguous links.
*[[tools:~dispenser/view/Peer_reviewer|Peer reviewer]] - Provides hints and suggestion to improving articles.

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