Emblem of West Bengal - Revision history

Flightsvilla: add article and improved wording

2026-05-09T05:56:03Z

add article and improved wording

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	{{Short description\|Official seal of the government of West Bengal, India and its history}}		{{Short description\|Official seal of the government of West Bengal, India and its history}}
	{{Use dmy dates\|date=~~July 2019~~}}		{{Use dmy dates\|date=May 2026}}
	{{Infobox coat of arms		{{Infobox coat of arms
	\| name = Emblem of West Bengal		\| name = Emblem of West Bengal
	\| image =		\| image = Emblem of India (brown).svg
	\| image_width = 180		\| image_width = 180
	\| middle =		\| middle =
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	\| lesser_caption =		\| lesser_caption =
	\| armiger = [[Government of West Bengal]]		\| armiger = [[Government of West Bengal]]
	\| year_adopted = ~~2018~~		\| year_adopted = 2026
	\| crest = [[Emblem of India]]		\| crest = [[Emblem of India]]
	\| torse =		\| torse =
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	\|divisions_type=[[States and union territories of India \|State]]\|divisions=[[West Bengal]]		\|divisions_type=[[States and union territories of India \|State]]\|divisions=[[West Bengal]]
	}}		}}
	~~{{Mamata Banerjee sidebar}}~~
	The '''Emblem of West Bengal''' is the [[official seal]] of the [[Government of West Bengal\|Government]] of the [[India]]n [[States of India\|state]] of [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.wb.gov.in/portal/web/guest/landing\|title=Egiye Bangla\|access-date=15 October 2018\|archive-date=13 April 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413171429/https://wb.gov.in/portal/web/guest/landing\|url-status=live}}</ref>		The '''Emblem of West Bengal''' is the [[official seal]] of the [[Government of West Bengal\|Government]] of the [[India]]n [[States of India\|state]] of [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.wb.gov.in/portal/web/guest/landing\|title=Egiye Bangla\|access-date=15 October 2018\|archive-date=13 April 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413171429/https://wb.gov.in/portal/web/guest/landing\|url-status=live}}</ref>

BrandonNewquist: Improved wording and formatting

2026-01-21T05:22:15Z

Improved wording and formatting

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			{{Short description\|Official seal of the government of West Bengal, India and its history}}
	{{Use dmy dates\|date=July 2019}}		{{Use dmy dates\|date=July 2019}}
	{{Infobox coat of arms		{{Infobox coat of arms
	\| name = Emblem of West Bengal		\| name = Emblem of West Bengal
	\|image = ~~Emblem of West Bengal.svg~~		\| image =
	\| image_width = ~~200~~		\| image_width = 180
	\| middle =		\| middle =
	\| middle_width =		\| middle_width =
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	\| crest = [[Emblem of India]]		\| crest = [[Emblem of India]]
	\| torse =		\| torse =
	\| shield = Globe, Bengali ~~characters~~ (ব), ~~map~~ of West Bengal		\| shield = Globe, Bengali character (ব), <br/> Map of West Bengal
	\| supporters =		\| supporters =
	\| compartment =		\| compartment =
	\| motto = ~~পশ্চিমবঙ্গ সরকার - Govt. of West Bengal~~		\| motto = [[Satyameva Jayate]]
	\| orders =		\| orders =
	\| other_elements =		\| other_elements = পশ্চিমবঙ্গ সরকার — Govt. of West Bengal
	\| earlier_versions =		\| earlier_versions =
	\| use =		\| use =
			\|divisions_type=[[States and union territories of India \|State]]\|divisions=[[West Bengal]]
	}}		}}
			{{Mamata Banerjee sidebar}}
	The '''Emblem of West Bengal''' is the official seal of the ~~government~~ of [[West Bengal]].<ref>https://www.wb.gov.in/portal/web/guest/landing</ref>		The '''Emblem of West Bengal''' is the [[official seal]] of the [[Government of West Bengal\|Government]] of the [[India]]n [[States of India\|state]] of [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.wb.gov.in/portal/web/guest/landing\|title=Egiye Bangla\|access-date=15 October 2018\|archive-date=13 April 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413171429/https://wb.gov.in/portal/web/guest/landing\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	==Design==		==Design==
	The emblem consists of a circle depicting a globe with the state of West Bengal highlighted by a representation of the [[Bengali alphabet]]. The National Emblem of India appears above the globe and the emblem includes the name of the state in ~~the~~ English i.e. West Bengal and [[Bengali language\|Bengali]] ~~languages~~ i.e. পশ্চিমবঙ্গ ~~(‘’Paschim Banga’’~~). The central element of the emblem was also used by the [[Biswa Bangla]] campaign to promote sale of traditional ~~West~~ Bengali handicrafts and textiles.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/mamata-unveils-state-logo-with-biswa-bangla-theme/article10017127.ece\|title=Mamata unveils State logo with Biswa Bangla theme\|publisher=}}</ref>		The emblem consists of a circle depicting a globe with the state of [[West Bengal]] highlighted by a representation of the [[Bengali alphabet]]. The [[National Emblem of India]] appears above the globe and the emblem includes the name of the state in [[English language\|English]] (i.e. West Bengal) and in the [[Bengali language\|Bengali]] language (i.e. {{langx\|bn\|পশ্চিমবঙ্গ\|translit=Pôśchim Bôṅgô}}). The central element of the emblem was also used by the state government's [[Biswa Bangla]] campaign to promote the sale of traditional Bengali handicrafts and textiles.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/mamata-unveils-state-logo-with-biswa-bangla-theme/article10017127.ece\|title=Mamata unveils State logo with Biswa Bangla theme\|date=5 January 2018\|publisher=\|access-date=15 October 2018\|archive-date=7 November 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221107113245/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/mamata-unveils-state-logo-with-biswa-bangla-theme/article10017127.ece\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	==~~History~~==		==Historic emblems==
	The current emblem was designed by [[Mamata Banerjee]], the [[Chief Minister of West Bengal\|Chief Minister]] of the state and was officially adopted in January 2018.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.facebook.com/MamataBanerjeeOfficial/photos/pcb.1682887761778558/1682887521778582/?type=3&theater\|title=Mamata Banerjee\|website=www.facebook.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://wbxpress.com/official-state-emblem-west-bengal/\|title=Official Emblem for the State of West Bengal - WBXPress\|date=1 February 2018\|publisher=}}</ref> Prior to the adoption of the new emblem in 2018, the state government used the National Emblem of India for official purposes but had adopted a distinctive logo for marketing purposes. This logo, known as "Banglarmukh" (''Face of Bengal''), depicted a female face surround by a red veil.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://hda.gov.in/\|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20170417101209/http://hda.gov.in/\|url-status=dead\|title=HDA\|date=17 April 2017\|archivedate=17 April 2017}}</ref>		The current emblem was designed by [[Mamata Banerjee]], the [[Chief Minister of West Bengal\|Chief Minister]] of the state and was officially adopted in January 2018.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.facebook.com/MamataBanerjeeOfficial/photos/pcb.1682887761778558/1682887521778582/?type=3&theater\|title=Mamata Banerjee\|website=www.facebook.com\|access-date=15 October 2018\|archive-date=24 April 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424183755/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FMamataBanerjeeOfficial%2Fphotos%2Fpcb.1682887761778558%2F1682887521778582%2F%3Ftype%3D3%26theater\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://wbxpress.com/official-state-emblem-west-bengal/\|title=Official Emblem for the State of West Bengal - WBXPress\|date=1 February 2018\|publisher=\|access-date=15 October 2018\|archive-date=24 April 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424183740/https://wbxpress.com/official-state-emblem-west-bengal/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Prior to the adoption of the new emblem in 2018, the state government used the National Emblem of India for official purposes but had adopted a distinctive logo for marketing purposes. This logo, known as "Banglarmukh" (''Face of Bengal''), depicted a female face surround by a red veil.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://hda.gov.in/\|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20170417101209/http://hda.gov.in/\|url-status=dead\|title=HDA\|date=17 April 2017\|archivedate=17 April 2017}}</ref>

	<gallery>		<gallery>
	File:Badge of British Bengal.svg\|~~Badge~~ of the [[Bengal Presidency]] ~~during~~ [[~~British Raj~~\|~~British rule~~]] ~~in India~~		File:Badge of British Bengal.svg\|[[Emblem]] of the [[Bengal Presidency]]
	File:Banglarmukh ~~logo~~.png\|Banglarmukh ~~logo~~ used ~~up to~~ 2018		File:Coat of Arms of the Nawab of Bengal (top) and that of the Nawab of Murshidabad (bottom).png\|Coat of Arms of the [[Nawab of Bengal]] (top) and [[Nawab of Murshidabad\|Murshidabad]] (bottom)
			File:Emblem of West Bengal (Banglarmukh) before 2018.png\|Banglarmukh emblem used until 2018
	</gallery>		</gallery>

	==~~Government banner~~==		== Autonomous district councils in West Bengal ==
	~~The Government of~~ West Bengal ~~can be represented by a banner displaying~~ the emblem of the ~~state on~~ a ~~white field~~.<ref>https://www.~~dreamstime~~.com/~~west~~-~~bengal~~-~~state~~-~~india~~-~~flag~~-~~textile~~-~~cloth~~-~~fabric~~-~~waving~~-~~top~~-~~sunrise~~-~~mist~~-~~fog~~-~~west~~-~~bengal~~-~~state-india-flag-textile-image127909913~~</ref>		;Gorkhaland
			West Bengal has one [[autonomous district council]], the [[Gorkhaland Territorial Administration]], which adopted its own emblem in October 2014. The emblem is a circular seal featuring a locomotive of the [[Darjeeling Himalayan Railway]], a woman picking [[tea]] leaves, a [[rhododendron]] flower and mountain peaks of the [[Himalayas]] surrounded by the name of the authority and two pairs of crossed [[Kukri]] daggers.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/GorkhalandTerritorialAdministration/photos/a.102800121374266/102814918039453/ {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424183756/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FGorkhalandTerritorialAdministration%2Fphotos%2Fa.102800121374266%2F102814918039453%2F \|date=24 April 2023 }} {{User-generated source\|certain=yes\|date=March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url-access=limited \|archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/317888468348941/453201171484336 \|archive-date = 2022-04-27\| url = https://m.facebook.com/TheDarjeelingChronicle/posts/the-gta-logo-inaguratedthe-gorkhaland-territorial-administration-inaugurated-its/453201171484336/?locale2=fr_CA \|title = The Darjeeling Chronicle on Facebook \|website=[[Facebook]]}}{{cbignore}}{{User-generated source\|certain=yes\|date=March 2022}}</ref>

	<gallery>		<gallery>
	File:~~..West Bengal Flag(INDIA)~~.png\|~~Banner~~ of ~~West Bengal~~		File:Gorkhaland Territorial Administration seal.png\|Emblem of the [[Gorkhaland Territorial Administration]]
	</gallery>		</gallery>

			==Government banner==
			The [[Government of West Bengal]] can be represented by a banner displaying the emblem of the state on a white field.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.dreamstime.com/west-bengal-state-india-flag-textile-cloth-fabric-waving-top-sunrise-mist-fog-west-bengal-state-india-flag-textile-image127909913\|title=West Bengal State of India Flag Textile Cloth Fabric Waving on the Top Sunrise Mist Fog Stock Illustration - Illustration of graphic, ripple: 127909913\|access-date=18 March 2020\|archive-date=7 November 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221107114530/https://www.dreamstime.com/west-bengal-state-india-flag-textile-cloth-fabric-waving-top-sunrise-mist-fog-west-bengal-state-india-flag-textile-image127909913\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==
	* [[State Emblem of India]]		* [[State Emblem of India]]
	* [[List of Indian state emblems]]		* [[List of Indian state emblems]]
			* [[Banglar Mati Banglar Jol]]

	==References==		==References==
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	[[Category:Symbols of West Bengal]]		[[Category:Symbols of West Bengal]]
	~~[[Category:Provincial symbols of Banga Praant (India)]]~~

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>Cordyceps-Zombie at 18:19, 7 April 2021

2021-04-07T18:19:37Z

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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox coat of arms
| name = Emblem of West Bengal
|image = Emblem of West Bengal.svg
| image_width = 200
| middle =
| middle_width =
| middle_caption =
| lesser =
| lesser_width =
| lesser_caption =
| armiger = [[Government of West Bengal]]
| year_adopted = 2018
| crest = [[Emblem of India]]
| torse =
| shield = Globe, Bengali characters (ব), map of West Bengal
| supporters =
| compartment =
| motto = পশ্চিমবঙ্গ সরকার - Govt. of West Bengal
| orders =
| other_elements =
| earlier_versions =
| use =
}}

The '''Emblem of West Bengal''' is the official seal of the government of [[West Bengal]].<ref>https://www.wb.gov.in/portal/web/guest/landing</ref>

==Design==
The emblem consists of a circle depicting a globe with the state of West Bengal highlighted by a representation of the [[Bengali alphabet]]. The National Emblem of India appears above the globe and the emblem includes the name of the state in the English i.e. West Bengal and [[Bengali language|Bengali]] languages i.e. পশ্চিমবঙ্গ (‘’Paschim Banga’’). The central element of the emblem was also used by the [[Biswa Bangla]] campaign to promote sale of traditional West Bengali handicrafts and textiles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/mamata-unveils-state-logo-with-biswa-bangla-theme/article10017127.ece|title=Mamata unveils State logo with Biswa Bangla theme|publisher=}}</ref>

==History==
The current emblem was designed by [[Mamata Banerjee]], the [[Chief Minister of West Bengal|Chief Minister]] of the state and was officially adopted in January 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/MamataBanerjeeOfficial/photos/pcb.1682887761778558/1682887521778582/?type=3&theater|title=Mamata Banerjee|website=www.facebook.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://wbxpress.com/official-state-emblem-west-bengal/|title=Official Emblem for the State of West Bengal - WBXPress|date=1 February 2018|publisher=}}</ref> Prior to the adoption of the new emblem in 2018, the state government used the National Emblem of India for official purposes but had adopted a distinctive logo for marketing purposes. This logo, known as "Banglarmukh" (''Face of Bengal''), depicted a female face surround by a red veil.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hda.gov.in/|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20170417101209/http://hda.gov.in/|url-status=dead|title=HDA|date=17 April 2017|archivedate=17 April 2017}}</ref>

<gallery>
File:Badge of British Bengal.svg|Badge of the [[Bengal Presidency]] during [[British Raj|British rule]] in India
File:Banglarmukh logo.png|Banglarmukh logo used up to 2018
</gallery>

==Government banner==
The Government of West Bengal can be represented by a banner displaying the emblem of the state on a white field.<ref>https://www.dreamstime.com/west-bengal-state-india-flag-textile-cloth-fabric-waving-top-sunrise-mist-fog-west-bengal-state-india-flag-textile-image127909913</ref>
<gallery>
File:..West Bengal Flag(INDIA).png|Banner of West Bengal
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[State Emblem of India]]
* [[List of Indian state emblems]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.wb.gov.in/portal/web/guest/landing Government of West Bengal]

{{West Bengal}}
{{Indian state emblems}}

[[Category:Government of West Bengal]]
[[Category:Indian state seals|West Bengal]]
[[Category:Symbols of West Bengal]]

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