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| {{Short description|Festival celebrated in the Indian state of West Bengal}}
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| | holiday_name = Paschimbanga Dibas<hr/>{{small|West Bengal Day}}
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| | longtype = Public (<small>West Bengal</small>)
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| | frequency = annual
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| | observedby = Peoples of [[West Bengal]]
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| | date = 14/15 April
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| '''''Paschimbanga Dibas''''' ({{lang-bn|পশ্চিমবঙ্গ দিবস}}), also known as '''West Bengal Day''', is the day, which is celebrated by peoples of West Bengal and edicated to the Indian state of [[West Bengal]]. It will be officially celebrated every year on [[Pohela Boishakh|1st]] [[Boishakh]] (April 14/15) according to the [[Bengali calendars]] (original version), which will start on 1st Boishakh of 1331 Baṅgābda or 15 April 2024.<ref name="anandabazar1">{{cite web |title=সরকারি ‘পশ্চিমবঙ্গ দিবস’ পাবে বাংলা, একই দিনে জোড়া উৎসবের সুপারিশ, সিলমোহর দেবেন মমতা |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/west-bengal/committee-recommended-celebrating-1-baisakh-as-west-bengal-day-chief-minister-mamata-banerjee-will-give-the-final-approval-dgtl/cid/1453875 |website=Anandabazar |publisher=Anandabazar Patrika |access-date=22 August 2023 |location=Kolkata |language=bn |date=21 August 2023}}</ref><ref name="millenniumpost1">{{cite web |title=Committee to determine celebration day of Paschimbanga Divas |url=https://www.millenniumpost.in/bengal/committee-to-determine-celebration-day-of-paschimbanga-divas-529842 |website=www.millenniumpost.in |access-date=22 August 2023 |location=Kolkata |date=20 August 2023}}</ref><ref name="telegraphindia1"/> Besides, the [[Raj Bhavan, Kolkata|Raj Bhavan]], official residence of the [[List of governors of West Bengal|governor of West Bengal]], and the [[Bharatiya Janata Party, West Bengal|Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) observe ''Paschimbanga Dibas'' on 20 June.<ref name="thehindu1">{{cite web |title=West Bengal’s Foundation Day: Can’t divide nation on the lines of language or religion, says Governor R.N. Ravi |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/west-bengals-foundation-day-is-a-reminder-to-be-vigilant-about-forces-out-to-weaken-india-says-governor/article66989657.ece |website=www.thehindu.com |publisher=The Hindu |access-date=22 August 2023 |location=Chennai |date=20 Jun 2023}}</ref>
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| ==History==
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| Many social media users wished "West Bengal Day" on 20 June 2020, because on 20 June 1947, the [[Bengal Legislative Assembly]] decided to divide [[Bengal Presidency|Bengal]] and form [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Why are netizens celebrating West Bengal Day on June 20th? |url=https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/why-are-netizens-celebrating-west-bengal-day-on-june-20th-051042993.html |website=uk.finance.yahoo.com |publisher=Yahoo Finance |access-date=22 August 2023 |date=20 Jun 2023}}</ref> For the same reason, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) observes West Bengal Day on 20 June.<ref name="thestatesman1">{{cite web |title=West Bengal Day celebrated at UP Raj Bhavan |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/india/west-bengal-day-celebrated-at-up-raj-bhavan-1503192232.html |website=www.thestatesman.com |publisher=The Statesman |access-date=22 August 2023 |location=Locknow |date=20 Jun 2023}}</ref>
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| [[List of governors of West Bengal|Governor of West Bengal]] [[C. V. Ananda Bose|C. V. Anand Bose]] celebrated West Bengal Day at the [[Raj Bhavan, Kolkata|Raj Bhavan]] on 20 June 2023.<ref name="hindustantimes1">{{cite web |title=Governor observers state ‘foundation day’, ignores Mamata’s call for not doing so |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/kolkata-news/governor-cv-ananda-bose-defies-mamata-banerjee-s-call-to-cancel-west-bengal-foundation-day-celebrations-101687247850637.html |website=www.hindustantimes.com |publisher=Hindustan Times |access-date=22 August 2023 |date=20 Jun 2023}}</ref> But [[List of chief ministers of West Bengal|Chief Minister of West Bengal]] [[Mamata Banerjee]] did not want to celebrate this day (20 Jun) as "West Bengal Day". In response to the West Bengal Day celebrated by the BJP and the Raj Bhavan, the [[Government of West Bengal]] requested a discussion in the West Bengal Legislative assembly to fix an alternative day for the West Bengal Day. On 18 August 2023, [[Biman Banerjee]], the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, has officially created the ''West Bengal Day Determination Committee''.<ref name="anandabazar3">{{cite web |title=রাজ্যের ‘প্রতিষ্ঠা দিবসে’র খোঁজে এ বার শাসকও |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/west-bengal/the-search-for-the-west-bengals-foundation-day-has-been-started-by-the-state-government/cid/1453305 |website=Anandabazar |publisher=Anandabazar Patrika |access-date=22 August 2023 |location=Kolkata |language=bn |date=19 August 2023}}</ref><ref name="bangla-hindustantimes1">{{cite web |author1=Apromeya Datta Gupta |title=‘পশ্চিমবঙ্গ দিবস’ কবে পালন করা হবে? তৃণমূলের বিকল্প তারিখ, কমিটি গড়লেন অধ্যক্ষ |url=https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/bengal/kolkata/assembly-tmc-gives-alternative-date-for-celebrate-paschimbango-diwas-and-speaker-formed-committee-31692435553740.html |website=bangla.hindustantimes.com |publisher=Hindustan Times - Bangla |access-date=22 August 2023 |language=bn |date=19 August 2023}}</ref> A proposal to officially designate West Bengal Day was tabled in the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] in August 2023.<ref name="telegraphindia1">{{cite web |title=Bengal government picks Poila Baisakh as state day to counter BJP's June 20 commemoration |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/bengal-government-picks-poila-baisakh-as-state-day-to-counter-bjps-june-20-commemoration/cid/1960645 |website=www.telegraphindia.com |publisher=The Telegraph India |access-date=22 August 2023}}</ref> After much deliberation, it was decided on August 22 to adopt the date 1st [[Boishakh]] or [[Pohela Boishakh]] (April 14/15) of the Bengal calendar (original version) as the official West Bengal Day.<ref name="telegraphindia1"/><ref name="anandabazar4">{{cite web |title=‘পশ্চিমবঙ্গ দিবস’-এর পর জাতীয় সঙ্গীতের আদলে এ বার তৈরি হবে ‘রাজ্য সঙ্গীত’ |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/west-bengal/after-paschimbanga-day-this-time-the-state-anthem-will-be-composed-on-the-pattern-of-the-national-anthem-dgtl/cid/1453926 |website=Anandabazar |publisher=Anandabazar Patrika |access-date=22 August 2023 |location=Kolkata |language=bn |date=21 August 2023}}</ref><ref name="timesofindia-indiatimes1">{{cite web |author1=Krishnendu Bandyopadhyay |title=State panel for Poila Baishakh to be ‘Paschimbanga Divas’ |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/state-panel-for-poila-baishakh-to-be-paschimbanga-divas/articleshow/102923398.cms?from=mdr |website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com |publisher=The Times of India |access-date=22 August 2023 |location=Kolkata |date=22 August 2023}}</ref>
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