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{{Short description|Official seal of the government of West Bengal, India and its history}}
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{{Infobox coat of arms
{{Infobox coat of arms
  | name = Emblem of West Bengal
  | name = Emblem of West Bengal
  |image = Emblem of West Bengal.svg
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  | image_width = 200
  | image_width = 180
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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 =  
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|divisions_type=[[States and union territories of India |State]]|divisions=[[West Bengal]]
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{{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:Indian state seals|West Bengal]]
[[Category:Indian state seals|West Bengal]]
[[Category:Symbols of West Bengal]]
[[Category:Symbols of West Bengal]]
[[Category:Provincial symbols of Banga Praant (India)]]
 


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Emblem of West Bengal
ArmigerGovernment of West Bengal
Adopted2018
CrestEmblem of India
StateWest Bengal
BlazonGlobe, Bengali character (ব),
Map of West Bengal
MottoSatyameva Jayate
Other elementsপশ্চিমবঙ্গ সরকার — Govt. of West Bengal
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The Emblem of West Bengal is the official seal of the Government of the Indian state of West Bengal.[1]

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 English (i.e. West Bengal) and in the Bengali language (i.e. Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.). 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.[2]

Historic emblems

The current emblem was designed by Mamata Banerjee, the Chief Minister of the state and was officially adopted in January 2018.[3][4] 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.[5]

Autonomous district councils in West Bengal

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.[6][7]

Government banner

The Government of West Bengal can be represented by a banner displaying the emblem of the state on a white field.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Egiye Bangla". Archived from the original on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Mamata unveils State logo with Biswa Bangla theme". 5 January 2018. Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Mamata Banerjee". www.facebook.com. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "Official Emblem for the State of West Bengal - WBXPress". 1 February 2018. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "HDA". 17 April 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/GorkhalandTerritorialAdministration/photos/a.102800121374266/102814918039453/ Archived 24 April 2023 at the Wayback Machine Template:User-generated source
  7. ↑ "The Darjeeling Chronicle on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 27 April 2022.Template:User-generated source
  8. ↑ "West Bengal State of India Flag Textile Cloth Fabric Waving on the Top Sunrise Mist Fog Stock Illustration - Illustration of graphic, ripple: 127909913". Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2020.

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