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Emblem of West Bengal
Official seal of the government of West Bengal, India and its history From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Emblem of West Bengal is the official seal of the Government of the Indian state of West Bengal.[1]
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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. Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ, romanized: 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.[2]
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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]
Emblem of the Bengal Presidency
Coat of Arms of the Nawab of Bengal (top) and Murshidabad (bottom)
Banglarmukh emblem used until 2018
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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]
Emblem of the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration
Government banner
The Government of West Bengal can be represented by a banner displaying the emblem of the state on a white field.[8]
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