I come from the beautiful eastern Indian state of West Bengal. West Bengal is situated in a strategic position in 

eastern India and its capital Calcutta (now Kolkata) is the gateway to the South-East Asia. Calcutta is one of the 

largest metropolitan cities of India and the world. 

West Bengal is touched by the blue waters of Bay of Bengal in the south while the snow clad Himalayas guard 

the state on the north. It is bordered by the Indian states of Bihar and Orissa in the west, enchanting Sikkim lies

in the north and Assam in the east. In the north, West Bengal has international borders with Nepal and Bhutan. 

West Bengal also shares a long porous international border with Bangladesh. The people of West Bengal and 

Bangladesh speak the same language - Bengali. West Bengal and Bangladesh together formed  the undivided

Bengal under the British Rule.

Bengali is the language most widely spoken in West Bengal. The other languages spoken are Hindi, Nepali 

and Urdu. Soccer is the most popular sport in the state. The national animal of India - the "Royal Bengal Tiger" 

hails from the southern delta regions of West Bengal - the still pristine mangrove forests of the Sundarbans.

Royal Bengal Tiger

More on West Bengal 

I am also interested in Indian History and  South Asian politics. 

Some links which I find interesting:

College Street - 'Boipara'