East India
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East India is a region of the Republic of India. It includes the states of Bihar,[1][2] Jharkhand, Orissa and West Bengal. The states of Orissa and West Bengal share some cultural and linguistic characteristics with Bangladesh and with the state of Assam[source?]. Together with Bangladesh, West Bengal formed the ethno-linguistic region of Bengal before partition in 1947.
References [change]
- ↑ "State Profile". Bihar Government website. http://gov.bih.nic.in/Profile/default.htm.
- ↑ "Food riots, anger as floods swamp South Asia". Reuters India. 22 August 2008. http://in.reuters.com/article/topNews/idINIndia-35134220080822.
