The two literary styles of Bengali include the Shadhubhôsha ( সাধুভাষা – “elegant language”) and Chôlitôbhasha (চলিতভাষা “current language”). Later it was modernized during the 19 th century.

The Bengali alphabets are said to have derived from the Brahmi alphabets which are closely related to the Devanagari in the 11 th century AD. It is also the sole official language of Bangladesh and the secondary language in Karachi, Pakistan.

Writings of Bengali Languageīengali Language is a de-facto national language of India and is the 2 nd official language of the Jharkhand state. Besides these, there are Bengali speakers in Mizoram (9.83%), Meghalaya (7.84%), Jharkhand (9.73%), and Arunachal Pradesh (7.27%) respectively. The Census report further states that Bengali Language being the 2 nd most spoken language in India next to Hindi has speakers in 3 states and 1 union territory: West Bengal (86.22%), Assam (28.92%), Tripura (65.73%), and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands with 28.49%). Though the language is declining, it has gained popularity in the newspapers in the state with Bengali dailies only. You can come across Chinese and Burmese speakers in West Bengal but the major one is Bengali only.Īccording to the 2011 census, there are about 9,72,37,669 Bengali speakers with a decline of 8.03 percent from 8.30 percent Bengali speakers in 2001. Other than Bengali, you can also listen to Nepali, Oriya, and Bhutiya in West Bengal because most of the people have migrated from these places.

Bengali Language is used by the majority of the population and is the official language of West Bengal.

Bengali ancient alphabet