East Bengal পূর্ববঙ্গ Purbobôngo
Former administrative units of Pakistan
← 1947–1955 →
Capital	Dacca (modern-day Dhaka)
Language(s)	Bengali (Official) Bihari, Urdu and English
Religion	Islam (Major) Hinduism
Government	Republic
Governor
- 1947-1950	Sir Frederick Chalmers
- 1950-1953	Sir Feroz Khan Noon
- 1953-1954	Chaudhry Khaliquzzaman
- 1955	Iskandar Ali Mirza
Chief Minister
- 1947-1948	Khawaja Nazimuddin
- 1948-1954	Nurul Amin
- 1954-1955	A. K. Fazlul Huq
- 1955	Abu Hussain Sarkar
Historical era	Partition of Bengal
- Established	15 August 1947
- Language Movement	21 February 1952
- Dissolution	14 October 1955
Area
- 1947	144,000 km2 (55,599 sq mi)
Population
- 1947 est.	162,221,000
Density	1,126.5 /km2  (2,917.7 /sq mi)
Currency	Pakistani rupee
Today part of	Bangladesh

East Bengal (Bengali: পূর্ববঙ্গ ) (Purbo-bongo) was the name used during two periods in the 20th century for a territory that roughly corresponded to the modern state of Bangladesh. Both instances involved a violent partition of Bengal.

First partition, 1905–1912 (British period)[link]

The first instance of the name was during the British rule of India. British governance of large swathes of Indian territory began with Robert Clive's victory over the Nawab of Bengal, Siraj ud-Daulah, at the Battle of Plassey in 1757. The victory gave the British East India Company dominion over Bengal, which became the headquarters of British administration in the sub-continent. After the Indian rebellion of 1857 (known as the "Mutiny"), the British government took direct control away from the East India Co., and established its imperial capital at Calcutta, the city founded by the Company. By 1900, the British province of Bengal constituted a huge territory, stretching from the Burmese border to deep into the Ganges valley.

With the assumption of Lord Curzon to the office of Viceroy of India, British India was finally put under the charge of a man who considered himself an expert in Indian affairs. Curzon, seeing the logistical problems of administering such a large province, proposed to divide Bengal. Bengal, henceforth, would encompass Calcutta and the western territories, roughly comprising modern West Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa. Eastern Bengal and Assam, the new province, would roughly encompass modern Bangladesh and the northeastern states of India (then all grouped under the heading of Assam, with its capital at Dacca).

While Curzon claimed the action was one merely founded upon administrative principles, the growing nationalist movement, which originated with the educated elite of Calcutta and the Bengali aristocracy, took the action as an attempt to cut off Bengal's Hindu intellectual leaders (based in Calcutta) from the majority Muslim agriculturalists of the east, dividing the nationalist movement along lines of class and religion. The partition of Bengal, effected in July 1905, sparked a firestorm in the nationalist movement. The partition was revoked in 1912, but it was accompanied by slicing off the non-Bengali portions of the province – creating two additional provinces, Assam and Bihar and Orissa (both themselves further subdivided after Indian independence) – and the shifting of the capital from Calcutta to Delhi.

In the now divided Bengal, East Bengal comprised an area of 196,540 square miles (509,000 km²) that included 18 million Muslims and 12 million Hindus. The (old) Bengal area had 141,580 square miles (366,700 km²) with a majority of 42 million Hindus and 9 million Muslims.

Second partition, 1947–(Pakistani period)[link]

Bengal was divided into two provinces on 3 July 1946 in preparation for the partition of India - the Hindu-majority West Bengal and the Muslim-majority East Bengal. The two provinces each had their own Chief Minister. In August 1947 West Bengal became part of India and East Bengal became part of Pakistan. Tensions between East Bengal and the western wing of Pakistan led to the One-Unit policy. In 1955, most of the western wing was combined to form a new West Pakistan province while East Bengal became the new province of East Pakistan. This system lasted until 1971 when East Pakistan declared independence during the Liberation War of Bangladesh and the new nation of Bangladesh was formed. However Pakistan did not recognise Bangladesh until February 22nd 1974, and diplomatic relations were established on January 18th 1976.

Provincial Government[link]

After absorption into the Dominion of Pakistan, the province of East Pakistan (former East Bengal) was administered by a ceremonial Governor and an indirectly-elected Chief Minister. During the year from May 1954 to August 1955, executive powers were exercised by the Governor and there was no Chief Minister.

Provincial symbols of East Pakistan (1955-1971)[link]

The main (4) ex-provincial icons were the Royal Bengal Tiger, Oriental Magpie Robin, Banyan tree and the Water Lily all have been nationalised by the People's Republic Of Bangladesh since 1972.

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  Provincial bird Of East Bengal, nationalised by the Bengalis

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  Provincial animal Of East Bengal, nationalised by the Bengalis

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  Provincial tree Of East Bengal, nationalised by the Bengalis

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  Provincial flower Of East Bengal, nationalised by the Bengalis

See also[link]

• Partition of Bengal (1947)
• British India
• West Bengal
• History of Pakistan
• History of Bangladesh
• Barak Valley

References[link]

v t e Pakistan Movement History East India Company Indian Rebellion of 1857 Aligarh Movement Urdu movement Partition of Bengal Lucknow Pact Khilafat Movement Nehru Report Fourteen Points of Jinnah Allahabad Address Now or Never pamphlet Two-Nation Theory Round Table Conferences Lahore Resolution Direct Action Day Indian Muslim nationalism Cabinet Mission Indian Independence Act Partition of India Radcliffe Line Pakistan Objectives Resolution Independence Republic Day Kashmir Freedom Movement Pakistani nationalism Osmanistan Noakhali genocide Organisations Muslim League Unionist Muslim League All India Muslim Students Federation Khaksars Leaders Syed Ahmed Khan Muhammad Iqbal Aga Khan III Muhammad Ali Jinnah Ghulam Bhik Nairang Liaquat Ali Khan Bahadur Yar Jung G. M. Syed Abdur Rab Nishtar Fatima Jinnah Choudhary Rahmat Ali Muhammad Ali Jouhar Shaukat Ali A.K. Fazlul Huq Sikandar Hayat Khan Zafar Ali Khan Khawaja Nazimuddin Abdul Qayyum Khan Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan Jogendra Nath Mandal more Activists Z.A. Suleri Hameed Nizami M.A. Zuberi Altaf Husain Yusuf Khattak Shaukat Hayat Khan Muhammad Asad Ziauddin Ahmed more

Lalrindika Ralte

Personal information
Full name	Lalrindika Ralte
Date of birth	(1992-09-07) September 7, 1992 (age 19)
Place of birth	Mizoram, India
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Churchill Brothers
Number	20
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2010-2011	Indian Arrows	7	(1)
2011-present	Churchill Brothers	14	(6)
National team
2008	India U-16	3	(2)
2009-2010	India U-19	5	(2)
2011-present	India U-23	4	(1)
2011-present	India	10	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Lalrindika Ralte (born 1992) is an Indian football player who currently plays for Churchill Brothers in the I-League. He has also represented India U-19 and India U-23.

Lalrindika generally plays as a winger position, though he can also play as an Attacking Midfielder. He scored the first goal in AIFF XI's existence against Chirag United^[1]

Career[link]

Indian Arrows[link]

For the 2010-11 I-League season Lalrindika played for Indian Arrows, which is a club that will groom players for the 2018 World Cup.

Churchill Brothers[link]

After his one year stint with Indian Arrows Ralte moved on and signed with Churchill Brothers. He played his first match for Churchill on October 22, 2011 in a 1-0 win over East Bengal.^[2] He then scored his first goal for the club in his second match in the 1-1 draw against Prayag United.^[3] He then scored his second goal for Churchill Brothers against Shillong Lajong on December 17, 2011.^[4]

International[link]

On February 23, 2011 Lalrindika played his first game for the Indian U-23 against Myanmar and had an assist with a clever free kick off which a goal was scored by Jeje Lalpekhlua. He then earned his first senior cap for India against Maldives on July 10, 2011. On July 28, 2011 he again assisted Jeje to score India's first goal against United Arab Emirates after coming in as substitute which ended in 2-2 draw. He was then called up to the India squad for the 2011 SAFF Championship which India won.^[5] Ralte played four matches, all coming off the bench, during the tournament.

Career statistics[link]

Club[link]

Statistics accurate as of 22 January 2012

Honors[link]

International[link]

India[link]

• SAFF Cup (1): 2011

References[link]

External links[link]

• AIFF player page

Another Robin Singh also played cricket for India

Robin Singh

Personal information
Full name	Rabindra Ramanarayan Singh
Born	(1963-11-14) 14 November 1963 (age 48) Princes Town, Trinidad and Tobago
Batting style	Left-hand bat
Bowling style	Right-arm medium-fast
Role	All Rounder
International information
National side	India
Test debut	7 October 1998 v Zimbabwe
ODI debut	11 March 1989 v West Indies
Last ODI	3 April 2001 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1981/82–2001/02	Tamil Nadu
Career statistics
Competition	Tests	ODIs
Matches	1	136
Runs scored	27	2336
Batting average	13.50	25.95
100s/50s	-/-	1/9
Top score	15	100
Balls bowled	60	3734
Wickets	-	69
Bowling average	-	43.26
5 wickets in innings	-	2
10 wickets in match	-	n/a
Best bowling	-	5/22
Catches/stumpings	5/-	33/-
Source: [1], 10 February 2006

Robin Singh  pronunciation (help·info), full name Rabindra Ramanarayan Singh (Tamil: ரபீந்திர ராம் நாராயண் சிங், Hindi: रवींद्र राम नारायण सिंह, b. November 14, 1963, S R Nagar, Princes Town, Trinidad) is a former cricketer (batsman) who played for India. He is currently the coach of Mumbai Indians.^[1] He was known for his brilliant running between the wickets, diving efforts to make the crease and great fielding ability.

Early life[link]

Robin Singh was born in Trinidad and Tobago to Indian parents, he moved to India early in his life and played his early cricket in Madras. He currently resides in Adayar, Chennai, although his parents still live in Trinidad.^[2]

Playing career[link]

First Class Career[link]

Robin Singh started his first class career for Tamil Nadu during the 1981-82 season. He was a genuine all rounder for his club and made more than 6,000 runs and also took 172 wickets with his gentle medium fast bowling during a first class career that spanned more than two decades.

International career[link]

Robin Singh made his debut for India in One Day Internationals against West Indies on March 11, 1989, however he was dropped after the series. Singh had to wait another seven years to secure a regular place in the Indian team. On the back of consistent performances in domestic cricket Singh was recalled for the Titan Cup tournament in 1996. He remained a regular in the ODIs till 2001. Singh was known for his middle-lower order batting and medium-pace bowling as well as his ground fielding skills. He was noted for his batting in the closing overs (usually along with Ajay Jadeja) which made him an integral part of the side that competed in the 1999 Cricket World Cup.^[3] During his playing days, he was regarded as one of the best fielders of the Indian cricket team. Throughout his career Singh was considered a better fit for One Day matches and he played just one test match for his country.

Coaching career[link]

Robin Singh first moved into coaching when he took up the job of being the coach of the Hong Kong national cricket team in 2004.^[4] He helped Hong Kong qualify for the 2004 Asia Cup, where the team played its only One Day international matches to date. In 2006 Robin Singh was appointed the coach of India A cricket team, where he coached cricketers like Gautam Gambhir and Robin Uthappa, a number of cricketers coached by Singh moved on to play for the national team.^[5] Singh was named the fielding coach of the Indian national team in 2007 and in 2008 he was also appointed the first head coach of Deccan Chargers franchise in the Indian Premier League.^[6] Singh remained the fielding coach for the Indian team until October 2009 and is currently coach of the Mumbai Indians of the IPL, whom he led to the runners up position during the 2010 IPL season as well as the Winners of 2011 Champions League Twenty20. In 2011, Singh coached the United States Women's Cricket team at the World Cup Qualifier Tournament in Bangladesh.^[7]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Player profile: Robin Singh from ESPNcricinfo
• Player profile: Robin Singh from CricketArchive

v t e India squad – 1999 Cricket World Cup 1 Azharuddin (c) 2 Ganguly 3 Jadeja 4 Ramesh 5 Dravid 6 Robin Singh 7 Agarkar 8 Kumble 9 Mongia (wk) 10 Tendulkar 11 Prasad 12 Chopra 13 Mohanty 14 Srinath 15 Khurasiya Coach: Gaekwad