Known as the cultural and intellectual capital of India, the state of West Bengal is located in eastern India. It shares its international boundaries with Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan, and its domestic borders with Bihar, Orissa, Sikkim and Assam. The state is bisected by the River Ganga and fed by her various tributaries and distributaries. 

Very popular among tourists, Bengal is a land of awesome natural beauty. It is the only Indian state that spreads out from the frozen Himalayas in the north to temperate coastal plains in the south. The districts embrace sun-kissed beaches, flat riverbeds, modern industrial cities, towns steeped in history, sleepy hamlets, picturesque hill stations and evergreen forests. The state contains a variety of wildlife including the famous Royal Bengal Tiger. 

Covering an area of 87,853 sq. km., West Bengal has a population of around 68 million. It has 18 districts, including the famous city of Calcutta, which is the capital of the state. The other major urban centres of West Bengal are Asansol, Durgapur and Siliguri. The state is well-connected by road, rail, air and river transport. 

Inhabited by several ethnic and religious groups, West Bengal is a State characterised by religious harmony, racial and linguistic tolerance and regional amity. All sections of the society including scheduled caste, Scheduled Tribes and backwards in any sense live here with dignity and honour alike.

Bengalis are a warm and enthusiastic people. They are Known as perfect hosts. They are predominantly Hindus, Muslims or Christians. Religious festivities form an integral part of the annual calendar, with all major Hindu deities, such as Kali and Durga, being incarnations of Shakti. Their love of art, culture, travel, sports and food is legendary. 

Bengal has a long history. Even in the great epic Mahabharata, three Bengali princes are mentioned as aspirants for Draupadi's hand. Alexander, the Greek hero had to abandon his dreams of conquering the whole of India in face of the prowess of Bengali fighters. The rulers of Bengal extended their empire over the whole of Aryavarta (N.India) and Dakshinatya (S. India). Even at the great battle of Kurukshettra, a Bengali king fought for the Kauravas. King Basudev of Gaurh (as Bengal was then called) fought with Krishna at Dwarka. King Vijaya Singh spread his rule as far as distant Sri Lanka. Much later, Harshavardhan, the ruler of Uttarakhand (or N. India), had to face a set-back in his dreams of extending his empire, when confronted by Shashanka, king of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. 

The struggle for independence of India expressed itself through different forms, which obviously generated from the historical necessity of particular period and the specified socio-political contents. The history of freedom movement in India while indicates different phases of the movement and relative importance of the leadership in various movements, often remains silent on the consistent and protracted war fought under the leadership which had faith in the armed struggle for overthrowing the Colonial British rule. Though the armed struggle to a great extent was opposed to the philosophy of non-violence, yet it had its own logical approach to the socio-political context of the country and in no way it was inconsistent with the great mass-movements organised since the early part of the twentieth century. We are in need of a history, which may present the glorious chapter of the armed struggle for independence with all its totality. The freedom fighter of Bengal are  Khudiram Bose, Satyendranath Bose, Charu Charan Bose, Birendra Dutta Gupta, Niren Dasgupta, Sushil Lahiry, Gopi Mohan Saha (Gopinath), Ananta Hari Mitra, Jatindranath Das, Dinesh Gupta, Surya Sen(Masterda) etc.