The theme of the official emblem of the Indian state of West Bengal ‘Biswa Bangla’ was designed by the Chief Minister of the state Ms Mamata Banerjee. The logo with Ashok Pillars highlighting Bengal’s Biswa Bangla theme was launched by Mamata Banerjee on Friday, 5th January 2018 after getting the approval for the logo from the centre on Wednesday, 3rd January 2018.

Mamata Banerjee was born on 5th January 1955 in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. After separating from the Indian National Congress (INC) party in 1998 she founded the All India Trinamool Congress (AITMC or TMC). Mamata Banerjee is referred to as Didi and is serving as the Chief Minister of West Bengal since 2011.

West Bengal is located in eastern India on the Bay of Bengal. The Indian state West Bengal shares its borders with the Indian states of Jharkhand, Bihar, Odisha, Sikkim and Assam. West Bengal shares its international borders with Bangladesh to the east and with Nepal and Bhutan to the north. Established on 26th January 1950, the state includes the Ganges delta, the coastal Sundarbans, Rarh region and the most famous Darjeeling Himalayan hill region. 

(location of West Bengal on the map of India)

West Bengal covers an area of 88,752 sq km (34,267 sq mi). As per the 2011 census with a population of 91,347,736 people, West Bengal becomes the fourth most populous state of the country. The literacy rate of the state is 77.06%. Keshari Nath Tripathi is the Governor of the state. Bengali is the official language of the state. Kolkata (earlier Calcutta) is the capital city of the state of West Bengal. Kolkata is the largest city of the state and the seventh largest city in India. Until 1911 Kolkata (Calcutta) served as the capital of India under the British rule. In 1911 the capital was shifted to New Delhi.

(map of West Bengal)