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right West Bengal (Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ POHSH-cheem-bawng-goh) is named after the former Bengal province of the British Raj. On 20 June 1947, nearly two months before India's independence, the Bengal Legislative Assembly decided to partition the province into two halves on religious lines. The eastern half would join with Pakistan as "East Bengal", and the western half would remain in India as "West Bengal". That day is celebrated in West Bengal as the West Bengal Day (পশ্চিমবঙ্গ দিবস Pashchimbongo Dibos). The state is often called simply "Bengal" (বঙ্গ Bongo or বাংলা Bānglā) in everyday conversations. Its exact origin is uncertain, possibly from the Munda word Singbonga, meaning "sun god", see Bengal#Name. The history of West Bengal dates back to 20,000 years. The region that is now West Bengal was part of a number of empires and kingdoms during the past two thousand years, including the Vanga Kingdom, the kingdom of Magadha.