Birbhum District (WB)

Ben: বীরভূম bīrabhūma ‘Land of the Brave’  District, West Bengal  From Ben: bīra: ‘brave’, ‘heroic’; and Ben: bhūmi: ‘land’,  ‘place’. ‘Forest Land’ could work too [if we accept the mixed San: bir, ‘forest; and Ben: bhūmi: ‘land’,  ‘place’]. Birbhum is nicknamed the...