Editing West Bengal (section)

=== Reformist heritage ===
The capital, Kolkata, was the workplace of several social reformers, including [[Raja Ram Mohan Roy]], [[Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar]] and [[Swami Vivekananda]]. Their social reforms eventually led to a cultural atmosphere that made it possible for practices like [[Sati (practice)|sati]], [[Dowry#India|dowry]], and [[Caste system in India|caste-based discrimination]], or [[untouchability]], to be abolished.<ref name="Bengali-speaking">''History of the Bengali-speaking People'' by Nitish Sengupta, p 211, UBS Publishers' Distributors Pvt. Ltd. {{ISBN|81-7476-355-4}}.</ref> The region was also home to several religious teachers, such as [[Chaitanya Mahaprabhu|Chaitanya]], [[Ramakrishna]], [[A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada|Prabhupada]] and [[Paramahansa Yogananda]].<ref name="Bengali-speaking" />