Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi

Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi (Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ বাংলা আকাদেমি, pronounced) is the official regulatory body of the Bengali language in India. It was founded on 20 May 1986 in Kolkata to act as the official authority of the language and is entrusted with the responsibility of reforming Bengali spelling and grammar, compiling dictionaries, encyclopedias and terminologies and promoting Bengali language and culture in West Bengal. They are widely accepted by the Governments of West Bengal and Tripura as well as a considerable number of private publishing houses and institutions such as the Oxford University Press and the Ramakrishna Mission.

The institute is housed in two separate buildings, one is Nandan-Rabindra Sadan Complex in South Kolkata and the other Rabindra-Okakura Complex at Bidhannagar. Annadashankar Roy became the first President and Sanat Kumar Chattopadhyay the first secretary of the academy. Pashchimbanga Bangla Akademi has been successful in extending its activities and programs to different districts of West Bengal and even to other states in India. In Kolkata, The organization hosts different programs in collaboration with such bodies like Bengal literature council and National Academy of Letters.