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So, how can we (if we can) get an industrial revolution in the Bengal region? To me it seems like a good place to kick off the industrial revolution. Its got plenty of easy waterways, its an insanely fertile region with a high population density throughout history, got reasonable access to coal via eastern India (and the region itself), good agricultural techniques, etc.

What PODs would be needed to get the ball rolling, and what effects would an industrial revolution centered around the Bengal region have on the world?

Feel free to rip this argument apart of course.
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