Foucault in Power/Knowledge (1980), describes knowledge as being a conjunction of power relations and the search for information which he describes as “power/knowledge”. He states that “it is not possible to exercise power without knowledge, it is impossible for knowledge not to generate power”. Foucault emphasizes here that knowledge is not impartial, but rather is an integral part of struggles for power. It also draws attention to the fact that in producing knowledge, one also claims power. Thus, for Foucault, it was more accurate to use the new compound “power/knowledge” to emphasize the way in which these two elements depend on each other. “So where there are imbalances in power relations between groups of people or between institutions/states, there will be knowledge production. Due to the institutional imbalance in power relations between men and women in Western countries, Foucault would say, information is produced about women; thus, we find in libraries many books on women but few on men, and likewise many on the working class but few on the middle classes. » We should now examine the role of language in the process of knowledge formation. For purposes of illustration, we will refer to examples from the status of the Bengali language in East Bengal (now Bangladesh) in pre-colonial, colonial and post-colonial times. “Knowledge”, most of us will agree, in the Foucauldian sense, is a tool for creating a discourse in terms of power and hegemony. This knowledge is created in order to influence “others” in an influential way. What better tool than language itself to create particular knowledge? In fact, it is the language that asserts the authenticity and superiority of the middle of paper......through ethnic appeals and a template has been set for similar developments in the future. Works citedCensus-B 8172: Gen. Statement 1BDil, Afia. (1993). Two traditions of the Bengali language. National Institute of Historical and Cultural Research. Islamabad. Foucault, Michel. “Prison Talk” in Power/Knowledge. 1980Helal, Bashir al. (1985). Bhasha Undoloner Ittihash. 3 Vol. Bangla Academy. Dhaka..Hunter, W.W. (1974). Indian Muslims. Are they bound in conscience to rebel against the queen? Premier Book House. Lahore. Kopff, David. (1969). British Orientalism and the Bengal Renaissance: The Dynamics of Indian Modernization 1773-1835. University of California Press. Berkeley and Los Angeles. Legislative Assembly Debates: Bengal, February 22, 1952 Legislative Assembly Debates: Pakistan, February 25, 1948 Mills, Sara. (2007). Michel Foucault. Routledge. India.