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More DANGERS, More Shock Ahead as India is Made to Pay for Pro
Americanism! HINDUTVA PSYCHE of ZIONISM Creates the Most Viable, Most
Systematic, Most Coordinated Supply Line for the WAR and TERRORISM
against Indian NATION! RULING HEGEMONY Makes Ethnic and Nationality
Problems More Complex and Opens DOORS AZAR for Suicidal Civil War.
MEDIA Makes BRAINWASHED Mindset to Stall Public Opinion and National
CONSCIENCE!
Troubled Galaxy Destroyed Dreams: Chapter 113
Palash Biswas
Terrorism Strikes India
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Fox News: Live from Mumbai, India on massive Islamic terrorist attack
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Terrorist attack Mumbai, India chronology!
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INDIAS 911- TERRORIST ATTACK! AL QAIDA?
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Mumbai Under Attack!!. 26-11-08
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Mumbai wide awake, but shell-shocked
NDTV.com - 2 hours ago
Mumbai is a city where busy roads set the note for the madness and the
magic throughout the day. So, to find these roads empty of traffic
just past midnight is shocking.
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Telegraph.co.uk
Gilani agrees to send ISI chief to India
NDTV.com - 2 hours ago
Pakistan on Friday agreed to send the chief of its spy agency Inter-
Services Intelligence (ISI) to share information over the deadly
terror attack in Mumbai after India blamed "some elements in Pakistan"
for engineering the strike.
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Battle rages for Mumbai hostages
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How the Mumbai attacks unfolded
BBC News - 52 minutes ago
Investigators in the Indian city of Mumbai are beginning to piece
together how gunmen carried out Wednesday's series of deadly attacks.
Dance of death still played out in Mumbai,1 terrorist holed up in Taj
Press Trust of India
Mumbai Jewish Center Hostages Killed; 200 Freed From Oberoi Bloomberg
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Mumbai crowds cheer soldiers
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Crowds of people have been cheering Indian commandos in the streets
near the Nariman Jewish cultural centre in Mumbai, apparently
celebrating the end of the hostage crisis there.
India Says Hostages Killed at Mumbai’s Jewish Center (Update1)
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Britain checks reports of British-Pakistani Mumbai role
Reuters India - 1 hour ago
LONDON (Reuters) - British authorities are trying to find out if any
Britons of Pakistani origin were involved in the attacks in Mumbai,
the interior minister said on Friday.
Mumbai attacks send shockwaves among Indian diaspora Times of India
Mumbai attacks show quantum leap in quality of terrorism Economic
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UPDATE 2-Stranded tourists strain old Thai air base
Reuters - 1 hour ago
By Arada Therdthammakun U-TAPAO, Thailand, Nov 28 (Reuters) - With one
luggage scanner and a tiny check-in hall, a Vietnam War-era naval air
base in Thailand struggled on Friday to cope with thousands of
tourists left stranded by a political crisis.
Macao to bring back stranded traveling residents in Thailand by air
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Stranded tourists try to leave Thailand by Vietnam-era naval base
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Canada.com
One Canadian killed, two injured in Mumbai attacks: minister
AFP - 1 hour ago
OTTAWA (AFP) - A Canadian was killed and two others were injured in
the attacks in Mumbai that have claimed at least 130 lives, Foreign
Minister Lawrence Cannon said Friday.
4 Israelis rescued from Oberoi Hotel Jerusalem Post
One Canadian Killed, Two Hurt in India Attack, Cannon Says Bloomberg
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Sky News
Britons 'among Mumbai attackers'
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UK officials have confirmed they are investigating reports of Britons
being among those who carried out the terrorist attacks in Mumbai.
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Twitter arises from Mumbai ashes
Times of India - 3 hours ago
Bloggers across Mumbai fed live updates of the unfolding action after
terrorists launched waves of attacks in the heart of India's financial
capital, bringing the emergence of citizen journalism in news coverage
to the fore in India.
Twitter & The Web Play Crucial Role In Mumbai Terror Attacks Aftermath
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Chandrayaan-1 takes summer break till mid Jan
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until mid-January to get through the hot patch.
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CID Website Hacked
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Even as India and Pakistan renew efforts to resolve contentious issues
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two countries in cyberspace.
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Bachchan keeps gun under pillow in Mumbai
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Bollywood film icon Amitabh Bachchan slept with
a loaded gun under his pillow as militants attacked the city of
Mumbai, he wrote in his blog.
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IFFI parties cancelled to mourn attacks
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The horrific multiple terror strikes in Mumbai, coupled with the death
of former prime minister VP Singh, have taken the sheen off the 39th
International Film Festival of India (IFFI).
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Battle rages for Mumbai hostages
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Explosions and gunfire continue to be heard from the Taj Mahal Palace
hotel, one of several sites targeted in attacks that have killed at
least 130.
'We’re committed to restoring Taj to its full glory' Economic Times
Marcos - men in black who rescued Mumbai's hostages Mangalorean.com
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Nitish Condemns Mumbai Terror Attacks; Plea for Calm
Patna Daily - 1 hour ago
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in Patna on Thursday condemned the
terrorist attacks in Mumbai calling it a blatant attempt to destroy
the secular fabric of the nation by some outside force who must be
dealt with an iron hand.
No change in Medvedev's India visit plans due to Mumbai attack
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Random terror, ad hoc response
Economic Times - 3 hours ago
Most of us can understand that terror strikes are unpredictable. But
what one fails to understand is the predictable ham-handed response
that we as nation seem to adopt when dealing with terrorist attacks.
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More DANGERS, More Shock Ahead as India is Made to Pay for Pro
Americanism! HINDUTVA PSYCHE of ZIONISM Creates the Most Viable, Most
Systematic, Most Coordinated Supply Line for the WAR and TERRORISM
against Indian NATION! RULING HEGEMONY Makes Ethnic and Nationality
Problems More Complex and Opens DOORS AZAR for Suicidal Civil War.
MEDIA Makes BRAINWASHED Mindset to Stall Public Opinion and National
CONSCIENCE!
This Evening, a friend, an Eye specialist Dr AK Roychowdhari asked me,
`What is the Situation?’
Sabita answered, ` Live TV Coverage continues!’
The Electronic Media has ensured the most wanted TRP as the Round the
Clock Live Coverage of WAR ZONE continues without any Laughter,
Reality BREAK!
The Doctor addressed me directly, `I am asking you!’
`What may I explain! It is a Ready made MINDSET. Ready made Public
Opinion. We have no Reach. No Audience. No Penetration! What the
Ruling Hegemony explains,what the Media covers, that being the
Ultimate TRUTH, what remains to explain!’
The basic question remains unanswered why the Indian Society well
known for its age old Resilience, Restrain, Discipline and Peaceful
coexistence, has been made to so VOLATILE as the Unipolar White
Zionist State of AMERICA offers Help to resolve Crisis situation in
India and government of India has to reject the generous support
thankfully! Why?
Why did the Indian Polity allowed so much SPACE for TERRORISM and
EXTREMISM? Why do we contribute to War and CIVIL War? Why?
Why the Indian democracy allows AFPSA to be continued in Entire North
East and jammu and Kashmir?
Why the Indian State is habitual to deploy all the three wings of
Indian Army to tackle day to day Law and Order problems? Why?
Why Indian Political Parties and its Leaders have SWISS BANK
Accounts ?
Why Kickbacks is the basis of Blind Nationalism?
Why do we allow Ethnic Cleansing anywhere anytime?
Why the Monopolistic aggression continues against the Indigenous
Aboriginal People and Natural resources?
Why the Black Untouchables are Predestined to suffer infinite
Injustice and Inequality?
Why Indiscriminate SEZ Drive Continues?
Why the partition Victims are persecuted countrywide?
Why do we entertain the Concepts of ethnic Terrorism and Ethnic
Extremism branding communities terrorists and extremists?
Why there happens so much HUE and Cry for STRONG STATE and all
Political Parties dis respective of Ideology and color, do favour
Military solution for every ETHNIC NATIONALITY Question?
Why the grievances of Aboriginal People, Indigenous communities and
Black untouchables are generally dismissed and any Resistance
whatsoever is Branded as terrorism or Extremism without addressing the
REAL ISSUES at all?
Why the Tribal in different part have to bear Displacement from land,
livelihood and life for development, industrialisation and
urbanisation?
Why did we allow to disintegrate the traditional social fabrics based
on Indigenous Livelihood, Market and Production system?
Why all the Tribal belts are branded as Maoism Inflicted?
Why India made itself a strategical Partner of United states of
America in the War Against Terrorism?
Why Indian Ocean is no more a Peace zone?
Why Corporates and MNCs, Foreign Banks, Retail Chain and Chemical
Companies,Builders and Promoters have the infinite LICENCE TO KILL?
Why Social activism is often Branded as Maoism?
Why the personalities like Medha, Mahashweta,Arundhuti Roy and Taslima
Nasreen become UNWANTED?
Why the Freedom to EXPRESSION is BLOCKED?
Why Parliament is DEFUNCT and subverted, BYPASSED so Often?
Why National Revenue is diverted to FEED the MONEY Machine?
Why Indian Constitution is being Killed?
Why Hindu BOMB is defended?
Why the Sanctity of Indian Army is broken with the involvement of Army
Top Guns in service involved?
Why MUMBAI ATS Team investigating Malegaon is wiped out? How?
Why there happens a Vertical Divide between North and South, East and
West and in between Kashmir and the Rest of the Nation? North East and
Mainstream population?
Why do we reject Tamil nationality?
Why do we see intense Hatred campaign against Communities and amongst
communities in the best interest of Vote bank Politics?
Why the demography is Manipulated?
Why the Minorities gain nothing from the system?
Why Job Opportunities remain Infinite Void for the Common Masses?
Why the Generation Next is Americanised?
Why the languages are being killed to promote Americanism and Rural
retail Market?
Why XXXXX Blue film Culture is promoted with Technology Transfer?
Why POTA is advocated to deal with law and Order?
Why the Rule of the Law is quite absent?
Why the Peasants commit suicide?
Why our Women and Children are not safe?
Why Indian Agriculture is destroyed for globalisation, Privatisation
and Liberalisation?
I had been in Murshidabad and Maldah, the centres of Muslim rule in
Bengal. I was amazed to see the common Social fabrics and legacy of
Communal harmony scattered all over the districts. I am sure, it
remained everywhere! The social Fabrics roots in our Negroid Genes! It
roots into our Indigenous Production system and livelihood. It roots
into our mother tongue! Into our Folk! Into our Culture! Into the
History of the Nation!
Who injects the poison?
Gaur, or Gour, as it is spelt mostly in modern times, or Lakhnauti is
a ruined city, in the Malda district of West Bengal, India, on the
west bank of the Ganges river, 40 kilometers downstream from
Rajmahal.
Me and Sabita tried to tarce the social fabrics and the Historical
legacy as described the Dark age of bengali history and Nationality
there. I had been Indigenous since Shashanke who Ruled India from
Gandhar to Gaur. It remained Indigenous. That is why the oldest
Peasant revolts are associated with the Gaur Districts of Maldah,
Murshidabad and Birbhoom. I have come to know a Namoshudra King ruled
in Bhowal in Dhaka District as late as in 17th Century. Paundra
Kshatriyas lived there in the place which is chosen as PADACHINHA
Villa described as graveyard in Anand Math wherefrom the protagonist
mahendra begins his journy into Sanyasi Recolt. Natore is no more in
India. It remains on the other bank of PADMA just opposite Lalgola
where Bankim scripted VANDE MATARAM on the feet of sickled Bharat
Mata. Warren Hestings arrested Rani BHABANI of Natore which flared up
Sanaysi revolt in North Bengal and Bankim wrote another Classic DEBI
CHOWDHARANI! The peasnt revolt is described as Hindu sanyasi Revolt
but the fact remains that Majnu Sah, a Muslim sufi had been the most
significant leader who continued the revolt in bihar and nepal after
facing Repression in Bengal! Sufies as well as Muslim peasants
participated in the revolt.
If we analyse, it is full circle Indigenous History from Midnapur,
Purulia, Ranchi, Mayurbhanj in Orissa, Chhota Nagpur and Santhal
Pargana, Bankura, Birbhoom,Murshidabad, Maldah, Rajshahi, Dhaka,
Jassore, Khulna, Barishal, 24 pargans, Hugli, Howrah and Burdwan. It
continued since Chuar Vidroh. It Continued in TITUMIR`s revolt. In KOL
and Bheel revolt. In Munda and santhal Insurrections! In Indigo
revolt. And even in TEBHAGA accross partition amidst famine and
Holocaust! Even during Naxal Movement, the Indigenious Social Fabrics
remained Intact. Of whaich the Governments of India and INTACH,
History departments of Indian Universities and the progressive and
secular Historians are quite unaware!
No wonder that Historians like Jadu Nath Sarkar and RC Majumdar
dismissed Anandmath as a ROMANCE without any Historical base. The
historians like Romila Thapar, Irphan habib and Ram Chandra Guha are
so detached, I wonder!
I visited Aadinath also. Where a dragah, The Pandua Dargah dates back
in 11th century and King Laxman Sen Patronised it. There stands the
EKLAKHI Mosque made by a Hindu King GOPAl in Memorium of his Slained
Son JADU, daughter in Law and the Grand son. Jadu was converted and
ruled Bengal as sultan Jalauddin. The Mosque has in its Panel of the
Tomb, all the Portarits of Hindu Gods and goddesses. What a symbol of
Communal harmony! What a legacy of social fabrics. But Indian tourism,
Intach and Indian governments fail to Highlight the Positive aspects
of the Society or delibrately neglects it!
In Adinath, there remains the Jungle wher JITHU SANTHAL fought bravely
against the English army. It is a DEER PARK now without mentioning
anywhere the name of JITHU SANTHAL. We visited the Santhal villages in
and around and had been very glad to find demographic continuity
across river Padma.
It is no wonder that Mother Language Bengali symbolised Bengali
Nationality rejecting Religious Identity in the Liberation war of
Bangladesh. It is just because of the Aboriginal Indiginous Black
untouchable Common Social Fabrics, mind you. Which remains intact even
today in Bangladesh, in its Literature, Media and Culture, if not in
Politics despite continuous Ethnic cleansing and Minority persecution
promoted by religious Politics!
In India, it would be a Historical Blunder if we allow the Zionist
Hindutva Forces of religious Politics of Manusmriti to take over the
reign of the Indian Nation. The National Media Hype and the Ready Made
Brain Washed Mindset making it the Destiny of Indian People to be
struck by Colonial Imperialism and Religious Fascism, International
Zionism at the same time!
Gaur is said to have been founded by the mythic figure Lakshmana, and
its most ancient name was Lakshmanavati, corrupted into "Lakhnauti".
The area was known as Gauda under the rule of famous Bengali kings
such as Sasanka, in the 7th century CE, and particularly the Pala
dynasty, between the mid to late 8th century to 12th century CE, who
were often described by opponents as the Lords of Gauda. It was also a
prosperous city during the Sena dynasty's rule in Bengal. However, its
most well documented history begins with its conquest in 1198 by the
Muslims, who retained it as the chief seat of their power in Bengal
for more than three centuries. Around the year 1350, the Afghan kings
of Bengal established their independence, and transferred their seat
of government to Pandua (qv.), also in Malda district. To build their
new capital, they plundered Gaur of every monument that could be
removed. When Pandua was in its turn deserted (1453), Gaur once more
became the capital under the name of Jannatabad; it remained so as
long as the Muslim kings retained their independence. In 1564 Sulaiman
Kirani, a Pashtun adventurer, abandoned it for Tanda, a place somewhat
nearer the Ganges. Gaur was sacked by Sher Shah in 1539, and was
occupied by Akbar's general in 1575, when Daud Shah, the last of the
Afghan dynasty, refused to pay homage to the Mughal emperor. This
occupation was followed by an outbreak of the plague, which completed
the downfall of the city. Since then it has been little better than a
heap of ruins, almost overgrown with jungle.
The Chittagong Fossils of our Negroid ancestors, BARO BHUINA and
Mahasthangarh History along with Gaur, Natore and aboriginal tribal
heads and kings in and around Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Bengal and Bihar,
Jharkhand and bangladesh makes complete the Social Historical Legacy
of Brother Hood and communal harmony. In Maldah, Even today, gani Khan
Chowdhuri remains the undisputed ICON of North Bengal despite the rise
of Priya Ranjan Dasmunshi, Pranab Mukharjee and Adheer Chowdhury!
Everywhere in Bengal, ancient religious places of Hinduism, Buddhism,
Jainism, Islam and Christianity speaks of our Common Culture,
Language, Folk, History, Production System and society. Regimented
Party Gestapos and the Vote Bank Politics try to destroy it every time
but fail miserably! But it is not the same case in rest of the
Country, as we find ourselves in a Mine Field of CIVIL WAR thanks to
the Ruling Brahaminical hegemony, led by ironically , the Bengali
elite Brahmins!
Gaur, West Bengal
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Geography
Gaur is located at 24°52′N 88°08′E / 24.867, 88.133 near the Indo-
Bangladesh international border. It has an average elevation of 22
metres. Gaur lies in the Eastern bank of the rivers Bhagirathi and
Pagla.
[edit] Historical Measurements and Statistics
The city in its prime measured 7 1/8 m. from north to south, with a
breadth of 1 to 2 m. With suburbs it covered an area of 20 to 30 m².,
and in the 16th century the Portuguese historian Faria y Sousa
described it as containing 1,200,000 inhabitants. The ramparts of this
walled city (which was surrounded by extensive suburbs) still exist;
they were works of vast labor, and were on the average about 40 ft (12
m) high, and 180 to 200 ft (61 m) thick at the base. The facing of
masonry and the buildings with which they were covered have now
disappeared, and the embankments themselves are overgrown with dense
jungle. The western side of the city was washed by the Ganges, and
within the space enclosed by these embankments and the river stood the
city of Gaur proper, with the fort containing the palace in its south-
west corner. Radiating north, south and east from the city, other
embankments are to be traced running through the suburbs and extending
in certain directions for 30 or 40 m. Surrounding the palace is an
inner embankment of similar construction to that which surrounds the
city, and even more overgrown with jungle. A deep moat protects it on
the outside. To the north of the outer embankment lies the Sagar
Dighi, a great reservoir, 1600 yd. by 800 yd., dating from 1126.
[edit] Architecture
Fergusson in his History of Eastern Architecture thus describes the
general architectural style of Gaur: "It is neither like that of Delhi
nor Jaunpur, nor any other style, but one purely local and not without
considerable merit in itself; its principal characteristic being heavy
short pillars of stone supporting pointed arches and vaults in brick
whereas at Jaunpore, for instance, light pillars carried horizontal
architraves and flat ceilings. Owing to the lightness of the small,
thin bricks, which were chiefly used in the making of Gaur, its
buildings have not well withstood the ravages of time and the weather;
while much of its enamelled work has been removed for the
ornamentation of the surrounding cities of more modern origin.
Moreover, the ruins long served as a quarry for the builders of
neighboring towns and villages, till in 1900 steps were taken for
their preservation by the government. The finest ruin in Gaur is that
of the Great Golden Mosque, also called Bara Darwaza, or twelve doored
(1526). An arched corridor running along the whole front of the
original building is the principal portion now standing. There are
eleven arches on either side of the corridor and one at each end of
it, from which the mosque probably obtained its name. These arches are
surmounted by eleven domes in fair preservation; the mosque had
originally thirty-three."
Early 19th century lithograph of the Muslim ruins of Dakhil Darwaza at
Gaur
[edit] Notable structures
The Small Golden or Eunuchs' mosque, in the ancient suburb of
Firozpur, has fine carving, and is faced with stone fairly well
preserved. The Tantipar mosque (1475 - 1480) has beautiful moulding in
brick, and the Lotan mosque of the same period is unique in retaining
its glazed tiles. The citadel, of the Muslim period, was strongly
fortified with a rampart and entered through a magnificent gateway
called the Dakhil Darwaza (1459-1474). At the south-east corner was a
palace, surrounded by a wall of brick 66 ft (20 m) high, of which a
part is standing. Near by were the royal tombs. Within the citadel is
the Kadam Rasut mosque (1530), which is still used, and close out side
is a tall tower called the Firoz Minar (perhaps signifying tower of
victory). There are a number of Muslim buildings on the banks of the
Sagar Dighi, including, notably, the tomb of the saint Makhdum Shaikh
Akhi Siraj (d. 1357), and in the neighborhood is a burning ghat,
traditionally the only one allowed to the use of the Hindus by their
Muslim conquerors, and still greatly venerated and frequented by
them.
Many inscriptions of historical importance have been found in the
ruins. -
See M. Martin (Buchanan Hamilton), Eastern India, vol. iii. (1831); G.
H. Ravenshaw, Gaur (1878); James Fergusson, History of Indian and
Eastern Architecture (1876); Reports of the Archaeological Surveyor,
Bengal Circle (1900-1904).
[edit] Archaeological Preservation, Restoration and Excavation
The monuments of Gour are now looked after by the Archaeological
Survey of India. The brick work of several monuments have been
restored, though none to its early perfection or completeness. The ASI
is also carrying out excavations of a mound about a kilometer from the
Chikha building within the Baisgaji wall where remains of a palace are
turning up.
[edit] Exhibitions on Gour
A permanent artefact and photographic exhibition highlighting the
major monuments of Gour and the restoration work undertaken by the ASI
is being held at the Metcalfe Hall, Kolkata. Among the exhibits are
also some fine specimens of brick moulding and glazed tiles from
Gour.
[edit] References
This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica
Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
Richness of History:
The district got its present name in the early eighteenth century and
its present shape in the latter half of the eighteenth century, the
earliest evidences of history in the district date back to the pre-
historic days perhaps as early as circa 1500 B.C.
The capital city of Sasanka, the great king of Gouda (comprising the
most of Bengal) in the seventh century AD and perhaps that of
Mahipala, one of the later Pala kings of Bengal, were in this district
too. The Nawab Murshid Quli Khan made Murshidabad the capital city of
Sube Bangla, comprising of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. The East India
Company reigned from here for many years after the Battle of Plassey;
Travellers extolled its glory through ages.
Here thrived the cultures of many races and of religions like
Buddhism, Brahmanism, Vaishnavism, Jainism, Islam and Christianity.
Here settled the European traders like the Dutch, the British, the
French and the Armenians.
The Land
The great river Bhagirathi has bifurcated the triangle shaped district
and has divided it into two broad historical and geographical regions.
I) The Radha Area – This is the area on the right side of the
Bhagirathi having the pre-dominant geographical character of a
plateau. It was also known as Gouda.
II) The Bagdi Area – This is the area on the left side of the river
formed by the Gangetic alluvial deposits. It was also known as Bangal.
This area was formed later than the Radha.
The Age of Pre-History and Proto-History
During the excavation of the irrigation-cum-navigational channel from
the Ganga in 1974, just to the North-East of Farakka Barrage, evidence
of ancient civilization was found.
The excavations revealed remnants of habitation at four different
strata:
Stratum
Relics
Type
Culture
Lowest
Evidence of ring wells with pottery-rings, primitive looking
terracotta female human figurines
Neolithic Age
Second lowermost
Brown coloured pottery utensils
Similar to those found in Pandurajar Dhibi, Burdwan
Bronze-age culture complex
Third lowermost
Pottery, sixteen gold coins
Northern Black-polished pottery
Maurya-Shunga Age
Uppermost
Terracotta vessels
With Roman like spouts and lotus shaped designs
Kushana and early Gupta Age
I) The Pre-Maurya Era
The first mention of the Radha region is found in the Jaina scripture
Acharanga Sutra. The scripture mentions a visit to the Radha by
Mahavira in the 6th century BC. Probably he did not visit Murshidabad
but possibly visited Radha areas under Birbhum and Bankura districts.
However Bimbisara (6th century BC) or later the Nandas might have
brought Radha and Bagdi areas of Murshidabad within their empire.
II) The Maurya Era
Chandragupta Maurya (324-300 BC) established the Maurya Empire by
ousting the Nandas. Though the Chinese traveler Hiuen-Tsang made
references of Ashoka stupas at Karnasuvarna it cannot be said with
certainty whether this district area formed part of the Maurya Empire
at any time.
III) The Post-Maurya Era
Whether this area was under the rule of the post-Maurya empires like
the Shungas, Kanvas or Kushanas cannot be ascertained. However, some
Kushana coins have been found at Rajbari Danga; but findings of these
coins do not necessarily imply occupation.
Excavations at Rajbari Danga: Excavations at Rajbari Danga near
Karnasubarna Railway Station were done by the Archaeology Department
of the Kolkata University in 1962, 1964 & 1979. They revealed evidence
of civilizations in four layers dating back to the 2nd- 3rd Century AD
and up to the 2nd- 3rd Century AD.
IV) The Gupta Era (AD 4th Century to 6th Century)
It can be said with some certainly that areas of this district were
under the rule of the Gupta, which might have continued up to the
early 6th Century AD.
There is evidence of this in the chronicles of the Chinese traveler I-
Tsing (AD 673 – 675), the Allahabad Pillar Edict of Samudragupta (AD
335 – 338), Damodarpur copper plate of Chadragupta-II, Brihatsamhita
(5th century AD) of Barahamihira. Besides, there are archeological
evidence within the district, like Gupta coins found at Rajbari Danga,
Gitagram (near Salar) and Gouripur (near Mahipala).
V) The Gouda Kingdom and Sasanka
The Gupta suzerainty over Gauda or Gaudaka (as mentioned in
Brihatsamhita) became merely nominal by the 6th century AD. From the
Haraha inscription of Maukhari King Ishanavarma dated AD 554, it is
learnt that in course of his victorious campaigns he ravaged the Gauda
people and forced them to retreat towards the sea (meaning southern
Bengal). The later Guptas tried to occupy Gauda and perhaps
Mahasenagupta briefly occupied it. In the latter part of the 6th
century AD, Sasanka was perhaps a vassal chief under him.
The long drawn war with the Maukharis, the Kalachuris and the rulers
of the Kamarupa shattered the power of the later Guptas. Sasanka took
this opportunity to build his own kingdom, perhaps also in the 6th
Century AD.
Sasanka is the first known king of Bengal who extended his territories
beyond the present boundaries of the state into the west. He
integrated the Gauda Empire and established his capital at
Karnasuvarna.
After becoming king he attacked Kamarupa, he defeated the princes
Supratishthita Varman and Bhashkara Varman;and later he freed them by
making the king his vassal. He then occupied the eastern parts of
Bengal and by AD 619 extended his territories up to the Chilka lake of
Orrisa in the South and up to Varanasi in the West. In the last part
of his reign he had to face joint attacks by the great king of
Northern India, Harshavardhana and the king of Kamarupa, Bhashkara
Varman. But they could occupy Gouda only after the death of Sasanka
(sometime between AD 630 – 637).
Karnasuvarna:
Excavations as Rajbari Danga have helped to identify Karnasuvarna and
the Buddhist Raktamrittika Mahavihara. After the death of Sasanka the
famous Chinese traveler Hiuen Tsang came to Karnasuvarna in AD 637 –
638. At that time it was a thriving city. The Mahavihara was in its
full glory. Though Sasanka was himself a follower of Brahmanism both
Hindu and Buddhist religions thrived during his time.
VI) The Pala Era
After about a hundred years of anarchy in Bengal, Gopala (760 AD), the
founder of the Pala kingdom, was elected the king. The dynasty
continued for more than four hundred years. This district was under
their rule for almost the entire period. Mahipala, one of the later
Pala kings, perhaps had the capital at Mahipala Nagar (now village
Mahipal) in Jangipur Sub-division.
VII) The Sena Era
During the reign of the Senas, the most powerful dynasty after the
Pala, this district was probably within their empire for some time.
References :
Statistical accounts of Bengal - W.W. Hunter
History of the Murshidabad - Major Tool Walsh
Musnad of Murshidabad - P.C. Majumdar
History of Bengal - Sir Jadunath Sarkar
Murshidabader Kahini - Nikhil Nath Roy
Bengal Nawabs - Sir Jadunath Sarkar
House of Jagat Seth - J.H. Litl
Glimpses of Bengal - A.C. Campbell
West Bengal District Gazetteer
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Murshidabad
Coordinates: 24°11′N 88°16′E / 24.18, 88.27
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Area
• Elevation
• 10 m (33 ft)
District(s) Murshidabad
Population ?? (2001[update])
Codes
• Pincode
• Telephone
• 74****
• +91-3472-2xxxxx
Coordinates: 24°11′N 88°16′E / 24.18, 88.27
Murshidabad (Bengali: মুর্শিদাবাদ) is a city in Murshidabad district
of West Bengal state in India. The city of Murshidabad is located on
the southern bank of the Bhagirathi, a tributary of the Ganges River.
It was the capital of undivided Bengal during the Mughal rule. Nawabs
of Bengal used to rule Bengal from this city. It is still inhabited,
but has none of the glory it used to have- except for the royal
buildings.
Contents
[hide]
1 History
2 Demographics
3 Murshidabad City
4 Murshidabad District
5 Politics
6 See also
7 References
8 External links
[edit] History
Mushidabad or Moorsheedabad, a town and district of British India, in
the Presidency division of Bengal. The administrative headquarters of
the district are at Berhampur. The town of Murshidabad is on the left
bank of the Bhagirathi or old sacred channel of the Ganges. Pop.
(1901), 15,168. The city of Murshidabad was the latest capital of
Bengal before British era. In 1704 the nawab Murshid Quli Khan changed
the seat of government from Dacca to Maksudabad, which he called after
his own name. The family of Jagat Seth maintained their position as
state bankers at Murshidabad from generation to generation. Even after
the conquest of Bengal by the British, Murshidabad remained for some
time the seat of administration. Warren Hastings removed the supreme
civil and criminal courts to Calcutta in 1772, but in 1 775 the latter
court was brought back to Murshidabad again. In 1790, under Lord
Cornwallis, the entire revenue and judicial staffs were fixed at
Calcutta. The town is still the residence of the nawab, who ranks as
the first nobleman of the province with the style of Nawab Bbahadur of
Murshidabad, instead of Nawab Nazim of Bengal. The Murshidabad palace,
dating from 1837, is a magnificent building in Italian style. The city
still bears memories of Nawabs with other palaces, mosques, tombs, and
gardens, and retains such industries as carving in ivory, gold and
silver embroidery, and silk-weaving. An educational institution is
named after Nawab family.
The District Of Murshidabad has an area of 2143 sq. m. It is divided
into two nearly equal portions by the Bhagirathi, the ancient channel
of the Ganges. The tract to the west, known as the Rarh, consists of
hard clay and nodular limestone. The general level is high, but
interspersed with marshes and seamed by hill torrents. The Bagri or
eastern half belongs to alluvial plains of eastern Bengal. There are
few permanent swamps; but the whole country is low-lying, and liable
to annual inundation. In the north-west are a few small detached
hillocks, said to be of basaltic formation. Pop. (1901), 1,333,184,
showing an increase of 6.6% in the decade. The major industry is that
of silk, formerly of much importance, and now revived with government
assistance. The city is also famous for producing exotic mango and
litchi. A narrow-gauge railway crosses the district, from the East
Indian line at Nalhati to Azimganj on the Bhagirathi, the home of many
rich Jain merchants; and a branch of the Eastern Bengal railway has
been opened.
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census[1], Murshidabad had a population of
36,894. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%.
Majority of the people are Muslim. Murshidabad has an average literacy
rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy
is 71%, and female literacy is 61%. In Murshidabad, 12% of the
population is under 6 years of age.
[edit] Murshidabad City
Murshidabad palace
.
The origins of Murshidabad are not entirely clear. According to Ghulam
Hussain, author of the Riyaz-us-Salatin, a merchant named Makhsus Khan
first improved the present site of Murshidabad. Makhsus Khan had been
mentioned in Akbar's biography, the Ain-i-Akbari, as a nobleman who
served in Bengal and Bihar during the last decades of the sixteenth
century. In Valentyn's map (1658-64) Moxudabath is shown on an island
formed by the two branches of the Ganges.
In 1704, Murshid Quli Khan, the Diwan (aprox. Chief Minister) of
Bengal under Aurangzeb transferred the capital from Dacca (now Dhaka
in Bangladesh), and renamed the city Murshidabad. In 1716, he attained
the title of Nawab (ruler) of the Subah (province) of Bengal, and
Murshidabad became his capital. It continued to be the capital under a
succession of Nawabs, and also under the British until 1790. It was
constituted as a municipality in 1869, which remains to the present
day.
palace ground and Hoogly river
While it features extensively in history books, the large potential
for heritage tourism has been somewhat neglected. Of historic interest
are Nizamat Kila (the Fortress of the Nawabs), also known as the
Hazaarduari Palace (Palace of a Thousand Doors), built by Duncan
McLeod of the Bengal Engineers in 1837, in the Italianate style, the
Moti Jhil (Pearl Lake) just to the south of the palace, the Muradbagh
Palace and the Khushbagh Cemetery, where the remains of Ali Vardi Khan
and Siraj Ud Daulah are interred.
The city today is a center for agriculture, handicrafts and
sericulture. The famous Murshidabad Silk, much in demand for making
saris and scarves, is produced here.
[edit] Murshidabad District
See Murshidabad District
The district of Murshidabad - 2,062 sq mi (5,341 km²), population
5.863m (2001 census) - has its district headquarters at Baharampur.
The district comprises two distinct regions separated by the
Bhagirathi River. To the west lies the Rarh region, a high, undulating
continuation of the Chota Nagpur plateau. The eastern portion, the
Bagri, is a fertile, low-lying alluvial tract, part of the Ganges
Delta. The district is drained by the Bhagirathi and Jalangi rivers
and their tributaries. Rice, jute, legumes, oilseeds, wheat, barley,
and mangoes are the chief crops in the east; extensive mulberry
cultivation is carried out in the west. The district became part of
the Gaur kingdom in 1197 and passed to the British East India Company
in the 18th century.
Hazarduari Palace
[edit] Politics
Current MLA from Murshidabad assembly constituency is Bivas
Chakraborty of AIFB, who won the seat in State elections of 2006.
Chhaya Ghosh of FBL had won this seat in 2001, 1991, 1982 and in 1977.
Independent candidate Mozammel Haque was MLA from this seat in 1996.
Mannan Hossain of INC had won this seat in 1987.[2]
Murshidabad assembly constituency is part of Murshidabad (Lok Sabha
constituency).[3]
[edit] See also
Murshidabad (Lok Sabha constituency)
Murshidabad district
[edit] References
This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica
Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article
Murshidabad.
^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities,
villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India.
Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved on 2008-11-01.
^ "State Elections 2006 - Partywise Comparision for 58-Murshidabad
Constituency of West Bengal". Election Commission of India. Retrieved
on 2008-10-27.
^ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary
Constituencies". West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved
on 2008-10-02.
[edit] External links
Official site for Murshidabad district here contains extensive
information about the district and its history, along with maps.
West Bengal Govt site for Murshidabad district
An excellent article from Banglapedia on Murshidabad here
Lots of statistical information on Murshidabad district here
[hide] v • d • e Cities and towns in Murshidabad District
Mushidababad Anup Nagar · Aurangabad · Baharampur · Beldanga ·
Chachanda · Charka · Cossimbazar · Dafahat · Dhulian ·
Dhusaripara · Farrakka Barrage Township · Fatellapur · Ghorsala ·
Goaljan · Gora Bazar · Harharia Chak · Jagtaj · Jahangirpur ·
Jiaganj Azimganj · Jot Kamal · Kandi · Kankuria · Kasim Bazar ·
Khodarampur · Murshidabad · Palashi · Paschim Punropara ·
Sahajadpur · Serpur · Srikantabati · Uttar Mahammadpur
Cities and towns
in other districts Bankura · Bardhaman · Birbhum · Cooch Behar ·
Dakshin Dinajpur · Darjeeling · Hooghly · Howrah · Jalpaiguri ·
Malda · Nadia · North 24 Parganas · Paschim Medinipur · Purba
Medinipur · Purulia · South 24 Parganas · Uttar Dinajpur
The Ivory and Wood craft industry dates back to the time when the
Nawabs of Bengal had their court at Murshidabad. As this industry was
fully dependent for its prosperity on the support of a luxurious
court and wealthy noblemen, it had to face a crisis when the Nawabs
lost their power and their court disappeared.
During the early period of the British rule, the performance of the
ivory carvers of Murshidabad was also praised by foreigners. During
the Exhibition of 1851 in London, a variety of specimens of carving in
ivory were sent to different parts of India and these were much
admired for their minuteness and elaborate of details. In 1888
again, the Murshidabad carvers were declared to be perhaps the best in
India, fully displaying the finish, minuteness and ingenuity
characteristic of all true Indian art.
When Berhampore rose into importance as chief military station in the
province, the art flourished there for a time but began to wane with
the decline of the military importance of the town. If not for the
trade depending on the railway communication, this art would have
died out long ago. Earlier the ivory carvers used to get large orders
from Government for supplying specimens of their work for various
exhibitions in England and other European countries, as also in India.
But this was later discontinued when arrangements were made to collect
the exhibits on loan from noblemen and zamindars, like the Nawab of
Murshidabad and the Maharaja of Cossimbazar who were in a position to
supply the best specimens under their possession. Mathra, Daulatbazar
and Ranshagorgram bordering the city of Murshidabad were once noted
for the industry but altogether forgotten in later years owing to
decay of the industry.
Shola pith is a milky-white sponge-wood which is carved into delicate
and beautiful objects of art. Sola is a plant which grow wild in
marshy waterlogged areas. The biological name of shola is Aeschynomene
Indica or Aeschynomene Aspera (bean family) and it is a herbaceous
plant. The shola pith is the cortex or core of the plant and is 1 ½
inch in diameter. The outer harder brown skin is removed by expert
hands to reveal the inner soft milky-white and spongy material, almost
similar to "Thermocol", artificially produced in a laboratory.
However, sholapith is much superior to thermocol in terms of
malleability, texture, lustre and sponginess. Artisans use it for
making artifacts used for decoration and ornate head-wears of bridal
couple. The finest examples of craftsmanship are however seen on
images of "Gods and Goddesses" on festivals, especially the massive
decorative backdrops made for "Durga Puja" celebrations. Craftsmen
spend months working on each piece and every details is meticulously
worked out.
In Murshidabad the shola crafts are flowery designs, decorative head-
wears of gods and goddesses, garlands, exquisite figurines like faces
of gods and goddesses, elephant-howdahs, peacock-boats, palanquins and
so on are made of sholapith.
Bell-metal and brass utensils are manufactured in large quantities at
Khagra, Berhampore, Kandi, Baranagar and Jangipur. Thev are exported
as well as sold in the local markets. Locks and betelnut cutters of a
superior kind are made at Dhulian and iron chests at Jangipur. The
problem of getting raw materials for the brass and bell-metal artisans
of the district is, however, acute. While delay in getting raw
materials owing to the complicated procedural formalities involved in
the submission of applications for raw materials has been almost a
constant factor, the industry has also been affected by the change in
consumers demand in favour of stainless steel, plastic and ceramic
goods and crockery.
The Baluchari sarees are figured silk saree produced in the town of
Baluchar in Murshidabad district. Baluchar sarees essentially have a
silk base with silk brocaded designs with respect to their colours,
where inspite of a rich composition, the Baluchar bootidars almost
avoid strong contrasts. Each pattern is treated in a colour which
harmonises with the ground on which it is laid. The most popular
colours used are red, blue, yellow, green and scarlet. The Baluchari
sarees have large floral motifs interspersed with flowering shrubs.
Traditionally the Muslim community was also known to produce these
Baluchars with figured patterns depicting court scenes, horse with a
rider, women smoking hookah. The Kalka design or the cone motif is
often surrounded with floral borders.
Bengal had a nourishing silk industry in the past and Murshidabad long
enjoyed a special reputation in this respect. The Bengal silk
manufactures formed one of the important exports of the English East
India Company to England, and these were exported also to the markets
in the Asiatic countries. After the establishment of English factories
at Malda and Cossimbazar, the English Company's trade in Bengal silk
manufactures began to increase, and their use became common among the
people in England because of their good quality and cheapness. In the
mid-eighteenth century the country round about it (Cossimbazar) was
very fertile, and the inhabitants remarkably industrious, being
employed in many useful manufactures. About 1663 AD, the Dutch in
their Cossimbazar factory sometimes employed 700 silk weavers, and the
English and the other European nations smaller number. They generally
furnished 22,000 bales of silk a year, each bale weighing 100 Ibs. The
Total was equivalent to 30,078 maunds ( 1 maund = 40 Kg ie. 12,03,120
Kg ). The silk thread was thus distributed : the Dutch took for Japan
or Holland 6,000 to 7,000 bales, the merchants of Tartary and the
Mughal Empire about the same quantity, and the remainder ( about 9,000
bales ) were consumed by the people of the country for manufacturing
their own stuff. This silk was brought to Ahmedabad and Surat and were
woven into fabrics. There was considerable demand for Bengal's raw
silk in England's markets as the Continental System occasioned an
entire cessation of the customary importations of the Italian raw
silk.
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Nariman House operations completed
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Firing, explosions continue to rock Taj hotel
28 Nov 2008, 2010 hrs IST, AGENCIES
Fire has broken out at Taj again. More than one terrorist are believed
to be holed up in the hotel. Pics | Nariman rescue | Targets | Army
actions | Pakistan link
ISI chief summoned, he is coming: Gilani
Eight foreigners killed in Mumbai terror attack
28 Nov 2008, 2047 hrs IST, IANS
Eight foreigners have been killed and 22 injured in the terror attack
in Mumbai, a senior official said on Friday. Latest news on the Mumbai
attacks
UK probing reports about two Mumbai terrorists being Britons
All headlines >>News on your MobileLog on to m.economictimes.com
War in Mumbai?
Govt victim of its own soft-on-terror propaganda
Manmohan Singh govt will now have an even harder time explaining its
handling of internal security issues.
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It's war in Mumbai | New sophisticated face of terror
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Five dead bodies have been found, NSG Director General J K Dutt has
said.
We had taken over the second floor of the house when grenade was
launched from above. Three hostages were killed by terrorists before
they moved upstairs, said J K Dutt. NSG commandos then moved upstairs
to kill two terrorists on the fourth floor. Terrorists killed two
hostages in this floor, he added.
Third floor still to be secured by NSG, whose commandos are there, he
said.
The fate of terrorists is still unclear--whether captured alive or
killed.
The NSG is searching the building and adjacent areas as well.
A short while ago, fresh explosions can be heard at Nariman House. A
portion of Nariman House was damaged after rocket propelled grenade
were launched as part of terrorist flush-out operation. A gaping hole
could be seen on the fourth floor in the Jewish residential complex.
( Watch )
Commandos in twos were seen from fourth floor to third floor in the
five-storeyed Nariman House complex where some Israelis were been
taken hostage by three-four terrorists
Smoke was seen billowing out of Nariman House complex.
Heavy gunfire erupted on Friday after NSG commandos were dropped by
helicopter onto the roof of Nariman House in Mumbai, a witness said.
( Watch )
Two to three terrorists are suspected to be holed in Nariman House,
said Mumbai police chief Hassan Gafoor. ( Watch )
The airborne assault on the center run by the ultra-orthodox Jewish
outreach group Chabad Lubavitch was punctuated by gunshots and
explosions as forces cleared it floor by floor, according to reporters
at the scene. By Friday afternoon, the commandos had control of the
top two floors.
One camouflaged commando came out with a bandage on his forehead,
while soldiers fired smoke grenades into the building and a steady
stream of gunfire reverberated across narrow alleys.
It was not immediately clear if there were hostages inside or their
fate.
More than 143 people were killed and 288 injured when terrorists
attacked 10 sites in Mumbai starting Wednesday evening.
Security officials said their operations were almost over. ``It's just
a matter of a few hours that we'll be able to wrap up things,'' Lt.
Gen. N. Thamburaj told reporters on Friday morning. ( Watch )
The witness said troops fired into the Nariman House, apparently to
provide cover, as commandos rappelled down ropes from helicopters that
made at least three sorties.
Television showed the commandos taking up positions on the roof. The
building is in a crowded part of the city, making a frontal assault
difficult.
The strike seemed aimed at crippling the financial capital's ability
to draw foreign investment.
As NSG commandos closed in on Nariman House, a Jewish residential
complex in Colaba in south Mumbai, for a final assault, two explosions
within a span of ten to 15 minutes slowed down their operation. A
third explosion was heard at 4.47 am.
"The operation to clean up the Nariman House is still going on,"
Director General of National Security Guard (NSG) J K Dutt told
reporters adding "it is just a matter of time and it will end soon".
OPERATION OVER AT NARIMAN HOUSE
28 Nov, 2008 [07:00 PM]
A massive operation is on at the Nariman House where the encounter has
reached a decisive stage. NSG commandos blew up the outer wall of
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Action shifts to Nariman House, 3-4 terrorists putting up stiff
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28 Nov, 2008 [04:50 PM]
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