Gar Mandaran
Gar Mandaran
Garh Mandaron | |
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Gar Mandaran is a
.Overview
The ruins of a fort at Gar Mandaran provided the setting for Bankim Chandra Chatterjee’s 1865 novel Durgeshnandini.[1]
Durgeshnandini is a romantic novel, based partly on history and partly on hearsay. The story centres around the attack and occupation of Gar Mandaran stronghold of Raja Birendra Singh, linked to the Bishnupur Raj, by the Pathans who were then entrenched in Odisha. The Mughal general Man Singh's son, Jagat Singh, was despatched to keep the Pathans at bay. Jagat Singh fell in love with Tilottama, the beautiful daughter of Raja Birendra Singh. The Pathans captured the fort, killed Raja Birendra Singh and held Jagat Singh and Tilottama, but a fatal attack on the Pathan general Kotlu Khan, turned things around.[2]
Durgeshnandini, published in 1865, took the literary world by storm and was considered an epoch-making novel. It went through 13 editions during Bankim Chandra's life-time.[2]
Geography
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Bayara
Area overview
The Arambagh subdivision, presented in the map alongside, is divided into two physiographic parts – the Dwarakeswar River being the dividing line. The western part is upland and rocky – it is extension of the terrain of neighbouring Bankura district. The eastern part is flat alluvial plain area. The railways, the roads and flood-control measures have had an impact on the area.[3] The area is overwhelmingly rural with 94.77% of the population living in rural areas and 5.23% of the population living in urban areas.[4]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Location
Gar Manadaran is located at 22°52′29″N 87°39′57″E / 22.874799°N 87.665972°E.
History
Around the time when
Demographics
According to the
Transport
Gar Mandaran is on Kamarpukur-Gar Mandaran-Kajla road.[9] It is 2 km from Kamarpukur.
Education
Gar Mandaran High School is a Bengali-medium co-educational institution. It was established in 1944.[10]
References
- ^ "Banking on history, religion to attract tourists in Hooghly". The Hindu, 26 September 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
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- ^ "District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA" (PDF). Physiography, Page 17-19. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly". Table 2.2, 2.4(a). Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ISBN 81-7079-751-9.
- ISBN 978-0-19-909180-5.
- ^ CENSUS 1961, DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK. "PLACES OF TOURISTS' INTEREST" (PDF). Retrieved 13 October 2021.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ Google maps
- ^ "Gar Mandaran High School". ICBSE. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
External links
- Media related to Garh Mandaran at Wikimedia Commons