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Rarhi Brahmin
Rarhi may refer to: * A person from the Rarh region of eastern India * Rarhi dialect West Bengali or Central Bengali, simply known as Rāṛhī (), is the Bengali dialects, dialect of Bengali language spoken in the southeastern part of West Bengal, in and around the Bhagirathi River basin of Nadia district and the Presidency divi ... or West Bengali dialect, a dialect of the Bengali language spoken in the Rarh region in West Bengal, India * Rarhi, Bihar, a village of India {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rarh Region
Rarh region () is a toponym for an area in the Indian subcontinent that lies between the Chota Nagpur Plateau on the West and the Ganges Delta on the East. Although the boundaries of the region have been defined differently according to various sources throughout history, it is mainly coextensive with the state of West Bengal, also comprising parts of the state of Jharkhand in India. Linguistically, the region is defined with population speaking the Rarh kudmali local dialect. The Rarh region historically has been known by many different names and has hosted numerous settlements throughout history. One theory identifies it with the powerful Gangaridai nation mentioned in the ancient Greco-Roman accounts. An inscription of Vallalasena names it as the ancestral place of the Sena dynasty. Etymology and names (Sanskrit) and (Prakrit) are the ancient names of the Rarh region. Other variations of the name that appear in the ancient Jain literature include Rarha, Lara, and Rara. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rarhi Dialect
West Bengali or Central Bengali, simply known as Rāṛhī (), is the Bengali dialects, dialect of Bengali language spoken in the southeastern part of West Bengal, in and around the Bhagirathi River basin of Nadia district and the Presidency division in West Bengal, as well as the Greater Kushtia region of western Bangladesh. It forms the basis of the standard variety of Bengali. Geographical boundaries This dialect is prevalent in the West Bengali districts of Kolkata district, Kolkata, North 24 Parganas district, North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas district, South 24 Parganas, Nadia district, Nadia, Howrah district, Howrah, Hooghly District, Hooghly and Purba Bardhaman district, Purba Bardhaman. It is also spoken natively in the Chuadanga District, Chuadanga, Kushtia District, Kushtia and Meherpur District, Meherpur districts of Bangladesh, which were a part of the Nadia district prior to the 1947 Partition of India. Along with Eastern Bengali dialect, Modern Standard Bengal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
