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Mankar
Mankar is a village in Galsi I CD Block in Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India. Mythology It is said that the Pandavas lived in hiding at Mankar during their ''agyatbasa''. There is a very old temple with idols of the Pandavas. History Rangmahal Mankar is an ancient rich place in East Burdwan district. The Rangmahal zamindarbari is located in the Raipur area . These Kanauj Brahmins of Mankar were the chief zamindars of Mankar. That was about 500 years ago. The ancestor of this dynasty was Dubey, a native of Kanauj of the northern India. His successors were Manorath Dubey and Srikanth Dubey.This Srikanta Dubey came from Kanauj to Chandrakona in Medinipur after receiving initiation(diksha) by the Radhaballav Sampraday in Mathura and received the title of Goswami. Their descendants were Madhusudan Goswami, Niharidas Goswami and Shyamsunder Goswami. Pandit Shyamsunder Goswami initiated(Guru Diksha) to Maharaja Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galsi I
Galsi I is a Community development block in India, community development block that forms an administrative division in Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. Geography Location Bud Bud, a constituent gram panchayat in Galsi I CD Block, is located at . Galsi I CD Block is part of the Bardhaman Plain, the central plain area of the district. The area is surrounded by the Hooghly River, Bhagirathi on the east, the Ajay River, Ajay on the north-west and the Damodar River, Damodar on the west and south. Old river channels and small creeks found in the region dry up in the dry season, but the Bardhaman Plains are sometimes subject to heavy floods during the rainy season. The region has recent Alluvium, alluvial soils. Galsi I CD Block is bounded by Ausgram II CD Block on the north, Galsi II CD Block on the east, Sonamukhi (community development block), Sonamukhi and Patrasayer (Community develo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
