Category Archives: History

Kalyaneshwari Temple

Posted on 31/10/2015 by Anil

Kalyaneshwari Temple ABOUT : The Kalyaneshwari Temple is a popular temple of West Bengal and Jharkhand state. Maa Kalyaneshwari who is present there in the form of Goddess Kali or Shakti and believed to be a living deity. It is also believed … Continue reading →

Posted in Hindu God & Godess, History, Temple | Tagged Barakar, Kalyaneshwari, Kalyaneshwari Temple, Maithon | 2 Comments

Mihijam / মিহিজাম

Posted on 13/01/2015 by Anil

MIHIJAM (মিহিজাম) is a small town and a notified area in Jamtara District in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Mihijam population speaks in Hindi, Bengali and Santali. This is about today’s Mihijam. But there is more to know about this … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Places | Tagged Chittaranjan, CLW, Haat, Homoeopathy College, Mihijam, Saturday Haat, Saturday market | 5 Comments

History of Bhasa andolon or Language Agitation of Manbhum

Posted on 14/11/2014 by Anil

The Bhasa Andolon (ভাষা আন্দোলন ) also known Language Agitation was a movement in erstwhile Manbhum district, present day (Purulia and Dhanbad districts), during the late 1940s to mid-1950s, to fight for Bengali language and to protest against the forcible … Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged Bhasa Andolon, Human Rights, Language Agitation, Manbhum, Mother Tongue Medium Education, Violation of Human Rights | Leave a comment

Bengali Language & Bengali speaking population in Jharkhand

Posted on 12/11/2014 by Anil

“Bengali or Bangla (বাংলা) is the language native to the region of Bengal, which comprises of the present-day nation of Bangladesh and of the Indian states West Bengal, Tripura and southern Assam. With about 220 million native and about 250 … Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged Bangla, Bengali, Manbhum | 6 Comments

Formation of Dhanbad District

Posted on 06/11/2014 by Anil

Dhanbad was originally a part of Manbhum District which was first in Bengal and then in 1911 it was separated from Bengal and became a part of Bihar-Orissa province. H. Coupland, I.C.S. Published the first District Gazetteer for Manbhum in … Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged Bengal, Bengal Province, Bihar-Orissa Province, Dhanbad, Dhanbad District, Formation of Dhanbad, Manbhum, Purulia | Leave a comment

History of Manbhum

Posted on 05/11/2014 by Anil

INTRODUCTION : There was a District called MANBHUM District in the Eastern Part of India during British Raj. To know the history of erstwhile MANBHUM district we have to go back to the Mughal era. During the regime of Akbar, … Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged Bangla, Bengal-Bihar-Orissa, Bengali, Dhanbad, Indian Districts, Indian states, Manbhoom, Manbhum, Manbhum District, Purulia, United Bengal | 8 Comments

Visit to Belur Math

Posted on 21/10/2014 by Anil

Image credit : Wikipedia Belur Math (or Muth) is a must see place of Kolkata. Recently we visited once again on 16 Jul 2014. It is located on the West Bank of the Hoogly River, Belur, West Bengal, India. Belur … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Temple | Tagged Belur, Belur Math, Math, Muth | 1 Comment

The story of Budhni Mejhan

Posted on 20/10/2014 by Anil

Budhni inaugurating the Power Station at the Panchet Dam in December 1959. This is a tragic story of a tribal woman whose life was suddenly changed due to impact of a inaugural function with the then Prime Minister of India, … Continue reading →