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Mainamati: Sanskrit Inscriptional and Archaeological Study

Mainamati: Sanskrit Inscriptional and Archaeological Study

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Mainamati-Lalmai area is a "small strip of hilly land (11x5 Miles)" in the Comilla district on the eastern border of Bangladesh. Although small, This hill-range area has yielded a rich treasure of Sanskrit inscriptions and archaeological artifacts from the 7th to 13th centuries C.E. A comprehensive and coherent reconstruction of history from this rich evidence was a long-felt desideratum. The present study fulfills that lacuna in an eminent way.
The author gives a brief geographical and geo-ecological survey of the area and its archaeological sites and excavations. He then sets the full Sanskrit epigraphical material-photographs of copper plates etc., their transcriptions and translations also other archaeological artifacts- coins, plaques, pottery, images, etc. From this evidence, he then reconstructs this area's political history-kings and dynasties and corroborates it from artifacts and geo graphical identifications of locations mentioned in the inscriptions. The work throws a flood of light on the much less-known history and culture of the south-eastern Bengal.
The book will be of much interest to historians, archaeologists, researchers, and students engaged in inscriptional and archaeological studies.
SKU: 9788180902338

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    AUTHOR BIJOY KRISHNA BANIK
    PUBLISHER

    BHARATIYA KALA

    PRAKASHAN
    LANGUAGE ENGLISH
    EDITION 1st
    ISBN 9788180902338
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    356 (THROUGHOUT

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    YEAR 2009

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  • AUTHOR INFO

    Bijoy Krishna Banik (b. 1965) is a Bangladeshi scholar-archaeologist He combines in himself a sound. knowledge of the Sanskrit language and a professional insight into Archaeology He did his B.A. (Hons.) and M.A. (Sanskrit, 1988) as a scholar of Dhaka University. Then, as an I.C.C.R. (Government of India) scholar, he came to India and earned his doctorate from M.S. University of Baroda in 1999 The present work is an outcome of that research. He has built up his career in archaeology. He has been serving in the Department of Archaeology (Ministry of Cultural Affairs. Bangladesh) since 1993: first as a Research Assistant and, from 2001, as Deputy Keeper of the National Museum He has participated in dozens of archaeological excavations and explorations of historical sites in Bangladesh. His reports have been highly appreciated. He has actively participated in many national and international seminars/conferences and contributed studied papers to reputed journals and collection volumes as well as informative articles to periodicals. His book 'Sher-e-Bangla: A Museum' was published in 2001. He is a Member of the Archaeological Society of India and Islamic Arts Organisation, Bangladesh, and founder-member of Museum Council. Son of Late Shri Ranjit Kumar Banik and Smt. Bichitra Rani, Bijoy is married to Swikriti Sarker and they have a son Mohor Banik Rik.

  • PREFACE

    A proper study of history is based only on two types of mutually complementary sources-literary and archaeological. Literary works give us data that are culturally very significant, but they are often mixed with material, which tends to be less historical and more legendary. The literary material has to be checked, verified, and consolidated from archaeological remains and artifacts. So far as the history of the Indian sub-continent is concerned, the importance of Sanskrit language and literature can never be gained. Almost entire archaeological linguistic data for reconstructing our ancient history is preserved in the epitaphs of edicts, pillars donation cop per-plates and even coin legends which are written in Sanskrit language. Therefore, no study of ancient Indian history can take place without Sanskrit either literary or archaeological.
    Maināmatī is a comparatively quite small strip of hilly land but it is extraordinarily rich in archaeological evidence and one of the most important historical and religious centers of Bangladesh. There is a very large assemblage of the ruins of Buddhist monasteries. It is a prominent spot for studying the rich heritage of Bangladesh.
    Speaking about its richness in archaeological pieces of evidence, it will suffice to mention here that from this small strip of hilly land many archaeological brick-structure sites are unearthed (classified into monasteries, large shrines, administrative sites, hill-top mounds, non-structural sites, and water reservoirs, etc.), 12 copper-plate grants are found (with 16 from the nearby area), and over 200 golden-silver coins and 4 stone images are also excavated. This itself speaks for the historical importance of the area, which was culturally very rich in Bangladesh during the 6th to 13th centuries (A.D.).
    This area, located in the center of the Samatâta Mandala, was politically very significant in ancient times and gave birth to many popular ballads and folk literature. The political history, the dynastic lineage, and the ancient political geography of this area need to be reconstructed and checked from the archaeological evidence which only can provide reliable data. A study of this inscriptional material is also expected to help establish a better correlation between space and time and political situations.
    Stray studies of some of these individual archaeological artifacts have found a place in some important research Journals. But they do not give us a consistent well-connected study of its entire source material. This desideratum is intended to be fulfilled in this study. A study of this area will revive the past and will add new dimensions to the history of the present. A historical and cultural study of the archaeological artifacts and inscriptions found in this area is likely to yield very fruitful results. The present study is an attempt in this direction. It aims to fulfill the need for a Complete consistent and comprehensive study of the entire archaeological evidence found in the Mainâmati-Lalmai range in the center of the Samatala Mandala and thus adds to and contributes to the general enhancement of the knowledge. No kind of research project can be completed without wholehearted assistance and cooperation from all concerned. This work is also no exception. I am deeply indebted to a large number of individuals and institutions for their willing assistance and advice in the preparation of my doctoral research.

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