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Bengal from Earliest Times to Till 1202 A.D

Read this article to learn about Bengal from earliest times to till 1202 A.D. When the Vedas were composed, the Aryan habitations did not extended beyond Bhagalpur. Bengal naturally did not find any mention in the Vedic hymns. It was in the Aitareya Brahmana, however, that there is an indirect reference to the people of Bengal. It is mentioned that [...]

By Anand|2015-08-10T05:39:39+05:30August 7, 2015|History of Bengal|Comments Off

Permanent Land Revenue Settlement of Bengal: Features, Merits and Demerits

Cornwallis, who followed Warren Hastings, as Governor General of Bengal was sent with specific instructions to improve the land revenue to be collected from Bengal. The British Parliament by an Act of 1784 directed the Court of directors to give up the practice of annual settlement of revenue to be collected and to fix up the collection of revenue of [...]

By Vikram Rana|2015-08-08T12:10:41+05:30July 31, 2014|History of India|Comments Off