Pundravardhana
Pundravardhana (Bengali: পুন্ড্রবর্ধন Punḍrôbôrdhôn, Sanskrit: Punḍravardhana), was an ancient kingdom from the Indian subcontinent; the territory located in North Bengal (mainly in what is now Bangladesh) in ancient times, home of the Pundra, a group of people not speaking languages of the Indo-Aryan family.
There are several theories regarding the word ‘Pundra’. According to one theory the word ‘Pundra’ owes its origin to a disease called ‘Pandu’. The land where most of the people were suffering from that disease was called Pundrakshetra (land of Pundra). Punda is a species of sugarcane. The land where that species of sugarcane was extensively cultivated was called Pundadesa (land of Punda). According to later Vedic texts like Aitereya Aryanaka of 8th-7th century BC, the Pundra was a group of non-Aryan people who lived east of the Sadanira River (Gandaki River). The Mahabharata also made a similar reference. In the 1st century AD, the land was mentioned as Pundravardhana for the first time in Ashokavadana
Coordinates: 25°30′N 81°30′E / 25.50°N 81.50°EMahasthangarh, the ancient capital of Pundravardhana is located 11 km (7 mi) north of Bogra on the Bogra-Rangpur highway, with a feeder road (running along the eastern side of the ramparts of the citadel for 1.5 km) leading to Jahajghata and site museum.
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