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Rahr Bangla

Rarh
Geographical region
Village photos (277).jpg
Birbhum Village.jpg Burdwan Medical College Hospital.jpg Troika Park.jpg
Curzon Gate.jpg
108 shiv temple.jpg Shyam Rai Temple, Bankura.JPG
From top down, left to right: Rural scenery from Tarapith, Birbhum village, Burdwan Medical College Hospital, Ananda Amusement Park at Durgapur, Curzon Gate, Shiva Temples in Bardhaman, Shyamrai Temple at Bankura
Map showing the area of Rarh
Map showing the area of Rarh
Rarh is located in India
Rarh
Rarh
Location in India
Coordinates: 23°15′N 87°04′E / 23.25°N 87.07°E / 23.25; 87.07Coordinates: 23°15′N 87°04′E / 23.25°N 87.07°E / 23.25; 87.07
Country  India
Region East India
Government
 • Body Government of West Bengal, Government of Jharkhand
Languages
 • Official Bengali and Hindi
 • Other languages Angika, Odia, Ho, Kurukh, Magahi, Marwari, Mundari, Punjabi, Sadri and Santhali
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration WB-11,WB-12,WB-14,WB-15,WB-16,WB-18,WB-29,WB-30,WB-31,WB-32,WB-WB-33,WB-34,WB-36,WB-37,WB-38,WB-39,WB-40,WB-41,WB-42,WB-44,WB-53,WB-54,WB-55,WB-56,WB-57,WB-WB-58,WB-67,WB-68
Major Cities Asansol, Durgapur, Jamshedpur
Civic agency Government of West Bengal, Government of Jharkhand

Rarh region (Bengali pronunciation: [raːɽ]) is a toponym for an area in the Indian subcontinent that lies between the Chota Nagpur Plateau on the West and the Ganges Delta on the East. Although the boundaries of the region have been defined differently according to various sources throughout history, it is mainly coextensive with the state of West Bengal, also comprising parts of the state of Jharkhand in India.

The Rarh region historically has been known by many different names and has hosted numerous settlements throughout history. One theory identifies it with the powerful Gangaridai nation mentioned in the ancient Greco-Roman accounts. An inscription of Vallalasena names it as the ancestral place of the Sena dynasty.

Rāḍha (Sanskrit) and Lāḍ[h]a (Prakrit) are the ancient names of the Rarh region. Other variations of the name that appear in the ancient Jain literature include Rarha, Lara, and Rara. The Sri Lankan Buddhist chronicles such as Dipavamsa and Mahavamsa state that the legendary Prince Vijaya came from a region called Lāla, which is identified with Rāḍha by several scholars.

In a 1972 thesis, the amateur researcher Amalendu Mitra traced the origin of the word Rarh to "lāṛ", the Santali word for snake. This theory was also endorsed by his mentor Panchanan Mandal. However, German Indologist Rahul Peter Das notes that this is highly unlikely: the Santali word "lāṛ" actually means string or fibre, and is sometimes used for "snake" or "twig". Das further points out that the word "lāṛ" may itself be an Indo-Aryan loanword in Santali.


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