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[[Bengali language|Bengali ]] is the sixth most spoken first language in the world. <ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/world/ | title= World| work= Languages |publisher= World Factbook | access-date = 4 August 2023}}</ref> | [[Bengali language|Bengali ]] is the sixth most spoken first language in the world. <ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/world/ | title= World| work= Languages |publisher= World Factbook | access-date = 4 August 2023}}</ref>Bengali is one of the 22 languages recognized by the [[Constitution of India]]. <ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.sscadda.com/national-language-of-india/ | title= National Language of India as Per Constitution, Complete List of 22 Languages in India |publisher= SSC Adda 24/7| access-date = 4 August 2023}}</ref>[[Rarhi dialect]] has emerged as the base of the standard Bengali language.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.gktoday.in/question/the-standard-bengali-language-is-emerged-from-whic | title= Rarhi dialect | publisher= GK Today| access-date = 4 August 2023}}</ref> | ||
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Rarh | |
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Geographical region | |
 Dharmarajtala, the sacred shrine of Dharmathakur, at Surmanagar village, Bankura district | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| Districts covered | Murshidabad, Birbhum, Bankura, Paschim Bardhaman, Purba Bardhaman, Paschim Medinipur, Purba Medinipur, Nadia district |
| Regional Language(s) and/or dialect(s) | Rarhi dialect of the Bengali language |
Rarh (রাঢ়) is a natural geographical region primarily in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Etymology
The word Rarh originated in the ancient Austric language and means 'a land of red soil'. [1]
History
Rarh is the oldest part of Gondwana which was formed 300 million years ago.[1]
According to Acharanga Sutra, Mahāvīra (599-527 BCE), the 24th Tīrthāṅkara of Jainism travelled in the pathless country of 'Ladha' in Vajjabhumi and Subbhabhumi at a time (5th Century BC) when the country was lawless, and the people were harsh at Mahavira. Many great people were born in the Rarh region form ancient times: Patanjali, who systematized Yoga, Kashiram Das and Krittibas Ojha retold the Indian classics Mahabharata and Ramayana in simple Bengali and is still popular as Kashidasi Mahabharat and Kirittibasi Ramayan. [2]
Geography
The Rarh region is a high, undulating continuation of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. [3]It lies between the Chota Nagpur Plateau and the Ganges Delta.[1]
The eastern Rarh region is composed of the western part of Murshidabad, the northern part of Birbhum, Purba Bardhaman district, Hooghly, howrah, Purba Medinipur and Indas in Bankura.[1]
The Western Rarh region is composed of Santhal Parganas, most of Birbhum, Paschim Bardhaman, parts of Bankura, Kasmar, Petarwar, Jaridih of Bokaro district, Gola block of Ramgarh district, Silli, Sonahatu, Bundu, Tamar of Ranchi district, Singhbhum, Jhargram and parts of Paschhim Medinipur.[1]
According to the Bhuvaneshvara inscription of Bhatta Bhavadeva, Rarh was a dry, waterless and woody region. In old texts there is mention of Bhurisrsta or Bhurishresthika {now Bhurshut in Howrah}, Navagram (now in Hooghly}) and Damunya or Daminya (in Burdwan).[4]
Rivers flowing through the Rarh region include: Damodar, Ajay, Mayurakshi, Dwarakeshwar, Shilabati/Shilai and Kangsabati/Kasai. All the rivers originate on the Chota Nagpur Plateau and flow down to meet the Hooghly.[5]
Language
Bengali is the sixth most spoken first language in the world. [6]Bengali is one of the 22 languages recognized by the Constitution of India. [7]Rarhi dialect has emerged as the base of the standard Bengali language.[8]
Religion
Dharmathakur is a Hindu-deity worshipped by many followers in the Rarh region. A special village god (gram devata) he is represented by a shapeless stone daubed with vermillion and is normally placed under a tree or placed in the open, but sometimes enshrined in a temple. [9][10][11]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Rahr Region in West Bengal". Banga Darpan. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ↑ "History". Bardhaman.com. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ↑ "Rarh". Brittanica. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ↑ "Radha2". Banglapeda. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ↑ "Rarh Bengal Hills & Forests & Lakes". Eastern Heavens. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ↑ "World". Languages. World Factbook. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ↑ "National Language of India as Per Constitution, Complete List of 22 Languages in India". SSC Adda 24/7. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ↑ "Rarhi dialect". GK Today. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ↑ O'Malley, L.S.S., ICS, Birbhum, Bengal District Gazetteers, p. 36, 1996 reprint, first published 1910, Government of West Bengal
- ↑ "Dharma-Thakur". Brittanica. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ↑ "Dharma Thakur". Sambaru Chandra Mohanta. Banglapedia. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
