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Rarh is the oldest part of [[Gondwana]] which was formed 300 million years ago.<ref name = ‘rarh’/> | Rarh is the oldest part of [[Gondwana]] which was formed 300 million years ago.<ref name = ‘rarh’/> | ||
According to Acharanga Sutra, [[Mahavira|Mahāvīra]] (599-527 BCE), the 24th [[Tirthankara|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: | The Rarh region was divided into several smaller regions – [[Kankagrambhukti]], [[Bardhamanbhukti]] and [[Dandabhukti]], as part of the [[Gupta Empire]] (4th -6th century BC). <ref>Ghosh, Binoy, ''Paschim Banger Sanskriti'', (in Bengali), part I, 1976 edition, pp. 82-86, Prakash Bhaban</ref> | ||
According to the early [[Jainism|Jain]] scripture ''Acharanga Sutra'', [[Mahavira|Mahāvīra]] (599-527 BCE), the 24th [[Tirthankara|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. <ref>{{cite web| url = https://bardhaman.com/history/ | title= History |publisher= Bardhaman.com | access-date = 3 August 2023}}</ref> | |||
==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||