l¡S Bj−ml −lmfb J j¡b¡i¡‰¡ : B

B−m¡¢La p¡j¿¹a¿» −b−L h¡S¡l AbÑe£¢a

A ¢e ¾cÉ i –¡ Q¡ kÑ
−cni¡N flhaÑ£ M¢äa j¡e¢Qœ Bj¡−cl je −−b−L ¢aÙ¹¡ J j¡ep¡C-Hl jdÉhaÑ£ i¨Mä¢Vl i¨−N¡m−L j¤−R
¢c−a A−eLV¡C prj q−u−R hm¡ k¡uz Ešlh lh−‰l j¡e¤−ol L¡−R ¢hq¡−ll ¢LneN” −lm−ØVne¢Vl e¡j
ka f¢l¢Qa, m¡mj¢Zl q¡V, h¤¢sj¡¢l-f¡VNË¡j aa euz AbQ Bul¢e HV¡C −k BSJ m¡mj¢Zl q¡−V
"Ešlh‰' e¡−j HL¢V ¢p−ej¡ qm B−Rz Hhww h¡wm¡−c¢n plL¡¢l J−uhp¡C−V eØV¡m¢SL q−u fs¡
L¢fl¡CV¡l −m−Me, "Ju¡ep Bfe B V¡Cj CCV Ju¡S f¢phm V¥ −N¡ V¥ cÉ g¥V¢qmp Ah cÉ ¢qj¡mu¡S éj
¢cp −lm −ØVnez' HLpju k¡ ü¡i¡¢hL k¡a¡ a¡u¡−al l¡Sfb ¢Rm d−jÑl fy¡¢Qm E−W BS a¡ AåN¢m−a
fkÑh¢paz Bl HLV¡ −i±−N¡¢mL A’−ml AbbÑe£¢a −k−qa¥ k¡a¡u¡a hÉhÙÛ¡l Jfl ¢eiÑln£m −p−qa¥
Hf¡l-Jf¡l c¤¢c−Ll AbÑe£¢aC r¢aNËÙ¹ q−u−u−Rz h¤¢sj¡¢l-f¡VNË¡j h¡ m¡mj¢Zl q¡−Vl ja j¡b¡i¡P¡J
fy¡¢Q−ml d¡−ll f−LV l¦−V fkÑh¢pa; q¡−al L¡−Rl −jM¢mN”-qm¢ch¡¢s BS −hn ¢LR¥V¡ c§−l Q−m
−N−Rz

N£a¡mcq-m¡mj¢Zlq¡V-lwf¤l-f¡VVNË¡j-Smf¡C…¢s-Su¿¹£- −L¡Q¢hq¡l HC Swne…¢m ¢j−m

°a¢l L−l¢Rm HL¢V hªšz j¡b¡i¡P¡l Aa£a BBh¢aÑa q−u−R HC AbÑ°e¢aL hª−šl j−dÉz ¢hn na−Ll
öl¦−a −hn L−uLh¡l p¡−iÑ qh¡l flJ l¡S B
Bj−ml −lm-hª−š j¡b¡i¡P¡l Wy¡C qu ¢ez ü−fÀl −lm

 
 BbÑp¡j¡¢SL −fËr¡fV 

−k¡N¡−k¡N h¡Ù¹h¡¢ua qu ¢ez −cni¡−Nl fl HC fË¡Q£e hªš M¢äa; j¡b¡i¡P¡ a¡¢L−u B−R ea¥e −L¡e
HL hª−š AwnNËqZ Llh¡l Bn¡uz

eª−f¾cÊe¡l¡u−Zl Bj−m −L¡Q¢hq¡l −k p¡j¿¹a¿» −c−M−R a¡−L enlightened despotism hm¡

k¡uz l¡SÉ¡¢i−o−Ll pjuC fËS¡−cl fË¢a hš²«a¡u ¢a¢e −lmfb Q¡m¤ Llh¡l −O¡oZ¡ L−l−Rez −L¡Q¢hq¡l
−ØV−Vl −pVm−j¾V e¡−uh B¢qmL¡l h¡h¤ q−l¾cÊe¡l¡uZ −Q±d¤¢l S¡e¡−μRe 1 CØV −h‰m −lmJ−ul p−‰
k¤š² qh¡l a¡¢N−cC 1891-92 p¡−ml j−dÉ −L¡Q¢hq¡l-−cJu¡eq¡V Hhw −pM¡e −b−L N£a¡mcq fkÑ¿¹
−L¡Q¢hq¡l −lm ( ¢p ¢h Bl ) Q¡m¤ Llh¡l ¢pÜ¡¿¹ −eu¡ quz â¥a −lmm¡Ce f¡a¡l L¡S −no L−l 1893
p¡−ml 15C −p−ÃVðl −b−L j¡m f¢lhq−el L¡S öl¦ quz 1894-Hl fum¡ j¡QÑ −b−L fÉ¡−p”¡l −VÊe
Qm¡Qm öl¦ q−mJ −a¡pÑ¡ ¢hË−Sl L¡S −no q−a q−a 1900 p¡m q−u k¡uz

1908 p¡−ml Cj¢f¢lu¡m −N−S¢Vu¡−l 2 f¡C ¢Na¡mcq Swn−e CØV¡ZÑ −h‰m −ØVV −lmJ−ul
p−‰ L¥Q¢hq¡l −ØVV −lmJ−ul pw−k¡−Nl Lb¡z ¢Na¡mcq −b−L Su¿¹£ fkÑ¿¹ p¡−s −aè¡æ j¡Cm

Cj¢f¢lu¡m −N−S¢Vu−l −L¡Q¢hq¡l −lmf−bl hZÑe¡z

(f¡−n) CØV¡eÑ −h‰m −ØVV −lmJ−ul LmL¡a¡-
c¡¢SÑ¢mw ¢V¢LVz ¢nu¡mcq −ØVn−e c¡¢SÑ¢mw −jm
cy¡¢s−u l−u−Rz

−L¡Q¢hq¡l l¡S¡l −lmfb (pw−r−f

104 

¢p ¢h Bl), k¡l j−dÉ p¡−s −a¢œn j¡Cm l¡−SÉl −ial fs−Rz l−u−R CØV¡ZÑ −h‰m −ØVV −lmJ−ul
−j¡Nmq¡V-d¤h¢s m¡Ce, k¡l fË¡u h¡−l¡ j¡Cm l¡−SÉl j−dÉ ¢c−u k¡−μRz Bh¡l h¡−ZÑp O¡V −b−L
m¡mj¢Zlq¡V fkÑ¿¹ −h‰m-c¤u¡l −lmJ−ul m¡Cez 1909 p¡−ml Cj¢f¢lu¡m −N−S¢Vu−l −k −lmJ−u
fªù¡

AÉ¡Vm¡p −cu¡ B−R a¡−a −c¢M …l¦aÆf§ZÑ nql lwf¤l-¢ce¡Sf¤l −b−L f¡hÑa£f¤l Swne q−u Smf¡C…¢s
Q−m −N−R CØV¡ZÑ −h‰m −ØVV −lmJ−ul −p¡S¡ m¡Ce −kV¡ fËn¡p¢eL L¡l−Z B−l¡ −V−e −cu¡ q−u−R −R¡V
Sefc ¢n¢m…¢s fkÑ¿¹ L¡lZ a¡l flC c¡¢SÑ¢mw Ah¢d Vu −VÊ−el m¡Cez AbÑ¡v −L¡Q¢hq¡l l¡−SÉl −lmfb

 
 A ¢e ¾cÉ i –¡ Q¡ kÑ  

1909 p¡−ml Cj¢f¢lu¡m −N−S¢Vu−l

−lmJ−u AÉ¡Vm¡p −b−L;
Ce−p−V: fcÈ¡l Jf−l q¡¢Xє −pa¥,
f¤l−e¡ −L¡Q¢hq¡l −lm −ØVne

p§Qe¡ −b−LC HC ¢aÙ¹¡-j¡ep¡C jdÉhaÑ£ AbbÑ°e¢aL A’m¢Vl ¢hË¢Vn −lmfbS¡−ml p−‰ ¢e¢hsi¡−h k¤š²
¢Rm f¡lØf¢lL −h¡T¡fs¡ J pq¡ua¡l ¢i¢š−a az

a−h HC −k¡N¡−k¡N k¡−L h−m "¢pjj−mp' ¢Rm e¡ L¡lZ h¡¢L −lmfb…¢m ¢jV¡l−NS (1000
¢j¢j) h¡ hËX−NS (1767 ¢j¢j) q−u −N−mJ ll¡S¡l −lm ¢Rm eÉ¡−l¡−NS (767 ¢j¢j)z N£a¡mc−q
−L¡Q¢hq¡l −lmJ−ul p£j¡e¡ −no q−mJ N¡¢s sl −c±s −no qa e¡ L¡lZ N£a¡mcq −b−L f¡hÑa£f¤l fkÑ¿¹
CØV¡ZÑ −h‰m −lmJ−uJ eÉ¡−l¡−NS m¡C−e N¡¡¢s Q¡m¡az j¡b¡i¡P¡-−L¡Q¢hq¡l pl¡p¢l −k¡N e¡ b¡L¡u
−L¡Q¢hq¡l −k−a q−m ¢aej¤õ¤L O¤−l m¡mj¢Zll q¡V q−uC −k−a qaz Bl LmL¡a¡ −k−a q−m œ²£VJ−u
d−l Nl¦l N¡¢s−a f¡VNË¡j −ØVn−e ¢N−u −pMM¡e −b−L −VÊ−e f¡hÑa£f¤lz AbÑ¡v −L¡Q¢hq¡l J j¡b¡i¡P¡l
c¤C hå¥ k¢c HLC ¢c−el LmL¡a¡l −VÊe dl−a a Q¡Ca a¡q−m a¡−cl −cM¡ qa m¡mj¢Zl q¡−Vz j¡Tl¡−a
m d−l p¡¿¹¡q¡l q−u (p¡¿¹¡q¡l e¡jV¡ −p±i¡NÉhna Bj¡−cl
f¡hÑa£f¤−l ¢n¢m…¢s −b−L Bp¡ c¡¢SÑ¢mw −jm
A−e−Ll L¡−RC Af¢l¢Qa, h¡¢L−cl L¡−R HCC e¡jV¡ −cni¡−Nl pjuL¡l Eà¡Ù¹¥−cl l−š² i¡p¡ −VÊe…¢ml
Ae¤o‰ h−u B−e), p¡l¡O¡−V fcÈ¡ec£l Jfl q¡¢Xє −pa¥ −f¢l−u LmL¡a¡l ¢c−Lz N¡uœ£ −ch£ ay¡l
BaÈS£he£−a −L¡Q¢hq¡l −b−L LmL¡a¡ k¡h¡¡l f−b HC jdÉl¡¢œl −VÊehc−ml Lb¡ ¢m−M−Re:

From Cooch Behar to Parbati tipur, now in Bangladesh, the railway ran on
narrow-gauge lines, and we haad to change to the broad-gauge Calcutta
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train in the middle of the nighht. Half asleep, we were carried across the
platform in our dressing-gownns to our new compartments. Next
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morning we woke up in Calcuutta.   

 
 BbÑp¡j¡¢SL −fËr¡fV 

j¡b¡i¡P¡ HC −lm-S¡−ml p−‰ k¤š² q−m a¡ll p¡¢hÑL Eæ¢a aÆl¡¢eÄa qaz ¢L¿¹¥ HC üfÀ h¡Ù¹h¡¢ua qu ¢ez
Hl L¡lZ Ae¤på¡e Ll−a −N−m HLV¡ AbÑ°ee¢aL Ahr−ul ¢Qœ E−W B−p k¡ Ae¤æu−el p¡−b ¢j−m
HLV¡ vicious circle °a¢l L−l¢Rmz l¡S Bjj−ml AbÑe£¢a k¢c pÇf¨ZÑi¡−h LmÉ¡ZL¡j£ l¡øÊhÉhÙÛ¡ qa
a¡q−m AhÙÛ¡¿¹l qa p−¾cq −eCz

−L¡Q¢hq¡−l ØV£jk¤N fËhaÑ−el fl −b−L k¿»f¡¢a-pwœ²¡¿¹ l¡SL£u ¢pÜ¡¿¹ ¢e−u k¢c QQÑ¡ Ll¡
k¡u a¡q−m ¢LR¥ BNËqSeL abÉ E−W B−pz q−l¾cÊe¡l¡uZ −Q±d¤¢l S¡e¡−μRe

Under an agreement bbetween His Highness and the Government of

India, the management of the linne was placed for two years in the hands of the
Manager of the Eastern Bengal State Railway. This arrangement proved
advantageous to the State, as it ensured economical management of the line,
no charge for supervision, whicch is estimated at 12 1/2 per cent, being made
by the Government. … From thhe beginnings of 1896, when the old working
arrangement ended, the line is bbeing worked by the Manager, Eastern Bengal
State Railway System, for 45 peer cent of the earnings, the State getting 55 per
cent as its share of the profit. Onn this arrangement the line paid 5 per cent on
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the capital outlay in 1896.

öd¤ a¡C eu, C ¢h Bl Hhw ¢p ¢h Bl-Hl ¢ØV

ØVj C¢”e…¢ml SeÈÙÛ¡e ¢Rm HLC: CwmÉ¡−äl ¢mi¡lf¤m J
jÉ¡−’ØV¡−ll j¡T¡j¡¢T ¢eEVe-−m-EC−m¡S nq−l 1830 p¡−m ÙÛ¡¢fa " cÉ i¡mLÉ¡e −m¡−L¡−j¡¢Vi
Ju¡LÑp'z HC −L¡Çf¡¢el e¢bf−œ −cM¡ k¡−μRR, Hl¡ 1900 p¡−m CØV¡ZÑ −h‰m −ØVV −lmJ−ul SeÉ
¢jV¡l−NS C¢”e h¡¢e−u−R, Bh¡l l¡SL£u −llm−LJ ¢ae¢V C¢”e plhl¡q Ll−Rz

H −b−L Ae¤j¡e Ll¡ nš² eu −L¡Q¢hq¡−l −lm mfb p§Qe¡l pju −b−LC
l¡S¡ h¡ ay¡l C¢”¢eu¡ll¡ CØV¡ZÑ −h‰m −ØVV −lmJ−ul ¢pÜ¡−¿¹l à¡l¡
fËi¡¢ha (Q¡¢ma?) q−u¢R−mez HV¡ hl¡hlCC q−u H−p−Rz Bjl¡
−c−M¢R 1944 p¡−mJ −L¡Q¢hq¡l −ØV−Vl "f¡¡l−QS' ¢hË¢Vn i¡lah−oÑl
p−‰ q−μR : i¡l−a 14¢V AÉ¡−i¢mw −f¡VÑ¡l −L−L¡Çf¡¢el 1890 j−X−ml
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ØV£j −l¡X −l¡m¡l B−p z HL¢V e¡¢L hjÑ¡u Hu¡l¢ØVÊf °a¢ll pju
heÉ¡u q¡¢l−u k¡uz haÑj¡−e c¤¢V i¡P¡ AhÙÛ¡u …Sl¡−a f−s l−u−R;
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cÉ i¡mLÉ¡e −m¡−L¡−j¡¢Vi Ju¡LÑp-

p
Hl LÉ¡V¡mN, −L¡Q¢hq¡−l f¡W¡−e¡¡
 
eÉ¡−l¡−NS C¢”e J e¢bfœ
 A ¢e ¾cÉ i –¡ Q¡ kÑ  

Q¡l¢V LmL¡a¡u, c¤¢V ¢n¢m…¢s−a, HL¢V j¡m

mh¡S¡−l Hhw HL¢V −L¡Q¢hq¡−lz −pQ¢hi¡−Nl L¡−SJ l¡S¡
−k ¢hË¢Vnn¡¢pa h¡wm¡l C¢”¢eu¡l−cl fl¡jn
nÑ ¢e−ae a¡l fËj¡Z B−Rz

¢hwn na¡ë£l fËbj¢cL −b−LC j¡bb¡i¡P¡ −b−L f¡VNË¡j fkÑ¿¹ HL¢V ¢gX¡l −lmf−bl Lb¡
EW−a b¡−Lz −cni¡−Nl B−N L«¢oS¡a fZÉÉ lç¡¢el fËd¡e j¡dÉj ¢Rm Smfbz j¡ep¡C - hËþf¤œ ¢c−u
j¡mh¡q£ −e±−L¡ f¡V-a¡j¡L h−u ¢e−u −ka f§hÑh−‰, −pC AbÑ°e¢aL A’−m BS k¡ fl−cnz l¡Ù¹¡O¡−Vl
AhÙÛ¡ ¢Rm −n¡Qe£u; C¢j−NËne −l¡X h¡−c h¡¢L¢L l¡Ù¹¡l Lb¡ LqahÉ euz 1930 p¡−m −cJu¡e Ll¡m£QlZ
N¡‰¥¢m j¡b¡i¡P¡ flNZ¡l l¡Ù¹¡O¡V−L pwL£ZÑZÑ eecÑj¡ h−m E−õM L−l−Re 6 z 1938 p¡−m
SNŸ£−f¾cÊe¡l¡uZ kMe j¡b¡i¡P¡ f¢lcnÑ−e B Bp−Re aMe ¢eÕQuC l¡Ù¹¡O¡V AaV¡ M¡l¡f euz j¡b¡i¡P¡
Eõ¢pa, c£OÑ c¤C cnL fl HLSe eªf¢a−L L L¡−R −f−uz

j¡b¡i¡P¡l L«oL−cl alg −b−L l¡S¡−L −k B−hce

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Ll¡¡ qu a¡−a gpm i¡−m¡ e¡ qh¡l L¡lZ −c¢M−u M¡Se¡ jL¥h
Llhh¡l f¡n¡f¡¢n −lmfb h¡ −j¡Vl-Qm¡QmL¡l£ l¡Ù¹¡ °a¢l L−l
−chh¡l Ae¤−l¡d Ll¡ quz l¡S¡l E−Ÿ−nÉ −k A¢ie¾ceh¡aÑ¡¢V
f¡WW Ll¡ q−u¢Rm a¡−a c¤'¢ae¢V hÉ¡f¡l −Q¡−M f−s k¡
N−hho−Ll L¡−R BNËqSeLz fËbja, a¡j¡L Q¡−o j−e¡f¢m −no
q−uu k¡h¡l c¤¢ÕQ¿¹¡ (HC na¡ë£l −N¡s¡ −b−LC i¥V¡−el
Lhm
hmj¤š² X¥u¡−pÑ a¡j¡L Q¡o m¡iSeL q−u J−W Hhw
jq¡¡j¡l£fËhZ −L¡Q¢hq¡l l¡SÉ −R−s hý L«oL f¢lh¡l X¥u¡−pÑ

lwf¤−ll plL¡¢l ¢Q¢W−a

"LÉ¡−l¡¢me¡' d¡−el h£S
Apgm qh¡l Mhl: 1808 
Q−m
m k¡u); ¢hnÄk¤−Ü¡šl pj−u f§hÑh−‰ f¡V-a¡j¡−Ll h¡S¡l
pwL¥
L¥¢Qa qh¡l Baˆ, k¡l pj¡d¡e −My¡S¡l −Qø¡ l−u−R AeÉ
−fn¡l Ae¤på¡−e euu, L«¢o ¢hcÉ¡m−ul Ae¤−l¡−dz f¡−nl −Sm¡ lwf¤−l A−eL¢ce 1 7 
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−b−LC Q¡o-Bh¡c ¢e
¢e−u fl£r¡-¢el£r¡ Qm¢Rmz l¡Sn¡q£ ¢X¢in−el l¡Sü
B¢dL¡¢lL−L −mM¡ 1808 p¡−ml plL¡¢l ¢Q¢W−a Bjl¡ HL¢V ea¥e d¡−el h£S
fªù¡

¢e−u plL¡¢l fl£r¡ Apgm qJu¡l Mhl f¡CCz −L¡Q¢hq¡−l Hdl−Zl E−cÉ¡N…¢m −eh¡l −Qø¡ ¢L¿¹¥ fË¡u
Ru-p¡a cnL f−l öl¦ quz

 
 BbÑp¡j¡¢SL −fËr¡fV 

¢LR¥¢ce B−NL¡l pjª¢Ül j¤−M¡j¤¢M HC cjhåLl AbÑ°e¢aL AQm¡hÙÛ¡ −b−L −h−l¡h¡l HLV¡
j¢lu¡ −Qø¡l g−m HLC f−œ l−u−R M¡Se¡ jL¥h Llh¡l pLl¦Z ¢je¢a Hhw −lmfb Q¡m¤ Llh¡l
Ae¤−l¡−dl ja flØfl¢h−l¡d£ H¢m−j¾Vz l¡S¡ DnÄl−fË¢la c§a; ¢a¢e fËS¡l lrL Hhw f¡mL, HC
¢Ql¿¹e ¢gEX¡m ¢hnÄ¡−pl fË¢agme O−V−R HC A¢ie¾cef−œz l¡S¡ ¢L¿¹¥ i¨ü¡j£l ü¡−bÑl Lb¡ j−e
L¢l−u ¢c−u−Re:

M¡pjq¡−ml Ad£eÙÛ −S¡a…¢ml f¤exfš−el pj−u p¡−hL clQ¥L¡e£c¡l h¡ acÚ¢ejÀ

fËS¡N−Zl ¢eLV qC−a HL hvp−ll M¡S¡e¡ −pm¡j£ NËq−Zl ¢euj −S¡ac¡lN−Zl
j‰−ml SeÉC ¢h¢qa qCu¡−Rz −pm¡¢j NËq−Zl fËb¡ lc qC−m Ad£eÙÛ fËS¡N−Zl M¡o
jq¡−ml Bj−m Bp¡ m¡iSeL h¢mu¡ ¢h−h¢Qa qC−h Hhw HC E−Ÿ−nÉ a¡q¡l¡
−S¡ac¡−ll M¡S¡e¡ hå L¢lu¡ −S¡ac¡l−L ¢hfcNËÙ¹ L¢l−a L¥¢˜a qC−h e¡z
AaHh −pm¡j£ NËq−Zl fËb¡ EW¡Cu¡ ¢c−m −S¡ac¡−ll ¢h−no A¢e−øl pñ¡he¡z
A¢dL¿¹¥ ÙÛ¡u£ i¡−h Sj¡ S¢j f¡Ju¡l SeÉ HLL¡¢me Abh¡ ¢L¢Ù¹h¢¾cp§−œ p¡j¡eÉ
−pm¡j£ fËc¡e eÉ¡kÉ J p‰a h¢mu¡C j−e L¢lz

S¢j M¡p Ll¡ qC−mJ f§îÑae −S¡ac¡l Abh¡ Ad£eÙÛ fËS¡N−Zl ¢eLV qC−a −i¡N
Bjm M¡S¡e¡ Bc¡u Ll¡ quz HC M¡S¡e¡ j¡−fl fË¡bÑe¡ Bfe¡−cl f−r p‰a
e−qz S¢j A¢dL¡l h¡ −i¡N L¢l−m a¡q¡l SeÉ M¡S¡e¡ fËc¡e Ll¡ E¢Qa Cq¡ −h¡d
qu Bfe¡l¡J ü£L¡l L¢l−hez 8

p¡j¿¹a¡¢¿»L ¢p−ØV−jl j−dÉ −b−L l¡S¡ −pC fËb¡−L Aü£L¡l Ll−a f¡l−ae e¡z qoÑhdÑ−el
fËS¡j−e¡l”−el p£j¡ ¢Rm h¡vp¢lL HL ¢cez SNŸ£−f¾cÊe¡l¡uZ ¢LR¥V¡ Ll R¡s ¢c−mJ fËS¡−cl
Ae¤−l¡d −k ApwNa a¡ j−e L¢l−u ¢c−u−Rez j¡b¡i¡P¡-f¡VNË¡j −lmfb Q¡m¤ e¡ qh¡l c¡¢uaÆ l¡S¡ ¢L¿¹¥
¢e−Sl Jfl ¢e−μRe e¡z ¢a¢e −h‰m-c¤u¡l LaÑ«f−rl p−‰ Lb¡ h−m−Re, Hhw B−m¡Qe¡u HC −lmfb
m¡iSeL h−m ¢h−h¢Qa qu ¢ez

e§ae −lmfb M¤¢mu¡ j¡b¡i¡‰¡ nql¢V−L −h‰m c¤u¡l −lmf−bl p¢qa pwk¤š² L¢lh¡l
fËÙ¹¡h Bjl¡ C¢af§−hÑC Eš² −lmfb −L¡Çf¡e£l p¢qa B−m¡Qe¡ L¢lu¡¢Rz g−m ¢ÙÛl
qCu¡−R −k, ¢h¢hd L¡l−Z H fËÙ¹¡h L¡−kÑ f¢lZa Ll¡ pñhfl e−q Hhw HC fËÙ¹¡¢ha
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−lmfb L¡q¡lJ f−r m¡iSeL qC−h e¡z
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−L¡Q¢hq¡l −lmfb E¢en−n¡ ¢œ−nl cn−L k−bø m¡iSeL ¢Rm hm¡ k¡uz S−eÈl ¢ae hR−ll
j−dÉC HC −lmfb ¢ae…Z m¡−il j¤M −c−M¢Rmz SNŸ£−f¾cÊe¡l¡u−Zl fËaÉ¥šl −b−L c¤¢V fËnÀ j¡b¡u
B−p: fËbja, HC −lmfb Am¡iSeL q−h HV¡ i¡h¡ q−u¢Rm −Lez ¢àa£ua, HC ¢pÜ¡¿¹ ay¡l
fªù¡

n¡pehÉhÙÛ¡ pÇf−LÑ ¢L d¡lZ¡ °a¢l L−lz

 
 A ¢e ¾cÉ i –¡ Q¡ kÑ  

−L¡Q¢hq¡l Llc¢jœ l¡SÉ q−mJ j−e l¡M¡ clL¡l ¢hË¢Vn i¡la p¡d¡lZa a¡l fË¢a hå¥aÆf§ZÑ
fbfËcnÑ−Ll i¨¢jL¡ ¢e−u¢Rm, A−eLV¡ HMeL¡l i¥V¡−el Eæ¢al ¢fR−e i¡l−al i¨¢jL¡l jaz −h‰m-
c¤u¡l −lmfb LaÑ«fr l¡S¡−L a¡−cl p¡−iÑl gm¡gm −c¢M−u qua ¢el¦vp¡q L−l b¡L−a f¡−le, ¢L¿¹¥
−no ¢pÜ¡¿¹ −eh¡l rja¡ l¡S¡lC ¢Rmz fËS¡LmÉ¡−Zl SeÉ fË¡b¢jLi¡−h ¢LR¥V¡ Am¡iSeLi¡−h f¢l−oh¡
¢c−u AbÑ°e¢aL Eæ¢al −Qø¡ Ll¡ −k−a f¡la ¢L e¡ −pC fËnÀV¡ Hs¡−e¡ k¡u e¡z

¢hnÄk¤−Ü¡šl fª¢bh£l f¢lh¢aÑa h¡S¡−l AbÑ°e¢aL L¡−iÑl ¢e−Ql ¢c−L e¡j−a b¡L¡, M¡Se¡
jL¥−hl L¡al B−hce ¢e−u Bp¡ L«oL−cl L¡−R HC −lmfb pgm Llh¡l ja lpc ¢Rm e¡ hm¡ k¡uz
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1. Harendra Narayan Chaudhuri, The Cooch Behar State and its Land Revenue
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2. The Imperial Gazeteer of India. Vol. X. London: Oxford, 1908. p. 385

3. Gayatri Devi and Santha Rama Rau, A Princess Remembers: The Memoirs of the
Maharani of Jaipur. London: Weidenfield and Nicholson, 1982. P.76

4. Chaudhuri, p.329

5. “Search for history machines - Tracing Steam rollers in India”. Report. The
Telegraph, 30April, 2008. Internet Edition.

6. Settlement Reports, 1930.

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