Author : George Abraham Grierson
Release : 2015-07-21
Genre : Social Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 431/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Song of Mánik Chandra (Classic Reprint) by : George Abraham Grierson

Download or read book The Song of Mánik Chandra (Classic Reprint) written by George Abraham Grierson. This book was released on 2015-07-21. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Song of Manik Chandra In my notes on the Rangpur dialect, I promised to give an account of the song whose name heads this article, and that promise I shall now do my best to redeem. I find, however, that the task has been more difficult than I anticipated. I do not doubt but that king Manik Chandra, and his terrible wife did once exist; but the traditions current concerning him run so counter to ascertained history, that I have been able to discover very few grains of truth amongst the legendary chaff that has accumulated about his name. To begin with; the first name we meet with is a crux. Manik Chandras brother was a Pain king. Manik Chandra himself was certainly not a Pala, for he was a laniid by caste, while Abul-Fazl describes the Palas as Kayasthas. Moreover, I know of no dynasty of Pala kings, containing names ending in Chandra, like Manik Chandra, Gopi Chandra, or Bhava Chandra. The brother's name was Dhanna Pal. The following account has been drawn from various sources. I have consulted Buchanan throughout, and wherever his story differs from mine in important particulars I have recorded the points of disagreement. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."