Select Original Descriptive Documents on The History of Santal Paraganas, Bhagalpur and Monghyr (1770-1947)

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This book is the fruit of a Research- Project granted to me by Indian Council of Historical Research, 35, Feroze Shah Road, New Delhi. The project had been granted for collection, annotation and editing of British documents related to Santal Parganas (1757-1947) The region was known as Jungle -Terai till 1855 and afterwards a new district named Santal Parganas was created. For a long period, the area was deeply related to Bhagalpur and Monghyr.

Documents, letters, Sanads and Zamindari Records collected are now being presented to the readers, particularly research- scholars for their use and benefit. The records have been collected from West Bengal Archives, Kolkata, Bihar State Archives Patna and Bhagalpur Record Room. Besides, late Dr. Kalikinkar Datta's unpublished "Old Zamindari Records of Bihar (in two volumes)" has been utilized for the Zamindari Estates of this region. Original records about the Santal Hul have been collected and other important reports have also been included The list of martyrs and Freedom Fighters of Santal Parganas have also been given.

I think that this book will come as handy and useful for research- scholars and others who are interested in modern history of this region Santal Pargans, Bhagalpur and Monghyr Commonly konown as Anga.

Dr. Surendra Jha was born in village Rajpur, P.S. Belhar District Banka (Bihar) in January 1953. He has passed all examinations from matriculation to M.A. in First Division/Class. He topped the list of successful candidates in B.A. (Previous) in 1970 from old Bhagalpur University. He also topped the list of successful candidates in M.A. (History) in 1972-74 session (Bhagalpur University). He obtained his Ph.D. degree from Bhagalpur University. He has sussessfully supervised more a dozen candidates to Ph.D. degree. He has published more than thirty articles in standard Research Journals. Presently he is engaged in researches in regional history of Jharkhand and Bihar.

He served Bhagalpur University and S.K.M. University Dumka (Jharkhand) for more than forty years in different capacities as Associate Professor, Principal, Dean and Senator. Presently he is the member of Syndicate of S.K.M. University, Dumka. He is also an elected member of Exective Committee of Institute of Historical Studies Kolkatta.

His other published books are :-

1. Readings in regional history of Bihar and Jharkhand- The Sarkar of Monghyr (1556- 1765), Janaki Prakasan Patna.2004

2. The Colonial Economy of Jungle-Terai Santal Parganas (1793-1947), Janaki Prakasan, Patna, 2006

3. Synthesis of Buddhist Saiva and Sakta Tantras- An unknown Siddhapitha Maluti, Pratibha Prakasan, Delhi-9, 2009

4. Co-edited with Dr. Chittabrata Palit, Jadavpur University "Situating the Tribals in Indian history", B.R. Publishing Corporation, Delhi, 2011.

5. History of the Santals of Jungle-Terai (1800- 1855), Re-visited, Ayushman Publications, New Delhi., 2015

6. Interpreting 18th Century India- History of Anga Janpad (1707-1803) Ayushman Publications., Delhi, 2019

Bauddh, Saiva Evam Sakta Tantron ka Samanvyatomak Sansleshan: Ek Anjan Siddhapith Maluti, (Hindi) Pratibha Prakasan Delhi 2019.

First and foremost, I must acknowledge the debt of Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) 35, Feroze Shah Road, New Delhi. The ICHR granted a Research Project (No. F-1-29/2007-ICHR (SIA-III) RP entitled "The collection, preservation and annotated edition of records related to Santal Parganas (1757-1947)." 1 am grateful to ICHR. This book is based on the Report of the Project Submitted to ICHR.

This book is the fruit of a Research Project of Indian Council of Historical Research, (ICHR) 35, Feroze Shah Road New Delhi (vide letter no F.1-29/2007-ICHR (GIA-III) RP dated-30.9.2008).

The Project had been granted for the collection, annotation and editing of British (Original) Documents related to Santal Parganas (1757-1947). This region was a part of Bhagalpur and Monghyr region. I have collected a few important documents, letters, correspondences etc. related to this region. Now, I want to present it in public gaze so that researchers may get and study these documents easily without taking trouble to go the Record Room and Archives. The documents have been collected from West Bengal Archives Kolkata, Bihar State Archives, Patna and Bhagalpur Record Room as well as from personal labour. In these documents, I have also included some important documents collected by late Dr. Kalikinkar Datta. His collection of Zamindari Records of Bihar (in Two volumes) is still unpublished. Due to the grace of his son, late Dr. P.K. Datta, I could get a xeroxed typed copy of the documents related to this region. Those records have been included in this book.