Varendra

Varendra

Varendra (or Barind) was a region of Bengal, now in Bangladesh [History of Ancient Bengal, Ramesh Chandra Majumdar, 1971] . It included the Pundravardhana or Pundra Kingdom region.

According to Cunningham the boundary of Varendra was the Ganges and the Mahananda on the west, the Karatoya on the east, the Padma on the south and the land between Koochbihar and the Terai on the north. [http://banglapedia.search.com.bd/HT/V_0019.htm Varendra] .

The Varendra Brahmins originated from this region.

ee also

* Bengali Brahmin

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