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Kharagpur

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      The moment we hear name of  the place Kharagpur, first and foremost thing that come in our mind is about IIT Kharagpur and railway station. It's quite obvious as  Kharagpur has been known as first Indian Institute of technology since May 1950. Also it has one of the largest railway workshops in India, and the third longest railway platform in the world (1072.5 m). It's an Industrial city located in Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal.              Kharagpur junction                    IIT KHARAGPUR          Name of this place as Kharagpur was given by its 12th king Mallabhum Dynasty, kharga malla. It's said that initially it was part of Hijli kingdom and ruled by oriya rulers under Gajapati kings of Odisha.       In 16th century this place was said to be a small village surrounded by a dense forest. Only habitant based over the...

Royal history of Coochbehar

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         T he early history of Cooch Behar has to be sought in the history of Assam. In early times the territory was known as  Pragjyotisha , which is mentioned in the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.                t appears that the western part of the original territory of Pragjyotisha came to be known as  Kamarupa  in later times. Kamarupa remained under the suzerainty of the Guptas and Palas for some time. According to tradition Kamarupa was conquered by Muslim Army in A.D.1498, but they could not keep the kingdom for long. After the expulsion of the Muslim army the Kamta kingdom was engulfed in anarchy. During that period, rise of Koch king started.      The king  Viswasimha  assumed the title of Kamteshwar . He died in about 1533 and was succeeded by his second son  Naranarayan , who was also known as  Mallanarayan , after a civil war with  Nar Singh  wh...

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