The publisher’s appeal
Dwijendra Chandra Ray introduces the revised edition, remembers those who helped it appear, and appeals for unity within the community.
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Rajput O Ugrakshatriya
Haricharan Bandhu’s historical book, second edition, 1940: read the English translation and the Bengali original.
Historical book · Now available in English
রাজপুত ও উগ্রক্ষত্রিয়
Rajputs and Ugra Kshatriyas
- Author / compiler
- Haricharan Bandhu (হরিচরণ বন্ধু)
- Original edition
- Second edition · 1940 · Bengali
- English translation
- 98 pages · Searchable PDF with a table of contents and translator’s note
- Bengali scan
- 158 PDF pages, including preliminary leaves
- Source collection
- Digital Library of India / Internet Archive; holding library recorded as Bangiya Sahitya Parishad, Kolkata
Read this resource for Aguri / Ugra Kshatriya history in English or consult the Bengali original. Bandhu develops an argument connecting the community with Rajput ancestry, drawing on historical texts and inscriptions. His interpretation can be read alongside the other sources gathered on this website.[1]
Achintya Kumar Dutta discusses the 1913 edition in his study of community organisation and claims to Kshatriya recognition (2023, p. 315). That reference concerns an earlier edition than the revised 1940 text translated here. Read how the book fits into the wider history of community identity.[2]
The translation covers all nine chapters and the surviving conclusion. Two printed pages, 142–143, are missing from the digitised Bengali copy; the gap is marked in the translation.
English reading edition
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The PDF includes the dedication, publisher’s appeal, author’s foreword, nine chapters, surviving conclusion and an appendix with the original errata sheets. A translator’s note closes the document. Uncertain readings are identified in the text; this is a reading translation, not a fully verified scholarly edition.
Contents of the English edition
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The author’s foreword
Haricharan Bandhu explains the revised book’s approach to inscriptions and acknowledges the scholars and supporters who assisted him.
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Browse the Bengali original
The original digitised copy is preserved with its library marks and pagination. Printed pages 142–143 are absent from this scan.
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A related contemporary review
Prabasi reviewed a book of this title in Magh 1321 (1915), before the revised edition shown here. The review’s printed surname differs from the 1940 title leaf; that discrepancy is recorded with the translation. Read the review in English.[3]
About this digital copy
The title page, publisher’s note and author’s foreword were checked against the scan. The full PDF retains the original pagination and library marks. The Digital Library of India record identifies the work as public domain. View the source catalogue record.[1]
For an overview of the community’s past, visit History. For other books and research material, explore Resources.
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Notes & sources
- হরিচরণ বন্ধু, রাজপুত ও উগ্রক্ষত্রিয় — Rajput O Ugrakshatriya, second edition (1940). English reading translation of the dedication, prefaces, all nine chapters and surviving conclusion available as a 98-page PDF, with original errata sheets and a translator’s note. Printed pages 142–143 are missing from the digitised original. Uncertain readings are marked; this is not a fully verified scholarly edition. Separate preface readings include Bengali transcriptions and source images. Source details
- Achintya Kumar Dutta, “Prosperity, Dominance, and Social Mobility: Emergence of a Mobile Caste in Colonial Southwest Bengal” (2023), pp. 297–324. Complete chapter, including endnotes and references, read directly in the supplied book. Page references use its printed pagination. Origin hypotheses remain attributed to the author. Link opens the publisher’s book record. Source details
- “রাজপুত ও উগ্রক্ষত্রিয়” — Prabasi, Magh 1321 (1915), pp. 470–471. Complete review translated from printed pp. 470–471 (scans 498–499), checked against the images. A surname discrepancy and one unclear phrase are marked. This reviews an earlier edition, not the 1940 revision. Source details