angpradesh.com is dedicated to History & Developement of Ang Pradesh (present Bhagalpur), Its Language Angika, Art & Culture, Literature, Tourism and other aspects.

This site is dedicated to History & Developement of Ang Pradesh (present Bhagalpur), Its Language Angika, Art & Culture, Literature, Tourism and other aspects.

The leavening brush of India’s ancient history exerts everywhere in Bihar. Though Bhagalpur today is a silent town, one can still feel the past resonating here. After all, it ranked among the six best Indian cities at one time.

Legend, buttressed by a little hard evidence, has it that today’s Bhagalpur was the Champavati of 5th century BC. It was a period when India’s earliest republics were evolving around the Gangetic plains. Anga was one of these sixteen Mahajanapadas (republics), and Champavati its capital. It was also referred to as Malini, Champapuri, Champa Malini and Kala Malini. Foundation of this kingdom is attributed to a prince named Anga.The Jaina Sutras refer to the city as adorned with gates, ramparts, palaces, parks and gardens. The city is depicted as a veritable paradise on earth, full of wealth, prosperity, joy and happiness. Champa traces its origin to the neolithic age when it was lucrative enough for the early settlers to inhabit the region. Ancient history enumerates no less than 25 kings who ruled Anga prior to the period of the Mahabharata. One such king was Lomapada, a contemporary and friend of Raja Dasratha (father of Lord Rama). The last among these kings was Karna, son of Kunti who fought the Great Mahabharata War as the commander-in-chief of the Kaurava army.

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The temple of Angkor, the great historical lagacy of
Khmer civilization, stand majestically in Situ in north
-west Cambodia. At the heart of the Khmer empire,
Angkor Thome, for over 500 years from the ninth to
the fifteen century, the monuments constructed by
Ang-inhabitants (People belonging to Ang Mahajanpad
of ancient India whose language was Angika.) during
1200 A.D. belong to the classic period of Khmer art
and are unrivalled in architectural greatness. "The
temples startle with their splendour and perfection
but beyond the emotions they evoke lie complex
microcosms of the universe steeped in cosmology".
Khmer art of the period includes finely modelled
sculptures of startling beauty. "Sensuous, yet never
erotic, male and female forms stand in grandeur and
dignity offering universal appeal, past and present".
Down Rooney,

It is believed that the people from Ang region (Angika
speaking region) of India used to visit South-East
Asian Countries for the purpose of business since
500 B.C. or before. Later on these Ang inhibitants had
started to establish colonies. In this process Combodia
(Ang-Dweep), Vietnam(Champa), Pahow-Ang, Kantoli,
Malaysia and other coloniel countries were formed and
ruled by Ang-inhabitants.

This temple is still considered as 8th wonder and is
one of the greatest mystries to be solved.

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Historians, writers of Purans and great poets have ignored Karna, who imbued the nation with enthusiasm, strength, self - respect and love for truth, and have established Yudhisthir as a pillar of the nation by showering upon him epithets like Dharmaputra (Son of Religion) and Dharmaraj (Ruler of Religion).

Yudhisthir, the hero of Mahabharata, was an illegitimate child of Pandu. Not only this, he lacked honesty and truth. Karna was born to Kunti, when she was Virgin. Karna dedicated his whole life to charachter- building and on the basis of his supreme manliness tried to become the best man in his life. He left an everlasting impression on the minds of arrogant persons by saying - ";You are born in the family of Gods, but i have only my manliness."