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MARATHA MARAUDERS OF BENGAL..... BARGIS/BORGIS...... Part  II Jadunath Sarkar, renowned historian never held any brief on behalf of Muslim rulers of Bengal, writes in his description of the Maratha invasions of Bengal 1741-1751... His description of the invasions make it clear that the "Bhagwava Dhvaj" Maratha Hindu Army of the Maratha ruler of Nagpur, Raghoji I Bhonsle cared the least for the honour and property of the Hindu gentry of Bengal. According to him the marauding Mar atha Bargirs committed wanton destruction and outrage. According to one eyewitness Gangaram, whose testimony has been reproduced by Sarkar, the Marathas snatched away gold and silver rejecting everything else. Of some people they cut off hands, some their ears and nose, others they killed outright. They dragged away beautiful women, mostly of upper caste status, and freed them only after having mass raped them. Another eye-witness, Baneshwar Vidhyalankar, the court pandit of the Maharaja o...

MARATHA MARAUDERS OF BENGAL..... BARGIS/BORGIS There is a very popular Bengali folk poem......... ছেলে ঘুমালো পাড়া জুড়ালো বর্গী এল দেশে বুলবুলিতে ধান খেয়েছে খাজনা দেব কিসে ধান ফুরোলো পান ফুরোলো খাজনার উপায় কি? আর কটা দিন সবুর কর রসুন বুনেছি। chhele ghumalo, pada judalo bargi elo deshe bulbulite dhan kheyechhe, khajna debo kise? dhaan furolo, paan furolo, khajnar upaye ki? ar kota din sabur koro roshoon bunechi! When the children fall asleep, silence sets in, the Bargis come to our lands Bulbulis (birds) have eaten the grains, how shall I pay the rent/tax? Grain has finished, paan has finished, where do i get the tax money from? wait a few more days, i have sown Lasoon(garlic)!! Etymology The Hatkar formerly when going on any expedition, took only a blanket seven hands long and a bear-spear (Barcha/Barchi in Marathi), and that on this account they were called Bargir, or Barga Dhangars or Bargi. Bargi is corruption of a Marathi word Bargir which meant Horsemen who were...