The first volume of this set looks into the evidences of earliest settlements in Bengal right from the pre-literate past (pre-5th to 3rd century BCE) in order to establish the ancestry of the speech-community called the Bengali. It further goes on to clearly establish the presence of a community called the Bengali at different geographical sites of the present-day Bengal from the pre-historic to the historic times through archaeological and historical evidences.
I would like to express my sincerest gratitude and thanks to the Hon'ble Chief Minister Smt Mamata Banerjee who has a very special concern and care for the cultural heritage of Bengal and has inspired us to undertake this herculean task. My Sincerest thanks and gratitude also go to the Hon'ble Minister of and ex officio Chairperson of IISK, who has continuously guided us throughout the entire period of this project on the classical lineage of the Bangla language. I would like to express my heartlet appreciation and thanks to Set Shibaji Ghosh Secretary of ILSR and to the Finance Officer of ILSIR for their unwavering support.
We are grateful to the Department of Higher Education and the Government of West Bengal for entrusting us with the task of carrying out this long research on establishing the classical ancestry of the Bangla language. ILSR is an institute of language and cultural studies research and our faculty members formed a team to conduct this research for more than two years and as this research involved cross-cultural and cross disciplinary know hows to ascertain the classical Innages of the Bangla Language. Over a span of more than two years, our dedicated faculty menders at LSK, under the leadership of Dr. Amitava Das, who is the professor of School of Linguistic Studies (LSK), formed a cohesive team to undertake this cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary research.
Special acknowledgment is extended to the diligent team members, including Dr. Rajat Sanyal (Faculty Member, Department of Archaeology, Calcutta University, Dr. Rajib Chakraborty (Linguist SNLTR, WB), Somnath Chakraborty (Scholar in Sanskrit & Epigraphy) and Sayak Basu (Research Scholar), for their tireless efforts in accomplishing this challenging task. The success of this endeavor also relied on the inputs from various other scholars, academic institutions, and different bodies.
Westend our sincere thanks to Dr. Anindya Shekhar Purakayastha (Professor, IUSR), Dr. Arjundeb Sensarma (Professor, Assam University), Dr. Lopamudra Maitra Bajpai, Dr. Pronobesh Ranjan Chakraborty (Assam University), for their insightful guidance and assistance throughout the project. We especially thank De. Mursed Alam, (Assistant Professor of Gour College), Dr. Debarati Dutta, (Assistant Professor of Dhupguri Girls' College), and Nasima Islam, (Assistant Professor of Acharya Girish Chandra Bose College) for their assistance and support. I take this opportunity to acknowledge here all the different stakeholders who helped us tremendously to complete our project. We are thankful to the Centre for Archaeological Studies and Training (CAST), Paschim Banga Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Rajya Sangeet Academy, Paschimbanga Natya Academy, Rajya Charukala Parshad, Shishu Kishore Academy, Felk & Tribal Cultural Centre, Paschim Banga Jatra Academy, Minerva Natya Sanskriti Charcha Kendra, Manbhum Cultural Academy, Paschimbanga Baul Academy, Paschimbanga Dalit Sahitya Academy, Paschimbanga Hindi Academy, Rajhanshi Bhasha Academy, Kamtapuri Bhasha Academy, Paschimbanga Kazi Nazrul Islam Academy, Paschimbanga Kabita Academy, Paschimbanga Nritya Academy, West Bengal Tele Academy, Birsha Munda Academy, West Bengal Urdu Academy, Paschim Banga Santali Academy, West Bengal Heritage Commission.
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