Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

Sohail Akhtar ¹

Affiliations
1 Dept. of Sociology and Social Work, A.M.U. Aligarh, IN

Abstract

Since the Vedic times the village in India has been considered as the basic unit of local self administration. The will of the village people has dominated every village republic. In ancient polity, the activities of village administration were to manage tanks, pastures, temples, markets; dispensation of justice, taxation etc. The administration of village was controlled by the village panchayat headed by Gramik and Gramin (Rajput, 1984:46).

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Sohail Akhtar ¹, Masoud Bashar Tullah ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Sociology and Social Work, AMU, Aligarh, U.P. 202002, IN

Abstract

Gopalganj is a beautiful land with tremendous historical background and magnificent culture. An ancient state of "Mallyas" known for their bravery and love for civil liberty becomes the frontlet of Gopalganj. In Pre-historic time, Gopalganj was part of Nepal, up to the bank of the Saryu river which bounds Siwan district on South of it. Siwan means the boundary - the Southern boundary of Nepal Kingdom. Gopalganj, which till 1875 was only a tiny hamlet, was made a subdivision of the old Saran district in the same year. It became an independent district on October 2, 1973. The old Saran district included the present districts of Saran, Siwan and Gopalganj. The history of Gopalganj is a part of the history of old Saran District. The composite Saran district lies on one of the main lines of the Aryan advance.

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