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NADIA

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Originally appearing in Volume V19, Page 149 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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NADIA  or NABADWIP, an

ancient capital of Bengal, was formerly situated on the east
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bank of the Bhagirathi, which has since changed its course . Pop . (19o1) xo,880 . It is celebrated for the sanctity and learning of its pundits, and as the birthplace of Chaitanya, the Vaishnav reformer of the '6th century . Its
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Sanskrit
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schools, called Cols, are well known and of ancient foundation .

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