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 VI, J BENGALI TANGUAGE & LITERATURE. 779 In this way absolute secrecy was secured. It is said that even now stray wood-cutters, while applying their axe to the trunks of Cala trees in the deep forest, sometimes unexpectedly find themselves in possession of treasure stored up there by the famous robber. The Samser Gazir gan was composed shortly after his death. 4. Chaudhuri's Ladai, a poem describing the fight between the two Zeminders, named Rajanara- yana Chaudhuri and Rajachandra Chaudhuri. The fighting took place at Babupur, seven miles to the north of Noakhali, about 100 years ago, when British rule was not yet settled in that quarter. Raja- narayana was the more powerful of the contending rivals. He is said to have founded a'town by cut- ting down a great jungle which had belonged to Sindur Kazi. The town was called Rajaganja. The author of the poem was a Mahomedan, as appears from his preliminary verses in praise of Khoda. There is an interesting account in the poem, of Rangamala, a beautiful damsel who is said to have played an important part in the affairs. 5. The Raids by Kookis of Hill Tippera on the wllages of the plains. This poem was written about a century ago, and is still reproduced from memory by many old men of the Tippera district. 6. Dara Sekh. This is a poem by Dyija Rama Chandra. It gives an account of the misfortunes of the Prince Dara, the eldest son of Jahangir. 7. A poem on Pratapa Chand who claimed the the gad of Burdwan, by Anup Chandra Datta, an inhabitant. of Crikhanda., The peom was written in ro44 A.D, Chau- dhuri’s Ladai. Raids by Kookis. Dara Sekh. Pratapa Chand,