.....the National Library Of Maldives....more so my favorite section of History & Geography, of Travelogues & Cartography , look depleted frm the very start of the yr du2 to some obscure reason of maintenance which is taking too much of a time ....also a steady drone of air circulators is a distraction now as the better part of the airconditioning appears stalled, again may be du2 maintenance....despite , this ,..... & after surrendering Eric Foner's "Give me Liberty" a marathon text book on American History, painstakingly completed reading by me .....I was wondering wht next....the African section looked enticing but the girth of the books were discouraging .....for I knew ferrying thm for regular renewal in 3 weeks time , with the mercury slightly high will be difficult ...maybe it cud wait ....may be something light wt will suffice as the marathon effort with Eric Foner's " Give me Liberty" had sapped my energies.....as I was more or less inclined towards a short book , I stumbled on 4 vols of ..."The fall of the Mughal Empire" by JADUNATH SARKAR ...each volume being a detailed history of the Mughal empire over a shorter period post Aurangzeb ....thus the 4 vols appeared manageable : each cud be borrowed at peace.....I had heard of Jadunath Sarkar the eminent Historian , nd was too glad to hv attempted reading his works ....by far the best documentation nd compilation with his stamp of authority of authenticity as the reign of Muhammad shah unfolds & the Marathha raids on Bengal against Nawab Alivardi khan .....the most interesting part were the raids where I cud relate to names of many a Bihar town like Koilwar , Punpun , RaniSarai , Barh where Alivardi Khan engaged the Marathha "Bargi".....tht Alivardi Khan was a strong ruler , his indefatiguable campaigns , even at his ripeold age .....the stories of the three subahs of Bengal , Bihar & Orissa hv generated interest in me,
in rediscovering unprecedented details , so far to which I was a Blind Eye .....the English of Jadunath Sarkar is commanding as Commanding as the Standard (sword) of Alivardi Khan ......as the 1st vol is half way thru .....the very thought of the other 3 vols. lying in the National Library gives me immense solace ....as I had told earlier....little borrowing is thr of these books here & I am nearly a sole Patron to the best of my knowledge , a double pleasure .....!!!!
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