UPPSC 2012 General Studies I Solved Paper

(a) Pundravardhana Bhukti was located in North Bengal. It was home of Pundra, a group of people not speaking the languages of the Indo-Aryan family. The Pundras as a tribe are mentioned for the first time in the Aitareya Brahmana (c.$8^{\mathit{t}\mathit{h}}$ century BC). They form a distinct group with the Andhras, the Shabaras, the Pulindas and the Mutibas.