Contents
The following contents map outlines the structure of the volume.
Chapter Title
1 What Is Panji? The Archive of Mithila’s Social Memory
2 What Is Dushan Panji? The “Black Book” and the Meaning of Dushan
3 The Ethics of Decoding: Record, Stigma, and Historical Justice
4 The Panji System before Fragmentation
5 Harisinghdev, the Panjikars, and the Official Beginning of the System
6 Uthedh, Sapinda, Swajana, and the Logic of Marriage Eligibility
7 Gotra, Pravara, Mool, Moolgram: The Grammar of Panji Entries
8 The Twenty Gotras and the 167 Mools of Maithil Brahmins
9 Mool and Migration: How Villages Became Genealogical Memory
10 Reading the Dushan Tables: Method for Entries 1–97
11 Unknown Lineage and “Agyat”: The Social Meaning of the Unknown
12 Devadasi, Dasi, and Female-Line Memory
13 Dalit and Artisan Connections in Dushan Panji
14 Muslim and Yavani Connections
15 Widowhood, Remarriage, and the Hidden Social History of Women
16 Gangesha, Tattvachintamani, and the Dushan Record
17 Anandaa, Vallabha, Medha, Hira, Rahmu, Sohaago: Named Women and Hidden Mothers
18 Entry-by-Entry Decoding: Cases 1–25
19 Entry-by-Entry Decoding: Cases 26–50
20 Entry-by-Entry Decoding: Cases 51–75
21 Entry-by-Entry Decoding: Cases 76–97
22 The “Sixth Generation” Question: When Does Dushan Fade?
23 Panji Vocabulary: Offices, Titles, Scholars, and Social Rank
24 Biji Purush and the Vamshavali Logic
25 Up-Tip and Nagaram: Regional Branching and the Pachhwari Par System
26 Panji, Hierarchy, and Social Damage
27 Plagiarism, Ownership, and the Struggle over Panji Knowledge
28 Tirhuta, Devanagari, Scan Copies, and the Preservation Problem
29 How to Read Dushan Panji Today
30 Conclusion: Dushan Panji as Mithila’s Difficult Truth