Decoding the Panji of Mithila Volume VI: Based on Dushan Panji

By Gajendra Thakur

Contents
The following contents map outlines the structure of the volume.
Chapter
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

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H6R7FN67
• ISBN13: 9798184478012
• Release Date: June 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"