on Geography, written in the 2nd Century A.D., the ancient land of Gangaridi or Ganga (Bengali Hindu) Rashtra/Nation was stretched between the rivers Bhagirathi-Hoogly (lower Ganga ) and Padma-Meghna. The modern-day 24 Parganas was the southern and the south-eastern territory of that legendary kingdom. Archeological excavation at Berachampa village in Deganga