F.E. Pargiter

About the Author FREDERICK EDEN PARGITER (1852-18 February, 1927) was the second son of Rev. Robert Pargiter. He studied at Taunton Grammar School and Exeter College, Oxford where he passed in 1873 with a first-class in mathematics. Pargiter passed the Indian Civil Service examinations and embarked for India in 1875. Pargiter served in India from 1875 to 1906 becoming Under-Secretary to the Government of Bengal in 1885, District and Sessions Court Judge in 1887 and a Judge of the Calcutta High Court in 1904. Pargiter voluntarily retired in 1906 following the death of his wife and returned to the United Kingdom. He was also the Vice President of the Asiatic Society, London. His other publications include The Markandeya-Puranam Sanskrit Text English Translation with Notes and Index of Verses. Asiatic Society (1904) and A Revenue History of the Sundarbans from 1870 to 1920 (1920) .