Articles discussing Harikela
Harikela and the Ruins at Mainamati
Dinesh Chandra Bhattacharya · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1944
“No 5૯૧૦5 attempt seems to have yet been made by scholars ૦ fix the posttion of the ancient kingdom of Harikela, though the Chinese accouncs glorify it as containing the most celebrated seat of Buddhist learning in Eastern India next to Nalanda.”
South‑Eastern Bengal in Ancient Times
Pramode Lal Paul · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1936
“Vanga, Samatata, Vangila, Harikela and Candradvipa are the ancient countries that are generally located in south-eastern Bengal.”
The Family-Seats of the Candras of Bengal and of the (so-called) Tungas of Orissa
Haridas Mitra · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1927
“Rohitagi[ri*] should be easy ૦ access ઉભા Harikela and Candradvipa where the chief possessions of the Candras lay. While if it be identical with the family-seat ૦ the ‘Tuigas,’ Rohtiasgadh (=Robitigi [ri*]) must be accessible from Orissa also, and this is a most difficult proposition to prove.”