Pundro is the abbreviation of 'Pundravardhana', an ancient town lost in medieval Bengal, which began thousands of years before the birth of Christ. The history of the late Vedic period in the 5th century BC indicates that there was a strong and powerful empire called Pundro throughout the vast region of north Bengal and West Bengal. Legendary tourist Heuen Tsang traveled to Pundranagiri in the late 8th century and in his writings referred to it as a prosperous city.