Category: Indigenous Art & Culture

হরপ্রসাদ শাস্ত্রী তৈল যে কি পদার্থ, তাহা সংস্কৃত কবিরা কতক বুঝিয়াছিলেন। তাঁহাদের মতে তৈলের অপর নাম স্নেহ। বাস্তবিকও স্নেহ ও তৈল একই পদার্থ। আমি তোমায় স্নেহ করি, তুমি আমায় স্নেহ কর অর্থাৎ আমরা পরস্পরকে তৈল দিয়া থাকি । স্নেহ কি? যাহা স্নিগ্ধ বা ঠান্ডা করে , তাহার নাম স্নেহ । তৈলের ন্যায় ঠাণ্ডা করিতে আর কিসে পারে ?সংস্কৃত কবিরা ঠিকই Read More …

Pranab Kumar Mahato Abstract: This historical study delves into the largely overlooked but significant period between 1795 and 1833 when the landlords and Adivasis of Manbhum engaged in a formidable armed mass struggle against the British colonial forces. Fueled by a complex interplay of socio-economic grievances, cultural affronts, and the erosion of traditional land rights, this resistance movement unfolded in Read More …

নাজমুল হক ” যে খুঁজে মানুষে খুদা সেই তো বাউল বস্তুতে ঈশ্বর খুঁজে পাই তার উল পূর্ব জন্ম না মানে ধরা দেয় না অনুমানে মানুষ ভজে বর্তমানে হয় রে কবুল। বেদ তুলসী মালা টেপা এসব তারা বলে ধুঁকা শয়তানে দিয়ে ধাপ্পা করে ভুল মানুষে সকল মেলে দেখেশুনে বাউল বলে দীন দুদ্দু কি বলে লালন সাঁইজির কুল।‘[i]                                                    ——দুদ্দু শাহ ‘চুয়াডাঙ্গার Read More …

–NAYAN SAHA, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, GOBARDANGA HINDU COLLEGE Abstract: The Gadadhar Abhyudaya Prakalpa (GAP) is a popular project of the Ramakrishna Mission for those children who were very far from the light of education and modern technology. India’s vast number of slum children, street children, and rural children are deprived of basic necessities like food, nutrition, medical care, and education. Through Read More …

Shekhor Modak, Senior Library Information Assistant, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharaghpur, shekhormodak2020@yahoo.com ; +91 8637308187 Dhritiman Bhar, Librarian, Gobardanga Hindu College, Khantura, dhrit94@gmail.com ; +91 9123040445 Abstract : In the modern technological era social networking sites are one of the more effective and vital information sources. It collects, repackages and disseminates information in different topics. We can easily access different Read More …

Dhriti SinhaIndependent ScholarDangapara(Near Vivekananda Stadium)P.O- RaharaNorth 24ParganasPin- 700118Phone no: 9051655145Email id: sinha.dhriti@gmail.com The right to live is the chief of the five fundamental rights of the Indian Constitution. Everyoneirrespective of gender, race, class, or caste has an equal right to live a dignified life. But theinstitution called society discards the claim of such rights for many using the politics of Read More …

Dr. Srabani Sen Abstract: This study delves into the rich tapestry of monotheistic worship practices and musical traditions in the culturally diverse region of Bengal. Focusing on the intersection of faith and artistic expression, the research examines how monotheistic communities, including Hindus, Muslims, and Christians, engage in worship through music, exploring the unique melodic and rhythmic nuances that characterize their Read More …

Sohini Sen Abstract: Space is often perceived as places where events or incidents occur. In reading space as a passive vacuum, experiences and events are very often interpreted only in terms of a chronologically structured, temporally arranged narrative. However, invoking and investigating into the specific language in which the places are represented and constructed through memory, clearly reveal the dynamics Read More …

Jayita Basak, SACT II, Department of French, Chandernagore College, Chandernagore, E-mail: basakjayita18@gmail.com Abstract: Literature is a set of written works to which we recognize an aesthetic purpose. The author describes contemporary society in his works, sometimes expressing his feelings or describing anecdotes or sometimes criticizing social problems. In the 19th century, we found a new doctrine which opposed Romanticism and Read More …

Dr. Amalendu Chakraborty,  Professeur de Français,  Assam University Silchar Abstract: This study delves into the ubiquitous presence of the comparison figure in the realm of language, aptly described as a figure of analogy. Drawing from the insightful analysis of Jean Milly, as articulated in “The Poetics of Texts,” the comparison figure involves the explicit juxtaposition of a term with another, Read More …