West Bengal

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Suvadip Chakraborty
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This is the song of the Jaale Maha, i.e. the fourth day of the Saharay Festival. This song describes the heart break of a young village woman who ordered cheap bangles and black and white beads necklace from a rural peddler. But the peddler forgets to bring her those bangles. So she is singing of…
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  This is the song of the Khuntao Maha, i.e. the third day of the Saharay Festival. This song describes the detrimental effect of early marriage on a young mother. She is becoming sad after seeing her friends singing and dancing together during the festival. But she cannot join them as she is a…
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  This is the song of the first day of the Saharay festival. This song depicts the extreme happiness of the villagers as the festival has been declared and the married daughters or sisters of the village will visit their parental homes during the festival.
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Suvadip Chakraborty
This module is on the Saharay festival of the Santhal Community of Purulia district of West Bengal, the most important tradition of the community. Aggressive modernisation has resulted in the Santhals rapidly losing their ancient culture inherited from their ancestors. As the Santhalis believe in '…
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Rajarshi Chunder
This module explores how the institution of caste has been used to understand Indian society since the mid-19th century. The overview article is on Rabindranath Tagore's ideas and opinions about caste; allied articles focus on perceptions of caste by the literati of 19th-century Bengal and on the …
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The article is about the Bauls, mystic minstrels of West Bengal, with a focus on their lifestyle, the search for their innermost self and their role in modern media.
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Sanjeet Chowdhury
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Shahnaz Begum and Md. Intaj Ali
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Shahnaz Begum and Md. Intaj Ali
Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar, holds a significant place in Islam due to the legends and history associated with it. This module explores the ritualistic and the performative aspects of Muharram.
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