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Author : Lal Behari Day
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (6 download)
Download or read book Folk-tales of Bengal written by Lal Behari Day and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1596433787
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (964 download)
Download or read book Grandma and the Great Gourd written by and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-03-05 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On her way to visit her daughter on the other side of the jungle, Grandma encounters a hungry fox, bear, and tiger, and although she convinces them to wait for her return trip, she still must find a way to outwit them all.
Author : Sayantani DasGupta
Publisher : Interlink Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Demon Slayers and Other Stories written by Sayantani DasGupta and published by Interlink Books. This book was released on 1995 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of Bengali folk tales. Among the stories of princes, devata (deities) and bloodthirsty rashash (demons), stories of women's lives and images emerge. Women and their goddeses bring to life not only the nurturing Bengali motherland itself, but demons as well.
Author : Lal Behari Dey
Publisher : Mint Editions
ISBN 13 : 9781513283340
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (833 download)
Download or read book Folk-Tales of Bengal written by Lal Behari Dey and published by Mint Editions. This book was released on 2021-06-08 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Folk Tales of Bengal: Life's Secret (1883) is a collection of stories by Lal Behari Dey. Inspired by the stories told to him by village elders in his boyhood, Lal Behari Dey wrote Folk Tales of Bengal: Life's Secret in order to portray the lives and traditions of Bengali peasants in a positive, human light. Praised by Charles Darwin for his novel Govinda Samanta: Or the History of a Bengal Raiyat, Lal Behari Dey was awarded a substantial prize for his literary achievements by a prominent Bengali zamindar, cementing his reputation as a pioneering figure in Bengali literature. "I have reason to believe that the stories given in this book are a genuine sample of the old old stories told by old Bengali women from age to age through a hundred generations." With this certificate of authenticity, Lal Behari Dey presents the stories of his youth in Bengal, stories of kings and queens, gods and monsters, of rich and poor and everything in between. In "Life's Secret," he tells the tale of Suo, a beautiful queen who has been unable to give birth to a son for her impatient, powerful husband. Just as she is ready to give in to despair, a mysterious healer presents her with a magical drug that will grant her the fertility she seeks. In "Phakir Chand," two young friends on a journey to a foreign land encounter a princess held captive by a terrifying serpent. Saving her, they agree to remain at her palace, but only one of them can take her hand in marriage. Charming, instructive, and often surprising, Folk Tales of Bengal: Life's Secret is an underappreciated masterpiece of Bengali literature from Lal Behari Dey. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Lal Behari Dey's Folk Tales of Bengal: Life's Secret is a classic work of Bengali literature reimagined for modern readers.
Author : Lal Behari Day
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Bengal Peasant Life written by Lal Behari Day and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Anon E. Mouse
Publisher : Abela Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 8822809424
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (228 download)
Download or read book FOLK TALES OF BENGAL - 22 Bengali Children's Stories written by Anon E. Mouse and published by Abela Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2018-10-04 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Herein you will find stories like; Life’s Secret, Phakir Chand, The Indigent Brahman, The Story Of The Rakshasas, The Story Of Prince Sobur, The Origin Of Opium, The Man Who Wished To Be Perfect, The Story Of A Brahmadaitya, The Origin Of Rubies and many more. Originally narrated in Bengali, at the behest of Richard Temple, to whom this book is dedicated, Rev. Behari Day translated them into English for a Western audience. These stories are further brought to life through the 32 colour illustrations by Warrick Goble, adding a welcome dimension to the stories, making it easier for children to imagine the settings for the characters and stories contained herein. Stories have also been purloined from Brahmans, barbers, servants and other sources. We, therefore, have reason to believe that the stories given in this book are a genuine sample of the old, old stories told by old Bengali women from age to age through a hundred generations. Bengali folklore constitutes a considerable portion of Bengali literature. In Bengali society, as with most ancient societies, folk literature became a collective product. It also assumes the traditions, emotions, thoughts and values of the community. Rev. Lal Behari Day was told these 22 Bengali tales by his Gammer Grethel. In turn his Gammer (Grandmother) heard these as a little girl at the knee of her old grandmother, reputed to be a good story-teller. This means these stories have been told and passed down for no less than 5 generations before the author heard them, which takes us back to at least AD1720 - if not earlier. YESTERDAY'S BOOKS FOR TODAY'S CHARITIES 10% of the profit from the sale of this book will be donated to charities
Author : Lal Behari Day
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781530827077
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (27 download)
Download or read book Folk-Tales of Bengal written by Lal Behari Day and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-03-31 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life's Secret Phakir Chand The Indigent Brahman The Story of the Rakshasas The Story of Swet-Basanta9 The Evil Eye of Sani The Boy whom Seven Mothers suckled The Story of Prince Sobur The Origin of Opium Strike but Hear The Adventures of Two Thieves and of their Sons2 The Ghost-Brahman The Man who wished to be Perfect A Ghostly Wife The Story of a Brahmadaitya The Story of a Hiraman The Origin of Rubies The Match-making Jackal The Boy with the Moon on his Forehead The Ghost who was Afraid of being Bagged The Field of Bones The Bald Wife
Author : Swapna Dutta
Publisher : Children's Book Trust
ISBN 13 : 9788189750732
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (57 download)
Download or read book Folk Tales of West Bengal written by Swapna Dutta and published by Children's Book Trust. This book was released on 2009 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Lal Behari Day
Publisher : BEYOND BOOKS HUB
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Folk-Tales of Bengal written by Lal Behari Day and published by BEYOND BOOKS HUB. This book was released on 2021-01-01 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Folk-Tales of Bengal is a collection of twenty-two short folk tales by Bengali Indian journalist Lal Behari Day, first published in 1883. The stories include: Life’s Secret; Phakir Chand; The Indigent Brahman; The Story of the Rakshasas; The Story of Swet-Basanta; The Evil Eye of Sani; The Boy whom Seven Mothers suckled; The Story of Prince Sobur; The Origin of Opium; Strike but Hear; The Adventures of Two Thieves and of their Sons; The Ghost-Brahman; The Man who wished to be Perfect; A Ghostly Wife; The Story of a Brahmadaitya; The Story of a Hiraman; The Origin of Rubies; The Match-making Jackal; The Boy with the Moon on his Forehead; The Ghost who was Afraid of being Bagged; The Field of Bones; and, The Bald Wife.
Author : T. Richard Blurton
Publisher : British Museum Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book Bengali Myths written by T. Richard Blurton and published by British Museum Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This series of narratives from the rich tradition of Bengali story-telling will draw from the substantial Bengal collections of the British Museum, which range from the courtly to the popular, and date from the 9th century to the present day. It will demonstrate the connections of history and myth, and will feature works from undivided Bengal - that is West Bengal in the Union of India, and the sovereign state of Bangladesh. The beginning of the book will focus on the powerful goddesses such as Durga, whose Puja is celebrated throughout the world wherever Bengalis are settled. Images of this event and of the goddess appear in paintings, prints and clay sculptures. Also well-known is Kali, after whom the city of Calcutta is probably named. Her legendary paradox of blood-thirst and tenderness is clear from the turbulent oil paintings of the 20th century recluse Sachidananda Sen. Poetry and prose descriptions of her story make lively reading. Other important female deities whose exotic stories fill scroll-paintings and popular prints include the snake goddess Manasa, and the goddesses of learning, Sarasvati, and of wealth, Laxmi.Story-telling scrolls which were used for recitation enable these dramatic stories to be told. Each are different in ambience, from heroic and the adventurous to exquisitely sensuous and erotic sensibility. Gods and goddesses aren't the whole story. Scrolls used by story-telling are filled with exciting myths that cross the Hindu-Muslim divide. The most important of all the scrolls in the British Museum collection, which tells the story of the Muslim saint, Gazi, illustrates the way in which Muslim pioneers penetrated the delta and settled in the swampy, jungle-filled lands.
Author : Lal Behari Day
Publisher : The Planet
ISBN 13 : 1910880221
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (18 download)
Download or read book Bengali Folk Tales written by Lal Behari Day and published by The Planet. This book was released on with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of Bengali folk tales with 32 color illustrations by Warwick Goble.
Author : Dakshinaranjan Mitra Majumdar
Publisher : OUP India
ISBN 13 : 9780198082200
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (822 download)
Download or read book Tales From Thakurmar Jhuli written by Dakshinaranjan Mitra Majumdar and published by OUP India. This book was released on 2012-10-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With translation of twelve stories from Dakshinaranjan Mitra Majumdar'sThakurmar Jhuli, a classic collection of folk and fairy tales from Bengal, this collection attempts to recover and capture the fast-disappearing heritage of oral narration in India.
Author : Donald Alexander Mackenzie
Publisher : THE GRESHAM PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Indian Myth and Legend (Illustrations) written by Donald Alexander Mackenzie and published by THE GRESHAM PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED. This book was released on 2014-11-09 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Example in this ebook This volume deals with the myths and legends of India, which survive to us in the rich and abundant storehouse of Sanskrit literature, and with the rise and growth of Brahmanism, Buddhism, Jainism, &c. The reader is introduced to the various sacred works of the Hindus, including the ancient invocatory hymns of the four Vedas, the later speculative and expository “Forest Books” in which “the Absolute is grasped and proclaimed”, and those great epic poems the Rámáyana, which is three times longer than the Iliad, and the Máhábharata, which is four times longer than the Rámáyana. In no other country have the national poets given fuller and finer expression to the beliefs and ideals and traditions of a people, or achieved as a result wider and more enduring fame. At the present day over two hundred million Hindus are familiar in varying degrees with the legendary themes and traditional beliefs which the ancient forest sages and poets of India invested with much beautiful symbolism, and used as mediums for speculative thought and profound spiritual teachings. The sacred books of India are to the Hindus what the Bible is to Christians. Those who read them, or hear them read, are believed to be assured of prosperity in this world and of salvation in the next. To students of history, of ethnology, and of comparative religion they present features of peculiar interest, for they contain an elaborate sociology of the ancient Aryo-Indians, their political organizations, their codes of laws, their high ethical code, and above all their conceptions of God, the soul, and the Universe. Some knowledge of them is necessary for those who desire to approach with sympathy the investigation of the religious beliefs of our Hindu fellow men and to understand their outlook upon life and the world. The Introduction deals with various aspects of the study of these ancient myths and legends which have been the inspiration of a national literature infused with much grandeur and sublimity. The historic Aryan controversy, of which the science of comparative mythology is a by-product, is passed under review, and it is shown to what extent philological theories regarding race problems have been modified during recent years as a result of the adoption of broader and more exact methods of ethnic and archæological research and the ever-extending study of comparative mythology. There has also been condensed much important data dealing with the early phases of Aryo-Indian civilization accumulated for historical purposes by industrious and painstaking Sanskrit scholars who have been engaged in investigating and systematizing the internal evidence of the various religious poems and treatises. It will be found that no general agreement has yet been reached regarding Aryo-Indian chronology, but it now appears to be well established that although there were early cultural as well as racial “drifts”, fresh invasions, which had far-reaching results in the social and religious life of northern India, occurred at a late period in what is known as the Vedic Age. In consequence, the problem presented by this ancient civilization tends rather to grow more complex than to become simplified. Its origin is still wrapped in obscurity. At the very dawn of history Aryo-Indian culture had attained a comparatively high state of development, and a considerable period must be allowed for its growth. To be continue in this ebook
Author : Lal Behari Day
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (459 download)
Download or read book Folk-tales of Bengal, by ... Lal Behari Day, ... written by Lal Behari Day and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Dineshchandra Sen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (45 download)
Download or read book The Folk-literature of Bengal written by Dineshchandra Sen and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Lal Behari Day
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (369 download)
Download or read book Folk-Tales of Bengal written by Lal Behari Day and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-12 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Overview. These stories all come from Bengal, a region now divided between the Indian state of West Bengal and the neighboring nation of Bangladesh. Lal Behari Day collected these stories from Bengali storytellers in the early years of the 20th century as follows: "An old Brahman told me two stories; an old barber, three; an old servant of mine told me two; and the rest I heard from another old Brahman. None of my authorities knew English; they all told the stories in Bengali, and I translated them into English." There is an astrological tale about the power of the planet Sani (Saturn), a famous Indian folktale about a boy with seven mothers, stories about the origin of opium and about the origin of rubies, plus some marvelous tales about ghosts and other supernatural beings, both friendly and frightening. The illustrations, meanwhile, are by Warwick Goble, and they are beautiful!
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Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 1452166757
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (521 download)
Download or read book Tales of India written by and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2018-02-27 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traditional Indian lore through the eyes of two artists. “Their collaboration is nothing short of phenomenal. The illustrations take you into another world.” —Medium A shape-shifting tiger and a pretentious rat. A generous goddess and a powerful demon. A clever princess and a prince who returns from the dead. This collection of sixteen traditional tales transports readers to the beguiling world of Indian folklore. Transcribed by Indian and English folklorists in the nineteenth century, these stories brim with wit and magic. Fans of fairy tales will encounter familiar favorites—epic quests and talking animals—alongside delightful surprises—an irreverent sense of humor and an array of bold, inspiring heroines. Each tale in this ebook comes alive alongside exquisite artwork by a pair of contemporary Indian artists.
