Folklore Of The Santal Parganas

Book Code: 1111008614061

Cecil Henry Bompas

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This beautiful collection of folk tales is a valuable addition to a not so rich Indian Folk Literature available in English, particularly of tribal communities. This painstakingly collected and edited collection of Folk tales of Santal Parganas must be a collector’s item for all those, who are keenly interested in Indian Folk Literature in general and the Tribal folklore in particular. This book is a unique gift for the awakened and educated individuals among Santals, who feel proud of their aboriginal culture, art and literature. Simultaneously, this work is an asset for all lovers of literature in India and abroad and for all the scholars working in the areas of art, culture, civilization, literature and indology in a broader sense. The stories mainly revolving around Santali (and Munda) tribe, have been clarified into six parts, on the basis of topicality and its backdrop, which make it easier for the reader to pick up his choice in acordance with his or her interest or mood.

Year:

2016

Language:

English

Publisher:

Gyan Publishing House

Pages:

324

Book Category:

pub

Subject:

Anthropology , Tribal Studies

Folklore of the Santal Parganas About The Book This beautiful collection of folk tales is a valuable addition to a not so rich Indian Folk Literature available in English, particularly of tribal communities. This painstakingly collected and edited collection of Folk tales of Santal Parganas must be a collectors item for all those, who are keenly interested in Indian Folk Literature in general and the Tribal folklore in particular. This book is a unique gift for the awakened and educated individuals among Santals, who feel proud of their aboriginal culture, art and literature. Simultaneously, this work is an asset for all lovers of literature in India and abroad and for all the scholars working in the areas of art, culture, civilization, literature and indology in a broader sense. The stories mainly revolving around Santali (and Munda) tribe, have been clarified into six parts, on the basis of topicality and its backdrop, which make it easier for the reader to pick up his choice in acordance with his or her interest or mood. Contents PART I: BAJUN AND JHORE ANUWA AND HIS MOTHER LEDHA AND THE LEOPARD THE CRUEL STEPMOTHER KARMU AND DHARMU THE JEALOUS STEPMOTHER THE PIOUS WOMAN THE WISE DAUGHTER-IN-LAW THE OILMAN AND HIS SONS THE GIRL WHO FOUND HELPERS HOW TO GROW RICH THE CHANGED CALF THE KOERI AND THE BARBER THE PRINCE WHO ACQUIRED WISDOM THE MONKEY BOY THE MISERS SERVANT KUWAR AND THE RAJAHS DAUGHTER THE LAUGHING FISH HOW THE COWHERD FOUND A BRIDE KARA AND GUJA THE MAGIC COW LITA AND HIS ANIMALS THE BOY WHO FOUND HIS FATHER THE OILMANS BULLOCK HOW SABAI GRASS GREW THE MERCHANTS SON AND THE RAJAHS DAUGHTER THE FLYCATCHERS EGG THE WIFE WHO WOULD NOT BE BEATEN SAHDE GOALA THE RAJAHS SON AND THE MERCHANTS SON THE POOR WIDOW THE MONKEY AND THE GIRL RAMAI AND THE ANIMALS THE MAGIC BEDSTEAD THE GHORMUHAS THE BOY WHO LEARNT MAGIC THE CHARITABLE JOGI CHOTE AND MOTE THE DAYDREAMER THE EXTORTIONATE SENTRY THE BROKEN FRIENDSHIP A STORY TOLD BY A HINDOO THE RAIBAR AND THE LEOPARD THE UNGRATEFUL SNAKE THE TIGERS BRIDE THE KILLING OF THE TIGER THE DREAM THE KING OF THE BHUYANS THE FOLLISH SONS KORA AND HIS SISTER A STORY ON CASTE TIPI AND TEPA THE CHILD WITH THE EARS OF THE OX THE CHILD WHO KNEW HIS FATHER JOGESHWARS MARRIAGE THE STRONG MAN THE RAJAHS ADVICE THE FOUR JOGIS THE CHARITABLE RAJAH A VARIANT. THE WANDERING RAJA THE TWO WIVES SPANLING AND HIS UNLESS THE SILENT WIFE THE DUMB SHEPHERD THE GOOD DAUGHER-IN-LAW THA RAJAHS DREAM THE MONGOOSE BOY THE STOLEN TREASURE DUKHU AND HIS BONGA WIFE THE MONKEY HUSBAND LAKHAN AND THE WILD BUFFALOES THE BOY WITH THE STAG THE SEVEN BROTHERS AND THE BONGA GIRL THE TIGERS FOSTER CHILD THE CATERPILLAR BOY THE MONKEY NURSEMAID THE WIFE WHO COULD NOT KEEP A SECRET SIT AND LAKHAN THE RAJAH WHO WENT TO HEAVEN SEVEN TRICKS AND SINGLE TRICK FULJHARI RAJAH THE CORPSE OF THE RAJAHS SON THE SHAM CHILD THE SONS OF THE KHEROHURI-RAJAH THE DOG BRIDE WEALTH OR WISDOM A GOALA AND THE COW THE TELLTALE WIFE THE BRIDEGROOM WHO SPOKE IN RIDDLES THE LAZY MAN ANOTHER LAZY MAN THE WIDOWS SON THE BOY WHO WAS CHANGED INTO A DOG BIRLURI AND BIRBANTA THE KILLING OF THE RAKHAS THE CHILDREN OF THE VULTURES THE FERRY MAN CATCHING A THIEF THE GRASPING RAJAH THE PRINCE WHO WOULD NOT MARRY THR PRINCE WHO FOUND TWO WIVES THE UNFAITHFUL WIFE THE INDUSTRIOUS BRIDE THE BOY AND HIS FATE THE MESSENGERS OF DEATH THE SPEAKING CRAB THE LEOPARD OUTWITTED THE WIND AND THE SUN THE COLDEST SEASON PART II: THE JACKAL AND THE CROW TIGER CUB AND THE CALF THE JACKAL AND THE CHICKENS THE JACKAL PUNISHED THE TIGERS AND THE CAT THE ELEPHANTS AND THE ANTS A FOX AND HIS WIFE THE JACKAL AND THE CROCODILES THE BULLFROG AND THE CRAB THE HYENA OUTWITTED THE CROW AND THE EGRET THE JACKAL AND THE HARE THE BRAVE AND THE LEOPARDS PART III: THE FOOL AND HIS DINNER THE STINGLY DAUGHTER THE BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS DANCE THE DEAF FAMILY THE FATHER-IN-LAWS VISIT RAMAI AND SOMAI THE TWO BROTHERS THE THREE FOOLS THE CURE FOR LAZINESS THE BRAHMINS POWERS RAMS WIFE PALO TE WOMENS SACRIFICE THE CHIEFS SON THE DIVORCE THE FATHER AND THE FATHER-IN-LAW THE REPROOF ENIGMAS THE TOO PARTICULAR WIFE THE PAHARIA SOCIALISTS HOW A TIGER WAS KILLED THE GOALAS DAUGHTER THE BRAHMINS CLOTHES THE WINNING OF THE BRIDE PART IV: MARRIAGE WITH BONGAS THE BONGA HEAVEN LAKHAN AND THE BONGA THE HOUSE BONGA THE SARSAGUN-MAIDEN THE SCHOOLBOY AND THE BONGA THE BONGAS CAVE THE BONGAS VICTIM BAIJAL AND THE BONGA RAMAI AND THE BONGA THE BOUNDARY BONGA THE BONGA EXORCISED PART V: THE BEGINNING OF THINGS CHANDO AND HIS WIFE THE SIKHAR RAJAH THE ORIGIN OF TOBACCO THE TRANSMIGRATION OF SOULS THE NEXT WORLD AFTER DEATH HARES AND MEN A LEGEND PREGNANT WOMEN THE INFLUENCE OF THE MOON ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN THE DEAD A HUNTING CUSTOM PART VI: WITCHCRAFT OF DAINS AND OJHAS INITIATION INTO WITCHCRAFT WITCH CRAFT WITCH STORIES WITCH STORIES WITCH STORIES THE TWO WITCHES THE SISTER-IN-LAW WHO WAS A WITCH RAMJIT BONGA THE HERD BOY AND THE WITCHES THE MAN-TIGER GLOSSARY APPENDIX About the author/editor CECIL HENRY BOMPAS, an orientalist, great scholar, authority on Tribal studies was an officer in Indian Civil Service during British days. He fell in love with santali culture and language, while he was posted in Bengal Presidency. Then he walked extensively in Singhbhum and Manbhum districts. He was immensely interested in the Folklore, so he decided to translate the selected Folk tales of the area into English. Subsequently he edited and compiled the stories into book form in a very scientific and scholarly manners. In his academic pursuit, the veteran author worked in association with the Asiatic Society of Bengal, in order to make his scholarly works with authenticity and greater credibility. Once retired C. H. Bompas devoted his entire time and energy to literary and Scholarly pursuits, till he breathed his last, as an honoured and contented man.

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