Haṛmawak̕ Ato

Book Code: 1111036803305

Alakjạṛi Murmu, R. Carstairs, R. R. K. Rapaj

ABOUT THE BOOK

Harma's Village: A Novel of Santal Life A translation version in Santali “Har?mawak? Ato” by R. R. K. Rapaj (1946). The book (1935) by Robert Carstairs, a former British deputy commissioner in the Santhal Parganas. The novel provides a detailed, ethnographic, and fictionalized account of Santal life, traditions, and the impact of British colonial rule in the region, focusing on the character Carstairs’ historical novel ‘Harma’s Village’ which has Santhal Rebellion of 1855 as its central  theme,  is  basically  about  the  Santhals, and  their response  to  this  historical phenomenon–Santhal Rebellion. The novel is primarily concerned with the Santhal Rebellion of 1855.  All  the  characters  and  places  are  not  all  together  disconnected  from  the protagonist but “Harma” is actively  moving through the locations and establishing  connection  with everything  and  everyone  mentioned  in  the  novel.