The objective of this work is to prepare a comprehensive compilation of the folk-rhymes, embedded in the vratas only, current in West Bengal and Bangladesh. The Bengali texts (with transliteration), English translations and notes on all the rhymes, entwined with the katha, i.e., the story (summarized), rituals, constituents and objectives reflect the desire and the attainment, customs, beliefs, the status of women (unmarried and married) in the society, the ...
