Dinesh Chandra Sen
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In this book we find many a similarities between the Jataka stories and the Ramayana. The author claims that the former are older than the latter. The author's interpretations of the marriage between Rama and Sita and also the story of abduction of Sita by Ravana are unique which raise many questions. These question were first raised in 1920 and are still to be resolved.
The Folk-Literature of Bengal is devoted to popular tales of Bengal. A world wholly legendary is depicted with the homely tenderness in the most secluded localities of Bengal. The world is revived with every seduction of art in this beautiful book. The tales are a mirror of the customs and the thoughts of the people and throws much light on the history of these ancient days. A nation might well be proud of these tales. It has all the attributes of a beautiful ...
Eastern Bengal Ballads are a collection of narrative poems (which were to be sung in the rural regions of different districts of Bengal) ranging from 16th to the 19th century. Possessing great literary and historical significance, they also throw much light on the social and cultural history of that part of Bengal, and also serve as material for history of the rise and development of Bengali people. These ballads were composed straight from the unsophisticated ...
This monumental work on history of Bengali language and literature consists of lectures delivered by Shri Dinesh Chandra Sen in the Calcutta University in 1909. These lectures were later completely revised and edited by the author and presented in the present form. Bengali language and literature is one of the richest language among Indian languages. These lectures treat the language and literature from the earliest times to 1850. The arrangement adopted in the ...
Contents: 1. Striking coincidences between some of the Bengali and European folktales. 2. Internal evidences in the early Bengali folktales proving their origin before the Hindu renaissance. 3. Currency of older forms of belief amongst the converts to Islam in the folk literature. 4. Classifications of Muhammadan folktales in Bengal. 5. Four kinds of folktales. Index.