The present book is a revised version of Dr. Mukherjee’s Ph.D. dissertation. In this work she has close look at folk deities of South West Bengal, particularly manifestation of the Mother Goddess. She has taken the two districts of South West Bengal, Bankura and Purulia for special attention. This work is the result of a considerable amount of field work; it also reviews the existing literature on the subject. The result is the opening up of a fresh area of study and research.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Soma Mukherjee
Dr. Soma Mukherjee did her Masters in Anciente Indian History and culture from Calcutta University and her Ph.D. from Jadavpur University. She is employed as a Programme cum Documentation Assistant in the Folk and Tribal Cultural Centre. Kolkata, which is under the Deptt. of Information and cultural Affairs, Government of West Bengal Dr. Mukherjee has written several articles in the area of folklore and Ancient Indian Art history. She is at the moment engaged with Prof. Malini Bhattacharya in a major research project on the wedding songs of Bengal. She has completed one project on the evolution of Mother Images in the Folk Art of South West Bengal for the Centre for Archaeological studies and Training, East India and is now engaged in another on the folk ornaments of Bengal.
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