Folk Tales of Nicobar

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The stories collected in this volume represent popular folk tales of yesteryears. Also included are a historical background of the Nicobar Islands, its beliefs, customs and festivals.The Andaman and Nicobar Islands have been bestowed with immense beauty of nature. What is most significant is the presence of the tribes, the Andamanese and Nicobarese. Most of the tribal customs and rituals have become sullied owing to the onslaught of modernization; what remains largely are the tales of yesteryears.The Nicobarese culture is thoroughly on oral tradition expressed in folk performances like folk songs and folk tales keeping in view the tribal milieu and the motifs of folk tales. Also included are a historical background of the Nicobar Islands, their beliefs, customs and festivals.The excellent illustrations by Swapnesh Chowdhury lend further charm to the stories.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Rabin Roychowdhury

Rabin Roychowdhury is an eminent scholar and writer, well-known for his critical insight and indepth studies. With M.A. degrees in Modern History and Bengali, he did a stint in a college in West Bengal before joining the Education Directorate, Andaman and Nicobar Administration as a Senior Teacher of History and from where he retired as the Vice Principal after twenty-five years of chequered service. Combining in himself sound historical scholarship with keen literary sensibility, he is dedicated to academic and creative writings. On being invited, he has traveled length and breadth of India as a quest speaker to deliver lectures on the tribal folk culture and history of the territory. He has to his credit ten books published and several research papers printed in reputed journals.