Indigenous society, culture and struggle reflected in Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay's novel 'Kalindi'/ তারাশঙ্কর বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায় ‘কালিন্দী’ উপন্যাসে প্রতিফলিত আদিবাসী সমাজ, সংস্কৃতি ও সংগ্রাম

Abstract

Tarashankar was born on July 24, 1898. Growing up in the Lavpur area of ​​Birbhum district, he developed a close connection with rural nature. Being the son of a landlord family, the landlord system is mentioned in his novels and stories. At one time, people of the Rajbangshi, Jele, Het, Bhalla, Sadgop, Kora, Kahar, Bhuimali, Mochi, Methar, Chamar, and Santal tribes lived in Birbhum along with the Hari, Dom, Bagdi, and Bauri communities.

He closely observed the various reforms in village life, the various folk activities of the society, the diversity of the language of the rural people, the conflict between the declining landlord system and the newly created merchant system. The social, political and economic conditions of the rural villages during this period are highlighted in his stories and novels.

Tarashankar's novels can be divided into three periods.

Early period 1930-38

Middle period 1939-1947

Final period 1948-1971.

The novels of the first period are "Chaitali Vyurvi", Nilkanth, Pashan Puri, Raikamal, Agun. The novels written in the middle period are Dhatridevata, Kalindi, Tinshunya, Ganadevata, Manvantar, Panchagram, Kabi, Sandipan Pathshala, Abhiyan. The novels written in the last period are - Hasuli Baker Upakatha, Nagini Kanyar Kahini, Arogya Niketan, Chapa Dangaar Bau, Kalantar, Saptapadi, Aranyabahni, Ganna Begum, Radha.

Our topic of discussion: Indigenous society, culture, and struggle as reflected in the novel Kalindi. In our discussion, we have tried to analyze and highlight the life of indigenous people during that time as depicted in the novel.