Folklore and culture of the Sundarbans region in the fiction of Jhareshwar Chatterjee/ ঝড়েশ্বর চট্টোপাধ্যায়ের কথাসাহিত্যে সুন্দরবন অঞ্চলের লোকাচার ও সংস্কৃতি

Abstract

In the eighties, the emergence of Jhareswar Chattopadhyay in Bengali literature. The main field of his literature is the fringes of the Sundarbans. The people's life, culture, traditions, customs, superstitions and local gods and goddesses of this region have come up in his narratives. In fact, these customs and beliefs are intertwined with the people here. Because, in this favorable environment, they remember these worldly gods and goddesses to save them from various calamities. Naturally, Banabibi, Vishalakshi temples are established in various places of this region. Along with this, various rituals were introduced to worship these gods and goddesses. The main purpose of my essay is to show how this culture has been portrayed by Jhareswar Chattopadhyay in his literature.