Shatarupa Bhattacharyya
Biographic Data
| ID | 4689940 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shatarupa Bhattacharyya |
| GIVEN NAMES | Shatarupa |
| FAMILY NAME | Bhattacharyya |
| SIGNATURE | BHATTACHARYYA S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Manipal Academy of Higher Education |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Locating the Littoral
This article takes up Michael Pearson’s concept of littoral societies and discusses how it provides us with a lens to study a specific estuarine place, a mangrove forest called Sundarbans that is found along the coastlines of India and Bangladesh and opens onto the Bay of Bengal. Inhabitants cope with constant risks and hazards, maintaining distinctive folk traditions practiced by both the region’s Hindus and Muslims. This article discusses the o…
Localising Global Faiths The Heterodox Pantheon of the Sundarbans
This essay foregrounds the Sundarbans, a littoral zone in India that moves between sea and land and is a site of global history. It studies the pantheon of divinities, especially Bonbibi (Lady of the Forest), a mythical figure of Muslim origin. Such deities are worshipped by both Hindus and Muslims exclusively in the Sundarbans (Beautiful Forest) that straddles the state of West Bengal (India) and the nation-state of Bangladesh. It demonstrates h…
Localising Global Faiths The Heterodox Pantheon of the Sundarbans
This essay foregrounds the Sundarbans, a littoral zone in India that moves between sea and land and is a site of global history. It studies the pantheon of divinities, especially Bonbibi (Lady of the Forest), a mythical figure of Muslim origin. Such deities are worshipped by both Hindus and Muslims exclusively in the Sundarbans (Beautiful Forest) that straddles the state of West Bengal (India) and the nation-state of Bangladesh. It demonstrates h…
Localising Global Faiths The Heterodox Pantheon of the Sundarbans
This essay foregrounds the Sundarbans, a littoral zone in India that moves between sea and land and is a site of global history. It studies the pantheon of divinities, especially Bonbibi (Lady of the Forest), a mythical figure of Muslim origin. Such deities are worshipped by both Hindus and Muslims exclusively in the Sundarbans (Beautiful Forest) that straddles the state of West Bengal (India) and the nation-state of Bangladesh. It demonstrates h…
Locating the Littoral
This article takes up Michael Pearson’s concept of littoral societies and discusses how it provides us with a lens to study a specific estuarine place, a mangrove forest called Sundarbans that is found along the coastlines of India and Bangladesh and opens onto the Bay of Bengal. Inhabitants cope with constant risks and hazards, maintaining distinctive folk traditions practiced by both the region’s Hindus and Muslims. This article discusses the o…
Anthropological Studies and Insights (2 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Asian Studies and History (2 works) · BENGAL (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Geology (2 works) · Littoral zone (2 works) · Oceanography (2 works) · Ancient history (1 work) · Bay (1 work)