Jogabal NA Psychic Force? The Fortunes of Mesmerism in Colonial Bengal
10 December 2021, 18:00 PM
The antepenultimate chapter of Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay’s novel Chandrashekhar (1875) is titled “Jogabal Na Psychic Force?” (Yogic Power or Psychic Force?).
10 December 2021, 18:00 PM
The Plague in Bengal: Literary Glimpses and Anecdotes
10 September 2021, 18:00 PM
About 122 years before the Covid-19 pandemic Bengal was struck by bubonic plague, which has left its traces in Bangla fiction and life writings.
10 September 2021, 18:00 PM