> The Sundarbans has an environment that makes it vividly apparent that the earth is a living being. Just as the boundaries between land and water are very fluid in the Sundarbans, so too are the lines between different groups of people. And no matter their caste or religion, they respect the legend of ‘The Lady of the Forest’, Bon Bibi.
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Amitav Gosh on the folktales and mythologies of The Sundarbans

Author Amitav Ghosh’s Jungle Nama delves into the wisdom of The Sundarbans and the syncretism of Bengali folk culture—even as he collaborates to create a community-based literary experience, finds Shahnaz Siganporia

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