Author : Abhijit Sen
Release : 1992
Genre : Bengali fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 871/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Magic Bones by : Abhijit Sen
Download or read book Magic Bones written by Abhijit Sen. This book was released on 1992. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rahu Perhaps Was Their Ancient Ancestor. The Magic Wand Made Of Rahu S Bone Was Their Mysterious Source Of Power, Which Created Enchantment And Sorcery. The Bajikars Were One Such Wandering Race. In A Few Villages Of Northern Part Of Bengal A Few Gypsies Still Fight To Establish Themselves As Peasant Man. Time Gradually Obscures Memory. The New Generation Does Not Perhaps Know That They Might Have Originally Belonged To A Territory Of Northern Or Western Part Of India Where They Had A Separate Language And Alien Rituals, Systems And Habits. Shariba Collects The Past Of The Bajikars From His Grand Mother S Songs, Tales And A Story Of Continuous Struggle For Existence. It S A Tale Of Five Generations Which Began 150 Years Ago At The Time Of Pitem, The Great-Great Grand Father Of Shariba. It Includes, Very Naturally, Many Ups And Downs Of The Region Which Have Their Reference In Those Of The Entire Country For One And A Half Century. Pitem Wished That His Race Would Cease To Be A Wandering Band Of Gypsies And Transform Into A Race Of Peasant Man. And After Five Generations Shariba Still Carries Out The Legacy.