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Asian Resonance   (P: ISSN No. 0976-8602 RNI No.UPENG/2012/42622 VOL.-6, ISSUE-3, July - 2017 E: ISSN No. 2349-9443) Abstract   Pallab Kumar Sadhu  Research Scholar, Deptt.of Bengali, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, West Bengal, India.              From the very inception of Bengali Literature writing, Indian cultural heritage has been a significant influence on the writers. It is also a source of inspiration for them because the Puranas provided them with varied source materials. As such, the Mangalkavya is one such adaptation of the Puranas. Therefore Mangalkavya reflected the socio-cultural aspects of the pre-colonial as well as ancient period in India. Despite the colonial hangover Bengali Literature has been successful in reiterating its identity through the pre-colonial tradition. In this regard Chitta Sinha’s novels are a very important instance of literature deriving its source material and narrative framework from Mangalkavya. ...

Periodic Research   ( P: ISSN No. 2231-0045 RNI No. UPBIL/2012/55438 VOL.-7, ISSUE-1, August-2018 E: ISSN No. 2349-9435 )  Abstract   Pallab Kumar Sadhu  Research Scholar, Dept. of Bengali, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan West Bengal, India Mangalkavya of the middle ages has been a topic of discussion and debate among the researchers of the world. As a result there has also been a steady rise in readership of Mangalkavya as more and more people have started reading it. Previous studies have revealed that Mangalkavya was composed from 15th to 18th century A.D. and it is regarded as a part of history of the middle ages. Dinesh chandraSen (1866-1939) is one such historian, who keeping in mind the narrative tradition of Manasamangal and Chandimangal composed the prose narratives of Behula(1907) and Phullora(1907) in the first decade of the 20th century. It was only possible for a true patriot like Dinesh chndraSen to represent these two female characters in stories that ...