Fabulous females and peerless Pīrs : tales of mad adventure in old Bengal /

Other Authors: Stewart, Tony K.,
Format: Book
Language:English
Bengali
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
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Table of Contents:
  • The wazir's daughter who marries a sacrificial goat (Kavi Ārif's Lālmon kecchā)
  • The unwilting garland of faithfulness (Kiṇkara Dāsa's Rambhāvatī pālā)
  • The fabled Beṅgamā bird and the stupid prince (Kavi Kaṇva's Ākhoṭi pālā)
  • The disconsolate yogī who turned the merchant's wife into a dog (Dvīja Kavibara's Bāghāmbara pālā)
  • The mother's son who spat up pearls (Kiṅkara Dāsa's Matilāla pālā)
  • The erstwhile bride and her winged horse (Anonymous Manohara phāsarā pālā)
  • The bloodthirsty ogress who would be queen (Kiṅkara Dāsa's Śaśīdhara pālā)
  • The princess who nursed her own husband (Gayārāma Dāsa's Madanamañjarī pālā).