Bengal Water Craft : Boat-Building and Fishing Communities /

This is a unique work on the boat building traditions of Bengal. The boats of West Bengal have been influenced on the one hand by the boats of Bihar and on the other by the traditions of Bangladesh. North Bengal follows the ecology of the sub-Himalayan region and the boats of the region illustrate t...

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Main Author: Varadarajan, Lotika (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill | Manohar Publishers & Distributors, 2016.

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Call Number: VM321.52.I4

Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material /
  • Lotika Varadarajan
  • Introduction /
  • Lotika Varadarajan
  • Bhurā, the Raft /
  • Lotika Varadarajan
  • Ḍongā /
  • Lotika Varadarajan
  • Watercraft of Balagarh /
  • Lotika Varadarajan
  • The Bhedi /
  • Lotika Varadarajan
  • Choṭ, Choṭ Sālti /
  • Lotika Varadarajan
  • Bāchāri /
  • Lotika Varadarajan
  • Pānši /
  • Lotika Varadarajan
  • Gujārā , Ghāši, Farakka, Bãchãri, Goluiyã /
  • Lotika Varadarajan
  • Kakdwip Trawler /
  • Lotika Varadarajan
  • Pāukā of Moyna, Pāukā of Kendamari-Bachurmari, Bālām of Moyna /
  • Lotika Varadarajan
  • River Craft of North Bengal /
  • Lotika Varadarajan
  • Sultāni and Khoro Kišti /
  • Lotika Varadarajan
  • Pāṭiā /
  • Lotika Varadarajan
  • Methods of Fishing /
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  • Bibliography /
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  • Acknowledgements /
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  • Index /
  • Lotika Varadarajan.