Abhishek Sarkar

Jogabal NA Psychic Force? The Fortunes of Mesmerism in Colonial Bengal

The antepenultimate chapter of Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay’s novel Chandrashekhar (1875) is titled “Jogabal Na Psychic Force?” (Yogic Power or Psychic Force?).

The Plague in Bengal: Literary Glimpses and Anecdotes

About 122 years before the Covid-19 pandemic Bengal was struck by bubonic plague, which has left its traces in Bangla fiction and life writings.

December 11, 2021
December 11, 2021

Jogabal NA Psychic Force? The Fortunes of Mesmerism in Colonial Bengal

The antepenultimate chapter of Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay’s novel Chandrashekhar (1875) is titled “Jogabal Na Psychic Force?” (Yogic Power or Psychic Force?).

September 11, 2021
September 11, 2021

The Plague in Bengal: Literary Glimpses and Anecdotes

About 122 years before the Covid-19 pandemic Bengal was struck by bubonic plague, which has left its traces in Bangla fiction and life writings.

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