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Volume-II, Issue-I, September, 2025 |
Received: 20.09.2025 | Accepted: 22.09.2025 | ||
Published Online: 30.09.2025 | Page No: | ||
DOI: 10.69655/atmadeep.vol.2.issue.01W.175 | |||
বিমল লামার ‘নুন চা’ উপন্যাস: লোকজ উপাদানের অন্বেষণ ড. বিকাশ নার্জিনারী, স্বাধীন গবেষক, শিলিগুড়ি, পশ্চিমবঙ্গ, ভারত |
Bimal Lama’s Novel ‘Noon Cha’: An Exploration of
Folk Elements Dr. Bikash Narjinari, Independent Research Scholar, Siliguri, West Bengal, India | ||
ABSTRACT | ||
In his novel ‘Nun Cha Chaier Deshre Nunkatha’,
Bimal Lama has given literary form to the life and folk culture of the
Nepali-speaking people of the Darjeeling hills of North Bengal. In this novel,
along with the description of rivers, villages, mountains and nature, the folk
beliefs, folk weapons, folk customs, folk musical instruments, folk deities,
folk addictions, etc. of the Nepali community are clearly reflected. Here, the
use of flour gutli, vermilion, lamps, five grains, etc. on banana leaves to
drive away evil spirits; the custom of blowing jhankari; considering khukuri as
a weapon of heroes; the cremation of Tamangs and the burial of Rais in the
event of death—all are signs of regional beliefs. Folk musical instruments such
as dhangro, jhamta, kangling, etc. are used in spiritual and tantric rituals.
Bamboo utensils such as flower vases reflect the multifaceted role of bamboo in
rural life. The formless form of folk deities, such as the goddess's position
at the root of a rubber tree, is a sign of worship of local nature. In
addition, festivals and folk customs such as ‘Chulai', Gai Tyuhar, Vaitika,
etc. reveal the socio-cultural life of the Nepali community. The mixture of
Hinduism and Buddhism is also evident in the novel—such as the presence of the
practice of animal sacrifice among Buddhists. | ||
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