The popular ghost-stories are deeply embedded in our culture which, in turn, leans largely on food and festivities. Fish and rice are integral to Bengali life.

The article explores the eerie experiences and favorite horror films of four individuals rooted in Bengali culture and literature. Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay recalls a ghostly presence in his ...

Asinur Reza’s Bhoot Abhidhan (Bengali for Compendium of Ghosts), takes readers on a captivating journey through Bengal's rich folklore and cultural tapestry, providing a comprehensive insight into the ...

But what makes Bengali ghosts perhaps most like flesh-and-blood humans is their soft spot for food. Bengali folklore and literature are strewn with references to the culinary preferences of ghosts, ...

This has eclipsed the wondrous, humane and gentler ghost stories in Bengali literature and culture. This worries Uddalak Mukherjee, who tries to find reasons for this retreat in his article. His ...

Here, Bhattacharya, a historian and — confession time! — kin, provides an intriguing analysis of not only the role that Bengali ghosts and ghost stories have played in the constitution of the modern ...