Subject: Special Issue (Vol.
IV, No. 1) on From Dandabhukti to Dantan: a Historical and Cultural Journey
Special Issue (Vol. IV, No. 1) on From Dandabhukti to Dantan: a Historical
and Cultural Journey
This is a project taken up by Chitrolekha Magazine <www.chitrolekha.com>,
for locating the ancient janapada Dandabhukti at and around modern-day Dantan,
Paschim Medinipur and for exploring its cultural history from the ancient to
the modern times. This also seeks to discuss various aspects of the Moghalmari
Buddhist Monastery (Sri Vandak Mahabihar), other archaeological remains of the
village, and other historical sites around Moghalmari like Kakrajit, Kurumbera
Fort, Satdeulia of Dantan, the ponds like Sarashanka, Bidyadhar, Dharmasagar
and the Raibania Fort of Orissa, all of which at some points of time functioned
through a live interconnected cultural and economic network. We have
preliminarily selected certain topic/s or areas for convenience:
*Topics:*
General Topics:
- Buddhism in Bengal (Bangladesh and West Bengal)
- Buddhist Sites in Bengal
- Tamralipta and its relation to Dandabhukti
Topics relating to Dandabhukti and Moghalmari Buddhist Monastery
* 1. Locating and justifying ancient Dandabhukti at and around Dantan*
* 2. The trade and pilgrimage road from the eastern india via Dantan to the
South India and Puri*
* 3. Moghalmari Buddhist monastery*
- *History*
- *Architecture*
- *Sculpture*
- *Pottery*
- *Buddhist Sect/s*
- *Other Buddhist structures found at Moghalmari*
* 4. Plan for archaeological and eco tourism centring round the
Monastery.*
* 5. Satdeulia or the place of seven temples and its surrounding areas*
* 6. Kakrajit and its statues of Surya*
* 7. Sarashanka and its history*
* 8. Temples of Dantan: Shyamaleshwar, Chandaneshwar and Jagannath
temples*
* 9. Statues found at Dantan and their analyses *
* 10. Local legends*
* 11. Gaganeshwar, Kurumbera Fort and its historical significance*
* 12. The shifting course of the river Subarnarekha*
* 13. Raibania Fort of Orissa.*
We cordially invite your opinions, suggestions for inclusion of other
topics and contributions to the topics. The issue will be published online
and hopefully in hard paper format as a volume.
*Word-limit: 2000-5000 words (including notes and references)*
*Style-sheet to follow: APA*
*Contact:* Tarun Tapas Mukherjee & Sreecheta Mukherjee at
editor@chitrolekha.com and ttm1974@gmail.com
*Submission Deadline March 31, 2014.*
*Expected Schedule of Publication: May 2014.*
*Tarun Tapas Mukherjee*
*Assistant Professor in English. *
*Bhatter College, Dantan, (www.bhattercollege.ac.in
<http://www.bhattercollege.ac.in>)Paschim
Medinipur, West Bengal, India.
PIN 721426*
