About the Journal

Bhābanagara, the International Journal of Bengal Studies, is a peer-reviewed journal published two times a year by the Bhābanagara Foundation. The journal publishes original articles in the field of Bengal or Bangla Studies, as broadly defined. The views expressed are the authors, not necessarily those of the Foundation or its officials. Articles and communications should be seated to the editor Books and audio recordings for review and citations for current publications should also be sent to the appropriate editor or bibliographer.

The vision of Bhābanagara is to create a long-term coordination between research initiatives in the field of Bengal Studies in the international arena. Scholars in many countries in Europe, America, Australis, Africa and Asia have for decades worked on Bengal Studies focusing on the rich and widely popular cultural traditions in the Bangla language. But now a need is felt to incorporate these disconnected ventures into a mainstream confluence of international Bengal Studies.

This publication will articulate the achievement, characteristics and historical chronology of Bengal Studies, which will hopefully prove stimulating to the researchers of subsequent generations and provide them with effective directions for future research. This process will also re-invigorate interpersonal relationships between faculty in universities across Europe, North and South America, and Asia where Bangla, Sanskrit, Arabic, Persian, Urdu and Hindi languages are research disciplines as a subset of Asian languages and literature. The potential for greater inter-connectedness greatly encourages us as we shape Bhābanagara into an effective intonational tool for Bengal Studies.