KUMBHA MELAY || SANKU MAHARAJ

Shanku Maharaj, or Jyotirmoy Ghosh Dastidar is a very renowned name in modern Bengali Literature, especially in the field of travelogues. Total number of travelogues written is more than forty. The best creation of the author is in the area of Himalayas. In personal life is also one qualified mountaineer and participated in quite a number of Himalayan expeditions and trekking. Himalayas present a never ending attraction in the romance of travelogues, exploration, novels and high adventures. There are quite a large number of books and travelogues we find on this subject starting from the early nineteenth century reports or novels. However only a few writers succeeded to secure a “forever” position in Bengali Literature on the Himalayas. Amongst the few thename of Shanku Maharaj is undoubtedly coming in the top few.