Bengal Dacoits and Tigers

Bengal Dacoits and Tigers
by Maharanee Sunity Devee, C.I. of Cooch Behar
Calcutta: Thacker, Spink & Co. 1916


Printed by N. Mukherjee, B.A., at the Art Press, 1, Wellington Square, Calcutta

Dacoit Stories
Tiger Stories

It was the month of Jaishta (May-June) in Bengal, and the earth languished under the scorching rays of the sun and sent up a voiceless prayer to the Rain God to come soon and refresh the fields and jungles with the welcome “barsat” (rainy season).
Yet, in spite of the intense heat, a young and delicately nurtured Bengali lady was travelling. She was on her way to pay a visit to her parents-in-law, for after marriage the bride returns to her childhood’s home and remains there, paying visits from time to time to her husband’s home until the day comes when she goes to live there.