ISSN: 2350-031X Folklore and Folkloristics (Vol. 10.2; December 2017) ˆö˛yÑ˛ˆÏúyÓ˚ xƒy[˛ ˆö˛yÑ˛ˆÏúy!Ó˚!fi›˛: S¢ÇÖƒy ÈÙÈ 10.2ñ !v˛ˆÏ¢¡∫Ó˚ 2017V Folklore and Folkloristics Cover Photo: Rajib Kumar Bordoloi ‘Yangly’ festival of ‘Tiwa’ community, Gobha Kingdom, Jagiroad, Assam A peer-reviewed international online e-journal on Folklore, Literature, Linguistics, Culture and Allied Subjects 101/C, Brindaban Mallick Lane, Howrah-711101, West Bengal, India Supported by National Folklore Support Centre (NFSC), Chennai, India E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.folkloristicsindia.in 1 ISSN: 2350-031X Folklore and Folkloristics (Vol. 10.2; December 2017) ˆö˛yÑ˛ˆÏúyÓ˚ xƒy[˛ ˆö˛yÑ˛ˆÏúy!Ó˚!fi›˛: S¢ÇÖƒy ÈÙÈ 10.2ñ !v˛ˆÏ¢¡∫Ó˚ 2017V Our Team Advisory Board Prof. Ajit Kumar Danda M. D. Muthukumarswami Swami Shastrajnanda Swami Tattwasarananda Dr. B. Krishna Reddy Prof. Surendranath Dash Dr. Somen Sen Dr. Mita Sarkar Dr. Siddhartha Biswas Tayana Chatterjee Editorial Board Madam Chaitali Maitra, Dr. Abhijit Majumdar, Dr. Sujay Kumar Mandal Assistant Editor Amrita Bhattacharyya Editor Dr. Sk. Makbul Islam Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in the articles are exclusively of the authors. International Representative B Bangladesh Prof. Soumitra Sekhar [email protected] Uday Shanker Biswas [email protected] Md. Zaidul Kabir [email protected] Saymon Zakaria [email protected] I Italy Carola Lorea [email protected] Matta Mara [email protected] Francesco Gusella [email protected] J Japan Dr. Khondaker Mizanur Rahman [email protected] N Nepal Dr. C. M. 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This issue contains SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTARY ON SISTER NIVEDITA edited by Madam Chaitali Maitra. There are three articles in the special supplementary - “Satyer Dipsikha ” - Chaitali Maitra “A Beacon of Light: Sister Nivedita and Women’s Education In Late Nineteenth-Century Bengal” - Naina Dey “Sister Nivedita and the Movement of ‘Nationalised Art In India” - Pritha Kundu The other articles are - “A Brief Study on Agriculture Related Assamese Proverbs” - Babita Das, Barnali Deka “Dragons Images in Russian Folklore” - Victor A. Pogadaev “The Terracotta Temples at The ‘Temple Village’ Baranagar of Murshidabad District: A Study on Structure, Style, Theme, Motif and Values as Cultural Heritage Resources” - Authors: Bikash Jyoti Nath, Tanaya Mukherjee, Sujay Kumar Mandal “Advaitaism - As The Foundation of Swamiji’s Moral Philosophy” - Mili Dutta (Pal) “Sur-Rekha (Musicograph)” - Sk.