Incomparable Sweetness
“After the rise of the Himalayas from the ocean, the Ganges and the Brahmaputra rivers brought the flow of civilization and culture with the current of their waters. The Ganges brought the Indo-Aryan culture, but near Sahebganj, where the Ganges turns south, the Gaorhiya [a portion of Bengal] influence over the cultural life increased. Similarly, as the Brahmaputra reached the Assam valley near Sadiya there was a mixture of the Tibetan and Burmese civilizations. The triple mixture of these two with the Indo-Aryan gave rise to the Kamarupa civilization which a little downriver became transformed into the Bengali culture. “The lushness and artistry of the Bengali civilization and culture of today has been enriched by the civilization and culture carried by the many small rivers and tributaries of Rarh, and with the admixture of the Ganges and Brahmaputra civilizations the Bengali civilization has achieved its incomparable sweetness.â€
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Shrii Prabhat R. Sarkar
