Sea, River, Ports And Ship In Folk Culture And Literature

• Life along the Rivers – Historical evolution of India’s social and cultural centres along Ganga, Brahmaputra, Narmada, Krishna and Kaveri
• Migration and shipping – the first and second wave of migration from India – Girmitiya and the Caribbean countries
• The Indian diaspora and the cultural connect – Rivers, ports, and ships in Kazri, Bhojpuri, Bhatiali and folk literature, and music of Eastern India
• Culture and literary traditions of Brahmaputra – from Shankar Dev to the present times
• Coastal community’s lives and their livelihood