The Legend of Maha Kali

In the heart of Bengal, Kali is an overwhelming emotion spanning religion, history, myth, gender, culture, art, environment, and so much more. She is felt and feared, loved and lived. She is also widely misunderstood. Social misinterpretations have morphed inherited beliefs into superstition and stereotype. But Kali is no single story, even within Bengal. And Kali consciousness is a vast landscape, experienced through symbols, instincts, rituals and nature, too intense to comprehend in one lifetime. Koral Dasgupta studies myth, memory, and lore — tracing the popular avatars and names of the goddess. The Legends of Maha Kali from Bengal (Vol. 1) revisits the purpose, perception and presence of Mahamaya, Chamunda, Shyama Maa, Dakhina Kali, Maa Tara, Bama Kali, among others, through an evocative collection of stories that weave philosophy into narrative fiction.