Ornaments in Medieval Bengali Literature: An Image of Contemporary Society

Abstract

Medieval period is an eventful chapter in the history of India. A series of social changes were evident during that period. Indian literature of that period depicts not only the socio- economic or political conditions of medieval India, but it holds a vivid description of culture and traditions of people of  the then India. Works of Bengali poets of that period become a document of the cultural heritage of the medieval population of eastern India. The adornment of characters created by Bengali poets with costume and jewellery suggests the people's tradition and socio economic condition of that period. This study intends to explain how the Ornaments found in medieval Bengali Literature are connected with the customs, rituals and traditions of medieval Indian society.