• Bithusmita Mandal

Medication is regarded as one of the basic amenities for the sustenance of human life, all across the world. This essential feature of human civilization, still exists in now a days, both in pristine and institutionalized form. However, Medication in a traditional nature, best developed by the indigenous caste or tribal communities. Their own curative & preventive medicinal practices, encompasses self-mechanism in making herbal medicine with available nature elements and magical means (exorcism) for healing illness. In the context of folk medication, these constitutes 2 prominent aspects, in which the first one shows a substantial relevance in terms of the Ayurvedic field, while the other represents the traditional belief of the respective folk community. In terms of the wide knowledge on Folk Medication, especially on existential practice of magicoreligious form of healing, the Rajabanshi community of Sub Himalayan Bengal deserves special attention.

Exorcism of Folk Healing : Rajbanshi Society of Sub-Himalayan Bengal

"Exorcism of Folk Healing : Rajbanshi Society of Sub-Himalayan Bengal", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 11, page no.e175-e178, November-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2311426.pdf

"Exorcism of Folk Healing : Rajbanshi Society of Sub-Himalayan Bengal", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 11, page no. ppe175-e178, November-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2311426.pdf