Uncharted Surguja

This book - Uncharted Surguja- of Chattisgarh, is an attempt by the author to give an idea about beauty of SURGUJA in totality. The details of the scenic spots, mesmerising waterfalls, caves, lakes, temples, rock paintings, moving earth at JALJALI, besides the crafts, culture, tribal Gods, dance, worshiping the ancestors and festivals with different customs associated with them, have been vividly described.The world's first love story in Jogimara caves, the ancient amphitheatre of SITA-Bengra and the great poet, Kalidas's calibre in describing the awesome beauty of Ramgiri hills in his immortal book MEGHDOOT in this place, will attract any visitor to the area. The author describes as to how GHUMKURIA tribal hut of ORAN tribes, like Ghotul of Muria's of BASTAR, prevalent in the area, is a living university, where life's education is taught without any books or tests etc., a lesson for modern management/B-SCHOOLS. The book covers the Unique customs amongst the tribes to protect the environment and as to how the determination of Sonabai, the Rajwar woman, against all odds, had made the clay art of Surguja, world famous. Similarly by giving a different dimension to Surguja art, Sundaribai of the same area had also popularised the Surguja art, further. As no one can replicate SURGUJA, without visit and seeing the place in one's own eye, the author also requests, one and all, to visit at least once,to this ancient land,to have a feel of the place and to have a life time experience.