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The '''Kopai River''' (also called '''Sal River''') is a tributary of the [[Mayurakshi River]].<ref>{{cite web |
The '''Kopai River''' (also called '''Sal River''') is a tributary of the [[Mayurakshi River]].<ref>{{cite web |
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| ⚫ | }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://birbhum.gov.in/geog1.htm | title =River System | accessdate = 2009-02-14 | work = | publisher = Birbhum district administration}}</ref> It flows past such towns as [[Santiniketan]], [[Bolpur]], [[Kankalitala]] and [[Labhpur]] in [[Birbhum district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.bangalinet.com/travel_birbhum.htm | title =Birbhum | accessdate = 2009-02-14 | work = | publisher = bangalinet}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> It is a small river in dry season but overflows its banks during the monsoon.<ref name=Telegraph>{{cite news | url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080704/jsp/guwahati/story_9161085.jsp | title = Next weekend you can be at ...Santiniketan | accessdate = 2009-02-14 | work = | publisher = ''The Telegraph'', 4 July 2008 | location=Calcutta, India | first=Ritam | last=Halder | date=2008-07-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.india9.com/i9show/Kopai-River-50429.htm | title =Kopai River | accessdate = 2009-02-14 | work = | publisher = india9.com}}</ref> |
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==Literary association== |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 23:51, 20 July 2016
Template:Geobox The Kopai River (also called Sal River) is a tributary of the Mayurakshi River.[1][2] It flows past such towns as Santiniketan, Bolpur, Kankalitala and Labhpur in Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[3] It is a small river in dry season but overflows its banks during the monsoon.[4][5]
Literary association
The area around the river quite often has red soil, which forms ravines on the river bank with weathering and is popular as the khoai. It has inspired literary figures in the area.[4] It is described by Rabindranath Tagore as follows –
- amader chhoto nodi chale anke bankey
boisakh masey taar hantu jal thakey[6]- Our small stream moves forward in bends and curves
In the month of Baisakh it only has knee deep waters
- Our small stream moves forward in bends and curves
The local name of a sickle-shaped curve in the river inspired the title of the novel Hansuli Banker Upakatha (Story of the Sickle-shaped Curve) by Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay, made into a film by Tapan Sinha.[7][8]
Archaeology
Microliths of crystalline stone and petrified wood from about 1250–1000 BC are found in many places in the Ajay-Kunur-Kopai river system.[9]
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kopai River.
References
- ^ "Rivers". West Bengal Tourism. Archived from the original on November 9, 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "River System". Birbhum district administration. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
- ^ "Birbhum". bangalinet. Retrieved 2009-02-14. [dead link]
- ^ a b Halder, Ritam (2008-07-04). "Next weekend you can be at ...Santiniketan". Calcutta, India: The Telegraph, 4 July 2008. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Kopai River". india9.com. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
- ^ Sahaj Path by Rabindranath Tagore
- ^ Mukhopadhyay Manabendra, Tarashankarer Birbhum, Paschim Banga, Birbhum Special issue, pp. 259–268, February 2005, Information and Culture Dept., Govt. of West Bengal.
- ^ Hansuli Banker Upakatha at IMDb
- ^ "Ancient Bengal in Ancient India". Retrieved 2009-02-14.
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