'A fuzzy zone' - a discussion on the littoral societies in the northern bay of Bengal

This article will try to focus on those aspects of the history that are readily ignored, and thus needs a thorough discussion. The Littoral Societies along the Bengal and Burma coast are the main object of study here, and the article focuses on the understanding of the nature of these in the northern Bay of Bengal with reference to the people, their culture, their livelihood and most importantly what constitute them to be littoral. Not only their mere description and characteristics find its place, but the article will attempt to explore the reasons for their social inception and how the people residing in these societies relate to those customs and rituals prevalent in their midst. Thus, it is natural that the focus shall shift from the land to the sea, and nature takes the central position and land, ocean and sky conferring, thereby a sense of sacredness upon their surroundings. What follows is the dominance of the nature upon the littoral people, and how very conveniently no central power could ever have an effective rule upon them.