ashwattha tree is the bengali name of peepal tree.
ashwattha tree is the bengali name of peepal tree.
what is the bengali name of peepal tree?
ashwattha tree
ficus religiosa or sacred fig is a species of fig native to the indian subcontinent and indochina that belongs to "moraceae", the fig or mulberry family. it is also known as the bodhi tree, pippala tree, peepul tree, peepal tree or ashwattha tree (in india and nepal). the sacred fig is considered to have a religious significance in three major religions that originated on the indian subcontinent, hinduism, buddhism and jainism. hindu and jain ascetics consider the tree to be sacred and often meditate under them and this is the tree under which gautama buddha is believed to have attained enlightenment.
ficus religiosa
bullet::::- 2009: emmy award – new approaches to news & documentary programming: arts, lifestyle & culture









































bullet::::- 2019 windham–campbell literature prize in poetry.









































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section::::works.:poetry.









































bullet::::- " progeny of air", peepal tree press, 1994,









































bullet::::- " resisting the anomie", fredericton, 1995,









































bullet::::- " prophets", peepal tree press, 1995,









































bullet::::- " jacko jacobus", peepal tree press, 1996,









































bullet::::- " requiem", peepal tree press, 1996,









































bullet::::- " shook foil", peepal tree press, 1997,









































bullet::::- " map-maker" smith/doorstop books, 2000,









































bullet::::- "new and selected poems, 1994–2002", peepal tree press, 2003,









































bullet::::- "bruised totems", parallel press madison, 2004,
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