Imankalyan Lahiri, Ph.D, is Professor of International Relations at Jadavpur University, Kolkata, and served as Head of the Department from 2021 to 2023. He is General Secretary of the Jadavpur Association of International Relations. His work spans Asian geopolitics, religion, and cultural history.

• Preface - Introduction - Chapter 1: From Mysticism to Modernity: Mapping the Trajectory of Indian Tantrism - Chapter 2: Tantric Philosophy and Practices in Bengal - Chapter 3: Ramprasad Sen (c. 1718–c. 1775): The Poet and Tantric Visionary - Chapter 4: Kamalakanta Bhattacharya (c. 1769–1821): The Tantric Poet and Social Reformer - Chapter 5: Lalon Shah (1774–1890): The Bāul Tantric and Social Philosopher - Chapter 6: Ramakrishna Paramahamsa (1836–1886): The Modern Tantric Sage - Chapter 7: Bamakhyapa (1837–1911): The Saint and His Socio-Spiritual Influence - Chapter 8: Kazi Nazrul Islam (1899–1976): Tantrism and the Spiritual Imagination - Chapter 9: Bhaba Pagla (1902–1984): Mysticism and the Pathways of Social Reform - Conclusion - Appendices - Glossary of Important Terms

Imankalyan Lahiri, Ph.D, is Professor of International Relations at Jadavpur University, Kolkata, and served as Head of the Department from 2021 to 2023. He is General Secretary of the Jadavpur Association of International Relations. His work spans Asian geopolitics, religion, and cultural history.

• Preface - Introduction - Chapter 1: From Mysticism to Modernity: Mapping the Trajectory of Indian Tantrism - Chapter 2: Tantric Philosophy and Practices in Bengal - Chapter 3: Ramprasad Sen (c. 1718–c. 1775): The Poet and Tantric Visionary - Chapter 4: Kamalakanta Bhattacharya (c. 1769–1821): The Tantric Poet and Social Reformer - Chapter 5: Lalon Shah (1774–1890): The Bāul Tantric and Social Philosopher - Chapter 6: Ramakrishna Paramahamsa (1836–1886): The Modern Tantric Sage - Chapter 7: Bamakhyapa (1837–1911): The Saint and His Socio-Spiritual Influence - Chapter 8: Kazi Nazrul Islam (1899–1976): Tantrism and the Spiritual Imagination - Chapter 9: Bhaba Pagla (1902–1984): Mysticism and the Pathways of Social Reform - Conclusion - Appendices - Glossary of Important Terms

Imankalyan Lahiri, Ph.D, is Professor of International Relations at Jadavpur University, Kolkata, and served as Head of the Department from 2021 to 2023. He is General Secretary of the Jadavpur Association of International Relations. His work spans Asian geopolitics, religion, and cultural history.

• Preface - Introduction - Chapter 1: From Mysticism to Modernity: Mapping the Trajectory of Indian Tantrism - Chapter 2: Tantric Philosophy and Practices in Bengal - Chapter 3: Ramprasad Sen (c. 1718–c. 1775): The Poet and Tantric Visionary - Chapter 4: Kamalakanta Bhattacharya (c. 1769–1821): The Tantric Poet and Social Reformer - Chapter 5: Lalon Shah (1774–1890): The Bāul Tantric and Social Philosopher - Chapter 6: Ramakrishna Paramahamsa (1836–1886): The Modern Tantric Sage - Chapter 7: Bamakhyapa (1837–1911): The Saint and His Socio-Spiritual Influence - Chapter 8: Kazi Nazrul Islam (1899–1976): Tantrism and the Spiritual Imagination - Chapter 9: Bhaba Pagla (1902–1984): Mysticism and the Pathways of Social Reform - Conclusion - Appendices - Glossary of Important Terms