Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar’s Mysterious Ailments of RupiBaskey and EasterineKire’sWhen The River Sleeps have introduced their readers to the world of supernatural, mysterious and fantasywhich is a characteristic features of the tribes viz. santhal and angami respectively. This article endeavours to analyse and interpret those unrealistic world depicted in the two novels through the lens of magic realism. Further, the present articlecontains a detailed analysis of myths, folktales, folklores and overall lifestyle of the ‘Santhal’ and‘Angami’ tribal communities

supernatural, mysterious, ailment, santhal, angamis, tribes, myths, folktales, magic realism.