Sylhet Gitika

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Sylhet Gitika (Sylheti: ꠍꠤꠟꠐ ꠉꠤꠔꠤꠇꠣ) or Sylhet Ballads is the folklore of Sylhet including the oral narrative poetry, stories, fables, etc. The source of Sylhet Gitika is considered to be the daily lifestyle of the ancient people of Sylhet region, the livelihood of the indigenous people, feudal system of governance, rural folklore, emotional feelings, love-separation, war and humanity. According to the list given by Professor Asaddor Ali, 120 folk tales have been included in the Sylhet Gitika.[1] The lyric poems collected by Chandra Kumar De from East Mymensingh and Sylhet region with the efforts of Dr. Dinesh Chandra Sen were published gradually from Calcutta University as Purbanga Gitika and Mymensingh Gitika.[2][3][4] Besides, Chowdhury Gulam Akbar selected 10 lyric poems from Bangla Academy in 1986 and published them together as Sylhet Gitika.[5][6]

lyrics included in the Sylhet Gitika[]

Chandra Raja (Collected from Azid Ali in 1964)
Tilairaja (Collected from Ramiz Ullah in 1965)
Kaludulai (Collected from Alam Ullah)
Monibibi (Collected from Abdul Monnan in 1965)
Rangmala (Collected from Azefor Ali in 1967)
Suratjan Bibi (Collected from Lasumia in 1966)
Alifzan Sundari (Collected from Abdul Malik in 1965)
Dewana Modina
Alal Dulal
Adhua Sundori Churot Jamal
Dewan Kotumia
Dhonai Sadhu (Collector Ashraf Hossain)
Polok Jalua (Collector Ashraf Hossain)
Modhu Mala (Collector Ashraf Hossain)

[7][1]

See also[]

Bangladeshi literature

Sylheti literature

References[]

  1. ^ a b ডঃ আবুল ফতেহ ফাত্তাহ (Feb 2005). সিলেট গীতিকাঃ সমাজ ও সংস্কৃতি (in Bengali). pp. 33–56.
  2. ^ Professor Asaddor Ali (1997). ময়মন সিংহ গীতিকা বনাম সিলেট গীতিকা (in Bengali). জালালাবাদ লোকসাহিত্য পরিষদ সিলেট. pp. 12–15.
  3. ^ "Loko Natyadal hosts Mymensingh Geetika festival". Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  4. ^ "East Bengal Ballet – Purbabanga-Gitika". Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  5. ^ Muhammad Muminul Haq (Sep 2001). সিলেট বিভাগের ইতিবৃত্ত: প্রাচীন লোকসাহিত্য (in Bengali). p. 354.
  6. ^ Dr Muhammad Muminul Haq (Jul 2005). Nabil Mumin (ed.). Syed Mustafa Kamaler Itihas Aitihya, Sahitya Sangskriti Chinta. Centre for Bangladesh Research UK.
  7. ^ 'ডঃ আশরাফ সিদ্দিকী' (2005). বাংলাদেশের লোকসাহিত্য ও লোক-ঐতিহ্য (in Bengali). সাঈদ বারী.
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