Sylhet Gitika
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Sylhet Gitika (Sylheti: ꠍꠤꠟꠐ ꠉꠤꠔꠤꠇꠣ, Bengali: সিলেট গীতিকা, lit. 'Sylhet Ballads') is the folklore of Sylhet region 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 Mymensingh, Netrokona, Sylhet, Faridpur, Dhaka, Noakhali and Tripura with the efforts of Dr. Dinesh Chandra Sen, Ashutosh Chaudhury and many others were published gradually from Calcutta University as Purbabanga Gitika and Maimansingha 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
[edit]| Name | Collected from |
|---|---|
| Chandra Raja | Azid Ali, 1964 |
| Tilairaja | Ramiz Ullah, 1965 |
| Kaludulai | Alam Ullah |
| Monibibi | Abdul Monnan, 1965 |
| Rangmala | Azefor Ali, 1967 |
| Suratjan Bibi | Lasumia, 1966 |
| Alifzan Sundari | Abdul Malik, 1965 |
| Dewana Modina | |
| Alal Dulal | |
| Adhua Sundori Churot Jamal | |
| Dewan Kotumia | |
| Dhonai Sadhu | Ashraf Hossain |
| Polok Jalua | Ashraf Hossain |
| Modhu Mala | Ashraf Hossain |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b ডঃ আবুল ফতেহ ফাত্তাহ (Feb 2005). সিলেট গীতিকাঃ সমাজ ও সংস্কৃতি (in Bengali). pp. 33–56.
- ^ Professor Asaddor Ali (1997). ময়মন সিংহ গীতিকা বনাম সিলেট গীতিকা (in Bengali). জালালাবাদ লোকসাহিত্য পরিষদ সিলেট. pp. 12–15.
- ^ "Loko Natyadal hosts Mymensingh Geetika festival". Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ^ "East Bengal Ballet – Purbabanga-Gitika". Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ^ Muhammad Muminul Haq (Sep 2001). সিলেট বিভাগের ইতিবৃত্ত: প্রাচীন লোকসাহিত্য (in Bengali). p. 354.
- ^ Dr Muhammad Muminul Haq (Jul 2005). Nabil Mumin (ed.). Syed Mustafa Kamaler Itihas Aitihya, Sahitya Sangskriti Chinta. Centre for Bangladesh Research UK.
- ^ 'ডঃ আশরাফ সিদ্দিকী' (2005). বাংলাদেশের লোকসাহিত্য ও লোক-ঐতিহ্য (in Bengali). সাঈদ বারী.