Kavigan is actually a form of Bengali folk performance wherein folk poets sing and perform. History of Kavigan Kavigan was born out of a synthesis of various art forms prevalent in different parts of Bengal at different times having peculiar names such as tarja‚ panchali‚ kheur‚ akhrai‚ half akhrai‚ full akhrai‚ danra kavigan‚ basa kavigan‚ dhap kirtan‚ tappa‚ Krishna jatra‚ tukkagiti etc. The existence of kabi songs may be traced to the beginning of the 18th century or even beyond
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The People’s Republic of Bangladesh is a country in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma (Myanmar) to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south. Political and linguistic discrimination as well as economic neglect led to popular agitations against West Pakistan‚ which led to the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971 and the establishment of Bangladesh. Bangladesh is a secular state. We are unified by the Bengali nationalism. Nearly all the
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Bangalah as a territorial name came to be used from the 14th century onwards‚ more specifically from the time of Sultan Shamsuddin iliyas shah‚ donating the territory which now comprises the independent state of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal. In the Pre-Muslim period the same areas were designated (designate-give a specified position or status to) by different territorial (territory-an area under the jurisdiction of a ruler or state) names ( janapads ) such as Gauda‚ Vanga‚ Pundra
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TITLE OF CASE: Stagnation in Growth of Kantha Industry STATEMENT OF PROBLEM: Whether the organization should go out of the village for marketing or organize exhibitions within the village. THE CASE: * 50 year old small scale industry in West Bengal. * Main products: Leather‚ textile and other handworks like Kantha stitch. * Employs 350 workers‚ out of which 72 are women. They work in groups of ten with monthly income of 400-800 Rs. * Products perceived as a luxury goods and not
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Bankura district‚ West Bengal‚ India The aim is simple‚ to develop the most vulnerable sections of society to achieve their full potential. Originally started as a special education centre for disabled children in this backward area‚ Bikash has expanded into field work to support children and women in outlying villages. Background BIKASH‚ which means “development” in Bengali‚ was founded in 1996 by a group of social workers in Bankura‚ one of the most backward districts of West Bengal approximately
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"Draupadi" by Mahasveta Devi Translated with a Foreword by Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak Translator’s Foreword I translated this Bengali short story into English as much for the sake of its villain‚ Senanayak‚ as for its title character‚ Draupadi (or Dopdi). Because in Senanayak I find the closest approximation to the First- World scholar in search of the Third World‚ I shall speak of him first. On the level of the plot‚ Senanayak is the army officer who captures and degrades Draupadi. I will
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Asst High Commission of India Rajshahi House No-284‚ Sector-2‚Housing Estate Uposhahar‚Rajshahi Paste your unsigned recent color photograph. Size: 2” X 2” www.ahcirajshahi.org 00880721861213 Visa Application Form Signature BGDR28835015 A. Personal Particulars (As in Passport) Surname (As in Passport) SHAHIDULLAH Given Nam e (As in Passport) MD Previous/other Name if any Male 01-JAN-1952 CHAPAINAWABGANJ 19527026608152915 N/A BANGLADESH Sex Web Registration Date : 13-MAR-2015 Application
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BEIJING FOREIGN POLICY IN WEST AFRICA (Yang Jiechi Policy) Foreign Policy Article: Published by
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West African Music: Music has always been an important part of life in West Africa. Music serves many functions in West African society. It communicates ideas‚ values‚ and feelings. It celebrates historic events and important occasions in people’s lives. For instance‚ there are songs for weddings‚ funerals‚ and ceremonies honouring ancestors. Among the Yoruba tribe of present-day Nigeria‚ mothers of twins have their own special songs. In Ghana‚ there are songs for celebrating the loss of a child’s
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