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Political and economic measures undertaken by the English colonisers from 1757 onwards led to the Bengali Renaissance in the early 19th century, which affected all aspects of intellectual pursuits in Bangladesh. Its immediate effect was a bifurcation of society into the rural and urban cultures.
A generic character, unique to jatra and part of most jatra performances even today, is the allegorical figure called Bibek or Vivek (Conscience); it performs the function of a moral guardian, commenting on actions of actors and their consequences, sometimes it elaborates on the feelings of different characters, and often steps into a scene ...
Kamal Kumar Majumdar (Bengali: কমলকুমার মজুমদার) (17 November 1914 – 9 February 1979) was a major fiction-writer of the Bengali language. [1] The novel Antarjali Jatra is considered his most notable work. [2]
Rupban (Bengali: রূপবান) is a 1965 East Pakistani Bengali-language black-and-white film written and directed by Salahuddin. Actors included Sujata , Mansur, and Chandona. Filming took place on location near Sylhet in December 1964 and January 1965, then at Dacca Studio in February.
Panchali is a type of narrative folk song that used to be performed in Bengal and was the forerunner of another type of folk performance, the jatra. [22] English translations of the Bengali title include Song of the Little Road, [12] The Lament of the Path, [5] [23] Song of the Road, [24] and Song of the Open Road. [25]
Motilal Ray (February, 1843 - 1908) also known as Mati Ray was a Bengali actor, director, and writer. He popularized the Jatra Gan by composing simple fluent and elegant ballads. He revived the old tradition in a new way. Under his influence, Krishna Lila Jatra came to be known as ‘Puratan' old. [1]
Amalendu Biswas (Bengali: অমলেন্দু বিশ্বাস; 29 May 1925 – 13 October 1987) was a Bangladeshi stage actor. [1] Calling Jatra Samrat, he specialized in jatra pala genre. He won Sequence of Merit Award by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in 1980. [2]
He produced six very successful bengali films from where he received four National Film Award. He also got success as director and composer. He also got success as director and composer. He directed three hit films like Sudhu Ekti Bachor , Bon Polashir Padabali and Kalankini Kankabati and composed superhit Kal Tumi Aleya .