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Bengali poetry is a rich tradition of poetry in the Bengali language and has many different forms. Originating in Bengal , the history of Bengali poetry underwent three successive stages of development: poetry of the early age (like Charyapad ), the Medieval period and the age of modern poetry .
Nur Qutb Alam wrote poetry in Middle Bengali using the Persian alphabet. [3] Chandidas: c. 14th century Chandidas was the first humanist in Bengali poetry. He asserted "Shobar upor manush shotto tahar upore nai" ("Above all is humanity, none else"). [4] Krittibas Ojha: c. 1381-1461 CE He translated Indian epic the Valmiki Ramayana into Bengali.
Examples of shayari are ghazal, sher, nazm, marsiya, qita and many more. [6] Traditionally, that this form of poetry is often read to an audience in a special setting called mehfil . Although there are many professional shayars , who write shayari [ 7 ] for their livelihood, it is an immensely popular form of poetry for younger generation.
Bangamata" (Bengali: বঙ্গমাতা, English: "Mother Bengal" [1]) is a 14-line Bengali poem written by Rabindranath Tagore as part of his 1896 poetry book Chaitali. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Bangamata
Charyapada manuscript preserved in the library of Rajshahi College.. The first works in Bengali appeared between 10th and 12th centuries C.E. [2] It is generally known as the Charyapada and are 47 mystic hymns composed by various Buddhist monks, namely; Luipada, Kanhapada, Kukkuripada, Chatilpada, Bhusukupada, Kamlipada, Dhendhanpada, Shantipada and Shabarapada amongst others.
Biggest festival of Bengalis, Pohela Boishakh. The culture of Bengal defines the cultural heritage of the Bengali people native to eastern regions of the Indian subcontinent, mainly what is today Bangladesh and the Indian states of West Bengal and Tripura, where they form the dominant ethnolinguistic group and the Bengali language is the official and primary language.
Shesher Kabita (Bengali: শেষের কবিতা) is a novel by Rabindranath Tagore.The novel was serialised in 1928, from Bhadra to Choitro in the magazine Probashi, and was published in book form the following year.
Sukanta Bhattacharya (Bengali: সুকান্ত ভট্টাচার্য) (Bhôṭṭācharjo ⓘ; 15 August 1926 – 13 May 1947) was a Bengali poet. [1]He was called 'Young Nazrul' and 'Kishore Bidrohi Kobi', a reference to the great rebel poet Kazi Nazrul Islam for Sukanta's similar rebellious stance against the tyranny of the British Raj and the oppression by the social elites ...