Sylhet Gitika

Collection of Sylhet folk tales

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Culture of Sylhet

History

Proto-historic

* Pragjyotisha kingdom

Classical

* Kamarupa kingdom

Medieval

* Samatata
* Kamarupa
* Jaintia Kingdom
* Gour Kingdom
* Laur kingdom
* Pratapgarh Kingdom
* Conquest of Sylhet
* Usmangarh
* Mughal Empire
* Bengal Subah
* Company Raj
* British Raj

Modern

* Colonial Assam
* Assam Province
* Sylhet referendum

People

Native

* Sylhetis

Tribes

* Garo
* Halam tribe
* Khasi
* Manipuri
* Pangal

Tea tribes

* Beens
* Bonaz

Languages

Major

* Sylheti language
* Script

Minor

* Meitei
* Khasi

Traditions

* Dhamail
* Shital Pati

* Puthi

Cuisine

* Akhni
* Aash Bash

* Beef Hatkora
* Chunga Pitha

* Hutki Shira
* Nunor Bora

* Seven Color Tea
* Tusha Shinni

Festivals

* Eid-ul-Adha
* Eid-ul-Fitr
* Raslila
* Durga Puja

Religion

Major

* Islam

Others

* Hinduism
* Christianity

Art

* World Sylhet Convention

Literature

Archives

* Charyapads
* Sylhet Gitika
* Maimansingha Gitika

Institutions

* Kendriya Muslim Sahitya Sangsad

performing arts

* Baul music
* Ghatu
* Manipuri dance

Media

* Channel S
* Sylheter Dak

* Hason Raja (2017 film)
* Lascar (novel)

Sport

* Sylhet Sunrisers

Monuments

* Madani Square
* Ali Amjad's Clock

* v
* t
* e

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

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Name | Collected from

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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

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## See also

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* Bangladeshi folk literature

* Bengali literature

## References

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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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