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Eastern Bengal Ballads Mymensing Vol. I Part I

Editor: Sen, Dineschandra

Keywords: Ballads of Eastern Bengal, Folk songs of East Bengal

Publisher: University of Calcutta, Calcutta

Description: This compilation presents an extensive list of ballads belonging to Eastern Bengal. The ballads are believed to cover a period of three hundred years from the 16th century, highlighting the political history of this region. The first volume of this book contains a general survey of these ballads. It includes Mahua, Malua, Kajalrekha, Kamala, Kanka, and Lila. The book also covers a study on the early history of Mymensing and the Brahmanie literature. The most prominent feature of these ballads is the presentation of the Bengali women in a variety of aspects. This compilation could be considered a reliable resource to analyze the linguistic peculiarities of these songs, as well as their poetical and ethical value.

Source: Central Secretariat Library

Type: Rare Book

Received From: Central Secretariat Library


DC Field Value
dc.contributor.editor Sen, Dineschandra
dc.date.accessioned 2018-07-30T07:06:39Z
dc.date.available 2018-07-30T07:06:39Z
dc.description This compilation presents an extensive list of ballads belonging to Eastern Bengal. The ballads are believed to cover a period of three hundred years from the 16th century, highlighting the political history of this region. The first volume of this book contains a general survey of these ballads. It includes Mahua, Malua, Kajalrekha, Kamala, Kanka, and Lila. The book also covers a study on the early history of Mymensing and the Brahmanie literature. The most prominent feature of these ballads is the presentation of the Bengali women in a variety of aspects. This compilation could be considered a reliable resource to analyze the linguistic peculiarities of these songs, as well as their poetical and ethical value.
dc.source Central Secretariat Library
dc.format.extent 1 v.(296p.)
dc.format.mimetype application/pdf
dc.language.iso English
dc.publisher University of Calcutta, Calcutta
dc.subject Ballads of Eastern Bengal, Folk songs of East Bengal
dc.type Rare Book
dc.date.copyright 1923
dc.identifier.accessionnumber AS-004549
dc.format.medium text
DC Field Value
dc.contributor.editor Sen, Dineschandra
dc.date.accessioned 2018-07-30T07:06:39Z
dc.date.available 2018-07-30T07:06:39Z
dc.description This compilation presents an extensive list of ballads belonging to Eastern Bengal. The ballads are believed to cover a period of three hundred years from the 16th century, highlighting the political history of this region. The first volume of this book contains a general survey of these ballads. It includes Mahua, Malua, Kajalrekha, Kamala, Kanka, and Lila. The book also covers a study on the early history of Mymensing and the Brahmanie literature. The most prominent feature of these ballads is the presentation of the Bengali women in a variety of aspects. This compilation could be considered a reliable resource to analyze the linguistic peculiarities of these songs, as well as their poetical and ethical value.
dc.source Central Secretariat Library
dc.format.extent 1 v.(296p.)
dc.format.mimetype application/pdf
dc.language.iso English
dc.publisher University of Calcutta, Calcutta
dc.subject Ballads of Eastern Bengal, Folk songs of East Bengal
dc.type Rare Book
dc.date.copyright 1923
dc.identifier.accessionnumber AS-004549
dc.format.medium text