Gul Bakhsh Explained

Gul Bakhsh
Native Name:গুল বখশ
Native Name Lang:bn
Occupation:Writer
Notable Works:Kukikatar Puthi

Gul Bakhsh (Bengali: গুল বখশ|gul bôkhsh) was a Bengali poet of the late 19th-century.[1] He is mainly known for his magnum opus, Kukikatar Puthi, which was a narrative of the Kuki raids at Chhagalnaiya in 1860.[2] It was written in the puthi format.[3]

His puthi was featured on the Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi Magazine in 1375 B.S. (c. 1969 CE).[4] One 80-year old incomplete manuscript (pages 3 to 17) is preserved at the Puthi Library of the University of Dhaka. Another incomplete manuscript (pages 4 to 17) is preserved at the Central Bengali Development Board.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: bn. বাংলা পুথির তালিকা সমন্বয়. Bhattacharjee, Jatindra Mohan. 32. 1978. Asiatic Society.
  2. Book: Webster. John Edward. Eastern Bengal and Assam District Gazetteers. 4. Noakhali. 1911. The Pioneer Press. 30. History. Allahabad.
  3. Book: A Descriptive Catalogue Of Bengali Manuscripts. Abdul Karim, Munshi. Sharif, Ahmed. Hussain, Syed Sajjad. Dacca. Asiatic Society of Pakistan. 1960. 74.
  4. Book: আকাডেমী পত্রিকা. 11. 248. June 1999. Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi.
  5. Book: ইতিহাস সম্মেলন. bn. 65. 1968. Parishad.