Maimansingha Gitika Explained

Maimansingha Gitika (Bengali: মৈমনসিংহ গীতিকা|lit=[[Mymensingh]] Ballads) is a collection of folk ballads from the region of Mymensingh, Bangladesh.^[1] They were published in English as Eastern Bengal Ballads. Dinesh Chandra Sen collected the songs, and Dinesh Chandra Sen was the editor; the collection was published by the University of Calcutta, along with another similar publication named Purbabanga-gitika.^{[2] [3]} Researcher Asaddor Ali from Sylhet claimed that nine famous ballads of Maimansingha Gitika were actually Sylheti in origin.^[4]

See also

• Sylhet Gitika
• Bangladeshi folk literature
• Bengali literature

References

• Book: Ahmed, Wakil Ahmed . 2012 . Maimansingha Gitika . http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Maimansingha_Gitika . Islam . Sirajul . Sirajul Islam . Jamal . Ahmed A. . Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . Second . Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mymensingh Geetika Theatre Festival ends. 26 February 2015.
2. Web site: Loko Natyadal hosts Mymensingh Geetika festival. 26 February 2015.
3. Web site: East Bengal Ballet - Purbabanga-Gitika. 26 February 2015.
4. Book: Syed Mustafa Kamaler Itihas Aitihya, Sahitya Sangskriti Chinta. Dr Muhammad Muminul Haq. Nabil Mumin. Centre for Bangladesh Research UK. Jul 2005.