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মহাজনী পদে মানবতা

মহাজনী পদে মানবতা

নাজমুল হক ” যে খুঁজে মানুষে খুদা সেই তো বাউল বস্তুতে ঈশ্বর খুঁজে পাই তার উল পূর্ব জন্ম না মানে ধরা দেয় না অনুমানে মানুষ ভজে বর্তমানে হয় রে কবুল। বেদ তুলসী মালা টেপা এসব তারা বলে ধুঁকা শয়তানে দিয়ে ধাপ্পা করে ভুল মানুষে সকল মেলে দেখেশুনে বাউল বলে দীন দুদ্দু কি বলে লালন সাঁইজির কুল।‘[i]                                                    ——দুদ্দু শাহ ‘চুয়াডাঙ্গার সাধক-শিল্পী লতিফ শাহর কণ্ঠে শোনা এই গানটির রচয়িতা হলেন বাংলাদেশের ঝিনাইদহ অঞ্চলের বাউল সাধক দুদ্দু শাহ। উপর্যুক্ত সংগীতের বাণীতে ‘বাউল মত’…

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Gadadhar Abhyudaya Prakalpa:  A development project for poor and slam children by Ramakrishna Mission

Gadadhar Abhyudaya Prakalpa:  A development project for poor and slam children by Ramakrishna Mission

–NAYAN SAHA, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, GOBARDANGA HINDU COLLEGE Abstract: The Gadadhar Abhyudaya Prakalpa (GAP) is a popular project of the Ramakrishna Mission for those children who were very far from the light of education and modern technology. India’s vast number of slum children, street children, and rural children are deprived of basic necessities like food, nutrition, medical care, and education. Through this project, Ramakrishna Mission provides them with food, nutrition, and moral, spiritual, and physical education. Introduction: On the occasion of…

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Impact of Social Networking Sites in the Public Library Services during pandemic in Purba Bardhaman district : Opportunities and Challenges

Impact of Social Networking Sites in the Public Library Services during pandemic in Purba Bardhaman district : Opportunities and Challenges

Shekhor Modak, Senior Library Information Assistant, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharaghpur, shekhormodak2020@yahoo.com ; +91 8637308187 Dhritiman Bhar, Librarian, Gobardanga Hindu College, Khantura, dhrit94@gmail.com ; +91 9123040445 Abstract : In the modern technological era social networking sites are one of the more effective and vital information sources. It collects, repackages and disseminates information in different topics. We can easily access different social networking sites through the internet 24 – 7 – 365 from any corner of the world. Public library is…

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The Search for the ‘Other’ in the Novel Apourusheyo

The Search for the ‘Other’ in the Novel Apourusheyo

Dhriti SinhaIndependent ScholarDangapara(Near Vivekananda Stadium)P.O- RaharaNorth 24ParganasPin- 700118Phone no: 9051655145Email id: sinha.dhriti@gmail.com The right to live is the chief of the five fundamental rights of the Indian Constitution. Everyoneirrespective of gender, race, class, or caste has an equal right to live a dignified life. But theinstitution called society discards the claim of such rights for many using the politics of thedifference of race, class, and caste. The status of a person is mostly determined by society interms of gender. Down…

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Monotheistic Worship and Music in Bengal

Monotheistic Worship and Music in Bengal

Dr. Srabani Sen Abstract: This study delves into the rich tapestry of monotheistic worship practices and musical traditions in the culturally diverse region of Bengal. Focusing on the intersection of faith and artistic expression, the research examines how monotheistic communities, including Hindus, Muslims, and Christians, engage in worship through music, exploring the unique melodic and rhythmic nuances that characterize their devotional expressions. The study also investigates the historical evolution of monotheistic music in Bengal, considering the influence of cultural exchanges,…

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Clearances: The Dialectics of Space & Place

Clearances: The Dialectics of Space & Place

Sohini Sen Abstract: Space is often perceived as places where events or incidents occur. In reading space as a passive vacuum, experiences and events are very often interpreted only in terms of a chronologically structured, temporally arranged narrative. However, invoking and investigating into the specific language in which the places are represented and constructed through memory, clearly reveal the dynamics of spatial negotiation and organization. This paper attempts to deconstruct such a simplistic understanding of places in Alan Riach’s poetry…

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Poverty – in French literature (La pauvreté –  dans la littérature française)

Poverty – in French literature (La pauvreté –  dans la littérature française)

Jayita Basak, SACT II, Department of French, Chandernagore College, Chandernagore, E-mail: basakjayita18@gmail.com Abstract: Literature is a set of written works to which we recognize an aesthetic purpose. The author describes contemporary society in his works, sometimes expressing his feelings or describing anecdotes or sometimes criticizing social problems. In the 19th century, we found a new doctrine which opposed Romanticism and Realism. The art of realism must be impersonal, subject to reality. During this period, realists present us with anecdotes of…

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The figure: comparison in the literary domain

The figure: comparison in the literary domain

Dr. Amalendu Chakraborty,  Professeur de Français,  Assam University Silchar Abstract: This study delves into the ubiquitous presence of the comparison figure in the realm of language, aptly described as a figure of analogy. Drawing from the insightful analysis of Jean Milly, as articulated in “The Poetics of Texts,” the comparison figure involves the explicit juxtaposition of a term with another, revealing shared elements of meaning. This study goes beyond contemporary perspectives by tracing the roots of this figure in Indian…

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Briser l’idéal pour la beauté du spleen: rôle de la société et la nature dans les poèmes par Baudelaire

Briser l’idéal pour la beauté du spleen: rôle de la société et la nature dans les poèmes par Baudelaire

Richa Roy, Assistant Professor. Amity School of Foreign languages, Amity University, Kolkata, India. richaroy5080@gmail.com Résumé : « Les fleurs du mal »est une confession des espoirs, des désirs, des rêves, des échecs et des péchés. Le poète du 19e siècle, Charles Baudelaire, a écrit l’une des œuvres les plus influentes et controversées encore aimée les lectures du monde entier. Contrairement à la poésie traditionnelle qui s’appuyait sur la beauté sereine du monde naturel pour transmettre les émotions, Baudelaire a estimé…

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Gender and Migration in Labor History: as Replicated in the Folk Song of Purulia

Gender and Migration in Labor History: as Replicated in the Folk Song of Purulia

Dr. Abhijit Sarkar, Associate Professor of History in WBES & OIC, Govt. General Degree College at Manbazar-II, Susunia, Purulia,W.B. Mobile: 9434112544/ Email: asarkar_dgc@yahoo.co.in (Abstract) Present paper seeks to understand the analytical component of gender and migration in labor history of colonial phase through the lenses of folk songs of Purulia, a district of West Bengal. How to connect gender with the study of labor history, would also to be discussed. Simultaneously, it is aiming to the study on oral tradition…

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