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Byangoma
Byangoma ( Bengali ব্যাঙ্গমা, feminine ''Byangomi'' ব্যাঙ্গমী) are legendary human-faced birds of Bengali folklore, appearing notably in the fairytales of '' Thakurmar Jhuli'', where they are portrayed as wise, fortune-telling birds that help the deserving. In ''Thakurmar Jhuli'' by Dakshinaranjan Mitra Majumder, the fairy-tale "Lalkamal Neelkamal" describe how the nestlings of these birds are sightless at birth and how few drops of blood from a donor can activate their sight. Lalkamal and Neelkamal are the eponymous princes who seek help from these birds living on a tree at the edge of ''Tepantorer Math'' (The Field of Three Horizons). The birds display remarkable strength in carrying the princes on their backs safely across the very large field. The book also contains illustrations of the birds drawn by the author. The Victoria Memorial houses a painting by Abanindranath Tagore, captioned "ব্যাঙ্গমা-ব্যাঙ্গম ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thakurmar Jhuli
''Thakurmar Jhuli'' ( bn, ঠাকুরমার ঝুলি; ''Grandmother's Bag f tales') is a collection of Bengali folk tales and fairy tales. The author Dakshinaranjan Mitra Majumder collected some folktales of Bengali and published some of them under the name of "''Thakurmar Jhuli''" in 1907 (1314 of Bengali calendar). The Nobel-Laureate, Rabindranath Tagore wrote the introduction to the anthology. Since then, it has become iconic in Bengali children's literature, becoming a household name in West Bengal and Bangladesh over the years. Certain characters and stories like "''Lalkamal-Nilkamal''", "''Buddhu-Bhutum''" and "'' Byangoma-Byangomi''", have gained legendary status. Hundreds of editions of this book have been published from Bangladesh and West Bengal since the original publication. Publishing background Rabindranath Tagore notes in his introduction to Thakurmar Jhuli, that there was a dire need for folk literature of Bengal to be revived because the only su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengali Language
Bengali ( ), generally known by its endonym Bangla (, ), is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language native to the Bengal region of South Asia. It is the official, national, and most widely spoken language of Bangladesh and the second most widely spoken of the 22 scheduled languages of India. With approximately 300 million native speakers and another 37 million as second language speakers, Bengali is the List of languages by number of native speakers, fifth most-spoken native language and the List of languages by total number of speakers, seventh most spoken language by total number of speakers in the world. Bengali is the fifth most spoken Indo-European language. Bengali is the official language, official and national language of Bangladesh, with 98% of Bangladeshis using Bengali as their first language. Within India, Bengali is the official language of the states of West Bengal, Tripura and the Barak Valley region of the state of Assam. It is also a second official lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengali Folklore
The folklore of India encompasses the folklore of the nation of India and the Indian subcontinent. India is an ethnically and religiously diverse country. Given this diversity, it is difficult to generalize the vast folklore of India as a unit. Although India is a Hindu-majority country, with more than three-fourths of the population identifying themselves as Hindus, there is no single, unified, and all-pervading concept of identity present in it. Various heterogeneous traditions, numerous regional cultures and different religions to grow and flourish here. Folk religion in Hinduism may explain the rationale behind local religious practices, and contain local myths that explain the customs or rituals. However, folklore goes beyond religious or supernatural beliefs and practices, and encompasses the entire body of social tradition whose chief vehicle of transmission is oral or outside institutional channels. Folk art of India The folk and tribal arts of India speak volumes abou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dakshinaranjan Mitra Majumder
Dakshinaranjan Mitra Majumdar (15 April 1877 – 30 March 1956) was an Indian writer in Bengali of fairy tales and children's literature. He was born at Ulail in Dhaka district of Bengal province in British India (now Dhaka District of Bangladesh). His major contribution to Bengali literature was the collection and compilation of Bengali folk and fairy tales in four volumes – ''Thakurmar Jhuli'' (Grandmother's Bag of Tales), ''Thakurdadar Jhuli'' (Grandfather's Bag of Tales), ''Thandidir Thale'' (Maternal-Grandmother's Bag of Tales) and ''Dadamashayer Thale'' (Maternal-Grandfather's Bag of Tales). Early life Dakshinaranjan Mitra Majumdar was born in the village of Ulail, near Savar in Dhaka district. He lost his mother when he was nine, and was brought up by his paternal aunt, Rajlakkhi Devi, in Mymensingh. Dakhshinaranjan recounts the memories of listening to fairytales told by his mother as well as his aunt, in his introduction to ''Thakurmar Jhuli''. At the age of twenty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Memorial, Kolkata
The Victoria Memorial is a large marble building on the Maidan in Central Kolkata, built between 1906 and 1921. It is dedicated to the memory of Queen Victoria, Empress of India from 1876 to 1901. The largest monument to a monarch anywhere in the world, it stands in 64 acres of gardens and is now a museum under the control of the Ministry of Culture. History Following the death of Queen Victoria in January 1901, Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India, suggested that a fitting memorial to the late Queen-Empress should be created in Calcutta, now called Kolkata, then the capital of British India. He proposed the construction of a grand building with a museum and gardens. Curzon said, The government officials, princes, politicians, and people of India responded generously to Lord Curzon's appeal for funds, and the total cost of construction of the monument, amounting to one crore, five lakhs of Rupees (₹), was entirely derived from their voluntary subscriptions. The site c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legendary Birds
Legendary bird may refer to * Any bird that appears in legends, mythology, and religion ** :Legendary birds ** :Birds in mythology * Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres from the ''Pokémon'' series {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangladeshi Legendary Creatures
Bangladeshis ( bn, বাংলাদেশী ) are the citizens of Bangladesh, a South Asian country centered on the transnational historical region of Bengal along the eponymous bay. Bangladeshi citizenship was formed in 1971, when the permanent residents of the former East Pakistan were transformed into citizens of a new republic. Bangladesh is the world's eighth most populous nation. The vast majority of Bangladeshis are ethnolingustically Bengalis, an Indo-Aryan people. The population of Bangladesh is concentrated in the fertile Bengal delta, which has been the center of urban and agrarian civilizations for millennia. The country's highlands, including the Chittagong Hill Tracts and parts of the Sylhet Division, are home to various tribal minorities. Bengali Muslims are the predominant ethnoreligious group of Bangladesh with a population of 150.36 million, which makes up 91.04% of the country's population as of 2022. The minority Bengali Hindu population ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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