1 10 1 https://vuenglishdrs.in/archive/files/original/2927283509c640865d14bb24f4b448f0.png c5a83492da0d8ab6dbd7f9746e4edf01 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource <div id="dublin-core-title" class="element"> <div class="element-text five columns omega"> Lalita Sabar Pala </div> </div> Subject The topic of the resource Lalita Sabar Pala Description An account of the resource Lalita and Vidyapati “Lalita Sabar Pala” is an endangered folk performance of Bengal that revolves around the plot of a Sabar-duhita (Daughter of a Sabar King), Lalita and a Brahmin priest named Vidyapati. This folk drama is a representative performative text of the Sabar community. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource UGC-SAP III, DRS Phase II, Department of English, Vidyasagar University Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Vill- Urishal, P.O- Pargana, P.S- Dantan, Dist- Paschim Medinipur Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available UGC-SAP III, DRS Phase II, Department of English, Vidyasagar University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 23.02.2017 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jagatjyoti Nanda: 8348811587 Sukumar Chanda: 8001268623 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource © Department of English, Vidyasagar University Relation A related resource Naach, Dance, Gaan, Song, Performing Arts of Bengal, Performance Studies, Interview, Workshop Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Image Files, AVCHD Video File Language A language of the resource Bengali Type The nature or genre of the resource Performing Art and Cultural Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context The Department of English, Vidyasagar University had undertaken a Field Trip to Vill- Urishal, P.O- Pargana, P.S- Dantan, Dist- Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal on 23.02.2017 under the aegis of UGC-SAP III, DRS Phase II Project entitled "Translation, documentation, and conservation of Tribal Oral Folk Literature and Cultural Texts of West Bengal" Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Folk Performance/ Folk Drama of Bengal, Interview, Workshop https://vuenglishdrs.in/archive/files/original/cffa5777de93c5c37e20bb712bc83ffa.png 31c5e1e5140c75dab41a6ff366320b44 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Lalita Sabar Pala Subject The topic of the resource Lalita Sabar Pala Description An account of the resource Mr. Surja Nandi, resource person is introducing the pala Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource UGC-SAP III, DRS Phase II, Department of English, Vidyasagar University Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Vill- Urishal, P.O- Pargana, P.S- Dantan, Dist- Paschim Medinipur Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available UGC-SAP III, DRS Phase II, Department of English, Vidyasagar University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 23.02.2017 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jagatjyoti Nanda: 8348811587 Sukumar Chanda: 8001268623 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource © Department of English, Vidyasagar University Relation A related resource Naach, Dance, Gaan, Song, Performing Arts of Bengal, Performance Studies, Interview, Workshop Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Image Files, AVCHD Video File Language A language of the resource Bengali Type The nature or genre of the resource Performing Art and Cultural Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context The Department of English, Vidyasagar University had undertaken a Field Trip to Vill- Urishal, P.O- Pargana, P.S- Dantan, Dist- Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal on 23.02.2017 under the aegis of UGC-SAP III, DRS Phase II Project entitled "Translation, documentation, and conservation of Tribal Oral Folk Literature and Cultural Texts of West Bengal" Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Folk Performance/ Folk Drama of Bengal, Interview, Workshop https://vuenglishdrs.in/archive/files/original/30a279e2ceb3f32a5684ce8a953548d5.png faa559f4071457a80d0a1448787e20b1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Lalita Sabar Pala Subject The topic of the resource Lalita Sabar Pala Description An account of the resource Child actors are acting as a chorus in this pala.  Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource UGC-SAP III, DRS Phase II, Department of English, Vidyasagar University Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Vill- Urishal, P.O- Pargana, P.S- Dantan, Dist- Paschim Medinipur Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available UGC-SAP III, DRS Phase II, Department of English, Vidyasagar University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 23.02.2017 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jagatjyoti Nanda: 8348811587 Sukumar Chanda: 8001268623 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource © Department of English, Vidyasagar University Relation A related resource Naach, Dance, Gaan, Song, Performing Arts of Bengal, Performance Studies, Interview, Workshop Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Image Files, AVCHD Video File Language A language of the resource Bengali Type The nature or genre of the resource <div id="dublin-core-type" class="element"> <div class="element-text five columns omega"> Performing Art and Cultural Text </div> </div> Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context The Department of English, Vidyasagar University had undertaken a Field Trip to Vill- Urishal, P.O- Pargana, P.S- Dantan, Dist- Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal on 23.02.2017 under the aegis of UGC-SAP III, DRS Phase II Project entitled "Translation, documentation, and conservation of Tribal Oral Folk Literature and Cultural Texts of West Bengal" Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Folk Performance/ Folk Drama of Bengal, Interview, Workshop https://vuenglishdrs.in/archive/files/original/b74e7fcf48a726102c0c26263271a1b4.png d735f46d3661a38676afb561b27c867a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Lalita Sabar Pala Subject The topic of the resource Lalita Sabar Pala Description An account of the resource Lalita with her father, Sabar King Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource UGC-SAP III, DRS Phase II, Department of English, Vidyasagar University Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Vill- Urishal, P.O- Pargana, P.S- Dantan, Dist- Paschim Medinipur Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available UGC-SAP III, DRS Phase II, Department of English, Vidyasagar University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 23.02.2017 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jagatjyoti Nanda: 8348811587 Sukumar Chanda: 8001268623 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource © Department of English, Vidyasagar University Relation A related resource Naach, Dance, Gaan, Song, Performing Arts of Bengal, Performance Studies, Interview, Workshop Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Image Files, AVCHD Video File Language A language of the resource Bengali Type The nature or genre of the resource Performing Art and Cultural Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context The Department of English, Vidyasagar University had undertaken a Field Trip to Vill- Urishal, P.O- Pargana, P.S- Dantan, Dist- Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal on 23.02.2017 under the aegis of UGC-SAP III, DRS Phase II Project entitled "Translation, documentation, and conservation of Tribal Oral Folk Literature and Cultural Texts of West Bengal" Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Folk Performance/ Folk Drama of Bengal, Interview, Workshop https://vuenglishdrs.in/archive/files/original/230664304495fac820fde542938749a0.png fbb028050c444d4a1b5adebcfb8bd591 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lalita Sabar Pala Subject The topic of the resource Research Team with Lalita Sabar Pala Artists Description An account of the resource The Coordinator, Prof. Debashis Bandyopadhyay is conducting a workshop with Sabar community artists. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource UGC-SAP III, DRS Phase II, Department of English, Vidyasagar University Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Vill- Urishal, P.O- Pargana, P.S- Dantan, Dist- Paschim Medinipur Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available UGC-SAP III, DRS Phase II, Department of English, Vidyasagar University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 23.02.2017 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jagatjyoti Nanda: 8348811587 Sukumar Chanda: 8001268623 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource © Department of English, Vidyasagar University Relation A related resource Naach, Dance, Gaan, Song, Performing Arts of Bengal, Performance Studies, Interview, Workshop Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Image Files, AVCHD Video File Language A language of the resource Bengali Type The nature or genre of the resource Performing Art and Cultural Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context The Department of English, Vidyasagar University had undertaken a Field Trip to Vill- Urishal, P.O- Pargana, P.S- Dantan, Dist- Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal on 23.02.2017 under the aegis of UGC-SAP III, DRS Phase II Project entitled "Translation, documentation, and conservation of Tribal Oral Folk Literature and Cultural Texts of West Bengal" Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Folk Performance/ Folk Drama of Bengal, Interview, Workshop https://vuenglishdrs.in/archive/files/original/f42f0d348c1a2844fb4854d22c2c6baa.png ff9bff292f33c03b0c0fec47fcb896f8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lalita Sabar Pala  Subject The topic of the resource In conversation with Lalita Sabar Pala Artists Description An account of the resource Interview with the Sabar community artists. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource UGC-SAP III, DRS Phase II, Department of English, Vidyasagar University Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Vill- Urishal, P.O- Pargana, P.S- Dantan, Dist- Paschim Medinipur Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available UGC-SAP III, DRS Phase II, Department of English, Vidyasagar University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 23.02.2017 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jagatjyoti Nanda: 8348811587 Sukumar Chanda: 8001268623 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource © Department of English, Vidyasagar University Relation A related resource Naach, Dance, Gaan, Song, Performing Arts of Bengal, Performance Studies, Interview, Workshop Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Image Files, AVCHD Video File Language A language of the resource Bengali Type The nature or genre of the resource Performing Art and Cultural Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context The Department of English, Vidyasagar University had undertaken a Field Trip to Vill- Urishal, P.O- Pargana, P.S- Dantan, Dist- Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal on 23.02.2017 under the aegis of UGC-SAP III, DRS Phase II Project entitled "Translation, documentation, and conservation of Tribal Oral Folk Literature and Cultural Texts of West Bengal" Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Folk Performance/ Folk Drama of Bengal, Interview, Workshop Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lalita Shabar Pala Subject The topic of the resource Lalita Shabar Pala Description An account of the resource The Lalita Shabar Pala is the endangered folk representative text of the Kheria Shabar community. The Kheria Shabars are the inhabitants of the western part of West Bengal. They are concentrated in Jhargram, Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia. The Lalita Shabar Pala revolves around the plot of Lalita, the “Shabar duhita” and her marriage with the Brahmin priest Bidyapati. This pala is performed in the Odia language, though the play is written in Bengali script. The king of ‘Angyadesh’ Indradumnya sends Bidyapati in search of lord Vishnu’s effigy. When Bidyapati enters the deep forest of western Bengal, he sees the ‘Shabar kanya’ Lalita and falls in love with her. Lalita gets pregnant and her father Basu Shabar asks Bidyapati to marry her. But Bidyapati refuses to do so as he is a Brahmin, and the Sabars are a lower caste. Bidyapati then narrates the glorious history of the Sabars and their connection with Lord Krishna. Bidyapati marries Lalita. But when he comes to know that Basu Sabar possesses the Vishnu effigy which the king is looking for, he tricks Lalita and informs the king about it. The king comes to the jungle but cannot find the effigy and arrests Basu Shabar. The play shows Brahmins as intruders and usurpers in Shabar culture. The play is said to be written by Damudas but it is not clear who this person actually is and when this play was actually written. This folk drama has many elements in it which inform people about the various ethnic aspects of Shabar culture. The Shabars are now divided into multiple clans. The chief among them is Lodha Shabars. The Shabars were one of the most prominent indigenous people of India who dominated the hills and forests of the Vindhyas and were spread in different clans under the valiant rule of 10sovereign chieftains in the deccan regions of Dandakaranya and in the wooded areas of Orissa and Bengal. They were such a formidable power that the Aryan invaders failed to subjugate them by force and had to perforce take recourse to befriending them before they could advance to places farther south and east of the country. Proof of it is borne by the Vedas; the epics, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata; Puranic myths; chronicles of Pliny and Ptolemy; treatises by Banvatta; and numerous other folkloric and historical materials. The sacred myths that canonized the Brahmanic cults of Gods and Goddesses had interestingly acknowledged the piety of the Shabars and the predominance of their faith in deities, who in many cases were appropriated by the Vedas. For example, among all the legendary tales sanctifying the seat of Lord Juggernaut of Puri the belief in the Shabar god takes pride of place. According to the Roman historian, Herodotus, the word “Shabar” comes from the Scythian word “Sagris”, meaning the axe, which is the primary instrument used by all sects of the Shabars. The sounds “g’ and “b” being interchangeable in dialectal English, in course of time “sagris” came to be known as ‘sabar’ or “Shabar”. The Lodhas constitute the principal sect of the shabars, who have got their name from the Sanskrit word “Lubdhak”, meaning trap or snare that these people used for hunting animals and birds. During the colonial period, it became part of a colonial design to stigmatize these people as belonging to a criminal sect for the mighty resistance they put up against British imperial ambitions in the south and eastern part of the country. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource UGC-SAP III, DRS Phase II, Department of English, Vidyasagar University Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Vill- Urishal, P.O- Pargana, P.S- Dantan, Dist- Paschim Medinipur Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available UGC-SAP III, DRS Phase II, Department of English, Vidyasagar University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 23.02.2017 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jagatjyoti Nanda: 8348811587 Sukumar Chanda: 8001268623 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource © Department of English, Vidyasagar University Relation A related resource Naach, Dance, Gaan, Song, Performing Arts of Bengal, Performance Studies, Interview, Workshop Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Image Files, AVCHD Video File Language A language of the resource Bengali Type The nature or genre of the resource Performing Art and Cultural Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context The Department of English, Vidyasagar University had undertaken a Field Trip to Vill- Urishal, P.O- Pargana, P.S- Dantan, Dist- Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal on 23.02.2017 under the aegis of UGC-SAP III, DRS Phase II Project entitled "Translation, documentation, and conservation of Tribal Oral Folk Literature and Cultural Texts of West Bengal" Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Folk Performance/ Folk Drama of Bengal, Interview, Workshop Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lalita Shabar Pala Subject The topic of the resource Lalita Shabar Pala Description An account of the resource The Lalita Shabar Pala is the endangered folk representative text of the Kheria Sabar community. The Kharia Shabars are the inhabitants of the western part of West Bengal. They are concentrated in Jhargram, Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia. The Lalita Shabar Pala revolves around the plot of Lalita, the “Shabar duhita” and her marriage with the Brahmin priest Bidyapati. This pala is performed in the Odia language, though the play is written in Bengali script. The king of ‘Angyadesh’ Indradumnya sends Bidyapati in search of Lord Vishnu’s effigy. When Bidyapati enters the deep forest of western Bengal, he sees the ‘Shabar kanya’ Lalita and falls in love with her. Lalita gets pregnant and her father Basu Shabar asks Bidyapati to marry her. But Bidyapati refuses to do so as he is a Brahmin, and the Shabars are a lower caste. Bidyapati then narrates the glorious history of the Sabars and their connection with Lord Krishna. Bidyapati marries Lalita. But when he comes to know that Basu Shabar possesses the Vishnu effigy which the king is looking for, he tricks Lalita and informs the king about it. The king comes to the jungle but cannot find the effigy and arrests Basu Sabar. The play shows Brahmins as intruders and usurpers in Shabar culture. The play is said to be written by Damudas but it is not clear who this person actually is and when this play was actually written. This folk drama has many elements in it which inform people about the various ethnic aspects of Shabar culture. The Shabars are now divided into multiple clans. The chief among them is Lodha Shabars. The Shabars were one of the most prominent indigenous people of India who dominated the hills and forests of the Vindhyas and were spread in different clans under the valiant rule of sovereign chieftains in the deccan regions of Dandakaranya and in the wooded areas of Orissa and Bengal. They were such a formidable power that the Aryan invaders failed to subjugate them by force and had to perforce take recourse to befriending them before they could advance to places farther south and east of the country. Proof of it is borne by the Vedas; the epics, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata; Puranic myths; chronicles of Pliny and Ptolemy; treatises by Banvatta; and numerous other folkloric and historical materials. The sacred myths that canonized the Brahmanic cults of Gods and Goddesses had interestingly acknowledged the piety of the Shabars and the predominance of their faith in deities, who in many cases were appropriated by the Vedas. For example, among all the legendary tales sanctifying the seat of Lord Juggernaut of Puri the belief in the Shabar god takes pride of place. According to the Roman historian, Herodotus, the word “Shabar” comes from the Scythian word “Sagris”, meaning the axe, which is the primary instrument used by all sects of the Shabars. The sounds “g’ and “b” being interchangeable in dialectal English, in course of time “sagris” came to be known as ‘sabar’ or “Shabar”. The Lodhas constitute the principal sect of the shabars, who have got their name from the Sanskrit word “Lubdhak”, meaning trap or snare that these people used for hunting animals and birds. During the colonial period, it became part of a colonial design to stigmatize these people as belonging to a criminal sect for the mighty resistance they put up against British imperial ambitions in the south and eastern part of the country. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource UGC-SAP III, DRS Phase II, Department of English, Vidyasagar University Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Vill- Urishal, P.O- Pargana, P.S- Dantan, Dist- Paschim Medinipur Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available UGC-SAP III, DRS Phase II, Department of English, Vidyasagar University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 23.02.2017 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jagatjyoti Nanda: 8348811587 Sukumar Chanda: 8001268623 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource © Department of English, Vidyasagar University Relation A related resource Naach, Dance, Gaan, Song, Performing Arts of Bengal, Performance Studies, Interview, Workshop Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Image Files, AVCHD Video File Language A language of the resource Bengali Type The nature or genre of the resource Performing Art and Cultural Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context The Department of English, Vidyasagar University had undertaken a Field Trip to Vill- Urishal, P.O- Pargana, P.S- Dantan, Dist- Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal on 23.02.2017 under the aegis of UGC-SAP III, DRS Phase II Project entitled "Translation, documentation, and conservation of Tribal Oral Folk Literature and Cultural Texts of West Bengal" Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Folk Performance/ Folk Drama of Bengal, Interview, Workshop