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Title A name given to the resource Cultural Texts From the Sundarbans Subject The topic of the resource Cultural Texts From the Sundarbans Description An account of the resource A collection of cultural texts performed by various communities living in the Sundarbans in West Bengal. 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 Villages Satjelia and Pakhirala, Dist- South 24 Parganas 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 10.01.2019 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Sk. Samsuddin - 9775675255 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource © Department of English, Vidyasagar University Relation A related resource Naach, Dance, Gaan, Song, Play, 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 the Villages of Satjelia and Pakhirala in the Sundarbans area in the district of South 24 Parganas, West Bengal on 10.01.2019 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 Bonbibir Pala (The Story of Bonbibi) Subject The topic of the resource Bonbibir Pala (The Story of Bonbibi) Description An account of the resource The Bonbibir Pala is a performance that is unique to the Sundarbans. It is meant to celebrate and appease Bonbibi, who is considered the "goddess of the forest". The legend of Bonbibi and her archenemy, Dakshinrai (or "the King of the South") has been prevalent in the Sundarbans for many years. The story goes that, the greedy Dakshinrai would terrorize humans living in the Sundarbans and destroy their livelihoods, in the form of a man-eating tiger. In order to counter him, Allah sent Bonbibi and her brother Shahjongoli in order to keep him at bay and restore the balance of nature, in which humans and tigers could co-exist without fear. In order to celebrate Bonbibi, the villagers started enacting the fight between Bonbibi and Dakshinrai as the Bonbibir Pala. The unique nature of this performance lies in the fact that it manages to weave in a message of religious and multicultural amity within its larger agenda of portraying ecological concerns. Originally having a duration of three hours, an entire performance now runs for a duration of one-and-a-half hours. A written script supposedly exists for this performance, but is not required by the performers, who know every scene by heart. However, this performance is now in danger of being lost forever, as the new generations are not interested in carrying forth this tradition. The performance recorded here was enacted by members of the Bhai-Bhai Natya Sanstha, a group of performers based in the village of Pakhirala, situated in the Gosaba block of the Sundarbans area. 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 - Pakhirala, Block - Gosaba, Sundarbans, Dist. South 24-Parganas - 743370 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 10.01.2019 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Sk. Samsuddin: 9775675255 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource © Department of English, Vidyasagar University Relation A related resource Play, Performing Arts of Bengal, Performance Studies, Interview, Workshop Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Image Files, AVCHD Video Files 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 the village of Pakhirala in Gosaba block in the Sundarbans area in the district of South 24 Parganas, West Bengal on 10.01.2019 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/61d0e60791185dd57556cd64b3e4a95b.JPG d6f5b3dd3b6a62d8a93119e8f6744416 https://vuenglishdrs.in/archive/files/original/d65abc866e0487c88d84937bd1356e05.JPG 4993f4d0cdc77698561dc5c2309406fb https://vuenglishdrs.in/archive/files/original/c8bcc25bf771b804f367349da6829a66.JPG fa3372ea4d3bcbdecadad52022e87776 https://vuenglishdrs.in/archive/files/original/bfc3099fb263398b71761ef87a307d9a.JPG 6c6e05ef3c96c3a3ef4baf6ed1c95e8b https://vuenglishdrs.in/archive/files/original/35e815bf7fae77e5bb11ebca4d39538d.JPG 78534bdb23d1d7c73db8c98a247f20dc https://vuenglishdrs.in/archive/files/original/b5db7181fc0580a66904008d0e6fe62c.JPG 8f6f766c9d6c364c55cb4650957f37ff 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 Cultural Texts From the Sundarbans Subject The topic of the resource Cultural Texts From the Sundarbans Description An account of the resource A collection of cultural texts performed by various communities living in the Sundarbans in West Bengal. 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 Villages Satjelia and Pakhirala, Dist- South 24 Parganas 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 10.01.2019 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Sk. Samsuddin - 9775675255 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource © Department of English, Vidyasagar University Relation A related resource Naach, Dance, Gaan, Song, Play, 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 the Villages of Satjelia and Pakhirala in the Sundarbans area in the district of South 24 Parganas, West Bengal on 10.01.2019 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 Jhumur Naach Subject The topic of the resource Jhumur Naach Description An account of the resource The Jhumur Naach is a dance performed by the women of Satjelia, a village located in the Gosaba block in the South 24-Parganas district of West Bengal. These women, who are mostly married, are engaged in various occupations such as agriculture, fisheries and so on. It is generally surmised that this dance is the original form of the dance that is now a popular folk dance in Purulia district of West Bengal, as well as in Assam. 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 - Satjelia, Block - Gosaba, Sundarbans, Dist. South 24-Parganas - 743370 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 10.01.2019 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Sk. Samsuddin: 9775675255 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource © Department of English, Vidyasagar University Relation A related resource Naach, Dance, Gaan, Song, Play, Performing Arts of Bengal, Performance Studies, Interview, Workshop Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Image Files, AVCHD Video Files 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 the village of Satjelia in Gosaba block in the Sundarbans area in the district of South 24 Parganas, West Bengal on 10.01.2019 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