Sylhet Gitika (
Bengali: সিলেট গীতিকা,
lit. '
Sylhet Ballads') is the folklore of
Sylhet region including the oral narrative poetry, stories, fables, etc. The source of Sylhet Gitika is considered to be the daily lifestyle of the ancient people of Sylhet region, the livelihood of the indigenous people, feudal system of governance, rural folklore, emotional feelings, love-separation, war and humanity. According to the list given by Professor
Asaddor Ali, 120 folk tales have been included in the Sylhet Gitika.[1] The lyric poems collected by
Chandra Kumar De from East
Mymensingh and Sylhet region with the efforts of Dr.
Dinesh Chandra Sen were published gradually from
Calcutta University as Purbanga Gitika and Maimansingha Gitika.[2][3][4] Besides,
Chowdhury Gulam Akbar selected 10 lyric poems from
Bangla Academy in 1986 and published them together as Sylhet Gitika.[5][6]
^Muhammad Muminul Haq (Sep 2001). সিলেট বিভাগের ইতিবৃত্ত: প্রাচীন লোকসাহিত্য (in Bengali). p. 354.
^Dr Muhammad Muminul Haq (Jul 2005). Nabil Mumin (ed.). Syed Mustafa Kamaler Itihas Aitihya, Sahitya Sangskriti Chinta. Centre for Bangladesh Research UK.
^'ডঃ আশরাফ সিদ্দিকী' (2005). বাংলাদেশের লোকসাহিত্য ও লোক-ঐতিহ্য (in Bengali). সাঈদ বারী.
Sylhet Gitika (
Bengali: সিলেট গীতিকা,
lit. '
Sylhet Ballads') is the folklore of
Sylhet region including the oral narrative poetry, stories, fables, etc. The source of Sylhet Gitika is considered to be the daily lifestyle of the ancient people of Sylhet region, the livelihood of the indigenous people, feudal system of governance, rural folklore, emotional feelings, love-separation, war and humanity. According to the list given by Professor
Asaddor Ali, 120 folk tales have been included in the Sylhet Gitika.[1] The lyric poems collected by
Chandra Kumar De from East
Mymensingh and Sylhet region with the efforts of Dr.
Dinesh Chandra Sen were published gradually from
Calcutta University as Purbanga Gitika and Maimansingha Gitika.[2][3][4] Besides,
Chowdhury Gulam Akbar selected 10 lyric poems from
Bangla Academy in 1986 and published them together as Sylhet Gitika.[5][6]
^Muhammad Muminul Haq (Sep 2001). সিলেট বিভাগের ইতিবৃত্ত: প্রাচীন লোকসাহিত্য (in Bengali). p. 354.
^Dr Muhammad Muminul Haq (Jul 2005). Nabil Mumin (ed.). Syed Mustafa Kamaler Itihas Aitihya, Sahitya Sangskriti Chinta. Centre for Bangladesh Research UK.
^'ডঃ আশরাফ সিদ্দিকী' (2005). বাংলাদেশের লোকসাহিত্য ও লোক-ঐতিহ্য (in Bengali). সাঈদ বারী.