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Maimansingha Gitika (Bengali: মৈমনসিংহ গীতিকা, lit. 'Mymensingh Ballads') is a collection of folk ballads from the region of Mymensingh, Bangladesh.[1] They were published in English as Eastern Bengal Ballads. Dinesh Chandra Sen collected the songs, and Dinesh Chandra Sen was the editor; the collection was published by the University of Calcutta, along with another similar publication named Purbabanga-gitika.[2][3] Researcher Asaddor Ali from Sylhet claimed that nine famous ballads of Maimansingha Gitika were actually Sylheti in origin.[4]
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References
- ↑ "Mymensingh Geetika Theatre Festival ends". Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ↑ "Loko Natyadal hosts Mymensingh Geetika festival". Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ↑ "East Bengal Ballet - Purbabanga-Gitika". Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ↑ Dr Muhammad Muminul Haq (Jul 2005). Nabil Mumin (ed.). Syed Mustafa Kamaler Itihas Aitihya, Sahitya Sangskriti Chinta. Centre for Bangladesh Research UK.
- Ahmed, Wakil Ahmed (2012). "Maimansingha Gitika". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
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