Volume-I, Issue-III, March 2025
Volume-I, Issue-III, January, 2025 |
আমন্ত্রিত পাঠ | ||
বহির্বঙ্গে বাংলা ভাষা ও সাহিত্য চর্চার ইতিহাসে-পার্বত্য ত্রিপুরা ড. খেলন দাস হালদার, অবসরপ্রাপ্ত অধ্যাপিকা, আগরতলা, ত্রিপুরা, ভারত |
DOI: 10.69655/atmadeep.vol.1.issue.02W.015 | Page No: 467-474 | ||
Bengali Language and Literature outside Bengal: Role of Tripura
Dr. Khelan Das Halder, Retired Professor,
Agartala, Tripura, India | ||
ABSTRACT | ||
For centuries, the Bengali language and literature have flourished in Tripura, becoming an integral part of its society and cultural identity. The influx of Bengali-speaking people into Tripura began during the monarchy around the 5th–6th century AD, profoundly impacting the Kingdom of Tripura, its royal family, and its literary and cultural landscape. In the 14th century AD, Maharaja Ratna Manikya resettled a large population of Bengalis from Bengal Province into Tripura with the assent of Bengal’s then ruler. Along with the spread of the Bengali language, Bengali literature also began to flourish in Tripura from the 15th century AD. During the late 15th century, under the instructions of Maharaja Dhanya Manikya, Chantai Durlabhendra and poets Baneshwar and Shukreshwar compiled a chronicle of the Kings of Tripura, known as Rajmala (Pratham Lahar). This work is considered one of the oldest examples of Bengali literary composition. Thus, at the same time when Boro Chandidas’s Shree Krishna Kirtan Kabya, Krittibas’s Shree Ram Panchali Kabya, and Chandidas and Bidyapati’s Vaishnav Padabali were being composed in Bengal, a historical chronicle of Tripura’s kings was being written in Bengali in Tripura. Between the 15th and 18th centuries, three more Lahars (parts) were added to it. From medieval times to the present, the Kings of Tripura have supported and encouraged Bengali language and literature, including the translation of Sanskrit Puranas into Bengali, the composition of Vaishnav Padabali, poetry, prose, and other literary forms, with some works even created by members of the Tripura royal family. In the 20th century, after India’s independence, monarchy came to an end in Tripura, and the state was integrated into India under a democratic system. Since then, Bengali language and literature have developed significantly in the state. Today, Tripura’s Bengali literary community, through their writings, research, and creative works, continues to enrich the already vast and diverse Bengali literary heritage. Outside Bengal, the northeastern state of Tripura has made significant contributions to the enrichment, growth, and development of Bengali language and literature. Its literary community has left a lasting and ever-evolving impact on Bengali literary traditions. | ||
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