The Department of English of Malda College organized an engaging program entitled “Seminar and Folk Songs with Gambhira Pala” at Bhabna Mancha on 17.12.22. Dr. Anuradha Kunda, professor of Malda College, Department of English anchoring here. Dr. Manas Kr Baidya, Principal of Malda College presents here. And professors from the Department of English of Malda College Abhay Kumar Roy, Rumpa Podder, Shampa Chakraborty was presented in this “Seminar and Folk Songs with Gambhira Pala”. And other department faculty members, students from the Department of English, and so many students from other departments, and people from outside were present to see “Seminar and Folk Songs with Gambhira Pala”. Principal sir gave a short valuable speech before the starting program.
In this Pala we see performers address Nana, Lord Shiva known as Nana. It was a conversation between the grandsons and Nana. And as grandsons some performers describe sorrows, and the importance even of the year and represents their social problem to Nana. And Nana replies to them with a solution to the problem. It starts with folk songs. Performers travel from Utterbanga to Malda through folk songs. First of all, performers sing the song with their instruments which is a culture of Rajbansi.
The song is:
“Jhiko Jhiko Kori Re,
Anchole Bandhiya Re”
Then they sing Bhaoyaiya Gaan.
The song is:
“O Gariyal Bhai,
Oki Gariyal Bhai”
Then they sing a song which is a Biyer Gaan, this way they enter Dinajpur, then they sing Khon Pala Gaan:
“Hamra Hindu-Musolman,
Sobare Janai Pronam r Selam”
Then they enter Murshidabad through the folk song, and they sing Alkap Gaan,
“Salimer Maa Karim Chacha Kene Aaile Na,
Kunthe Gelchhe Karim Chacha,
Kunthe Gelchhe Karim Chacha Khuila Bolona”
Then they sing a kirtan gaan:
“Tomra Kunjo Sajao Go”
Then they come to Rarbhumi through Birbhum. And they sing:
“Tu Kene Kada Dili Sada Kapore”,
“Boli O Nanadi Aar Dumutho Chal Phele De Harite”,
“Bokul Phool Bokul Phool” etc.
Then they sing, “Bande Maya Lagaiche”.
Then they enter Malda, and they sing a Manasa Gaan, one of the Lokodharas Gaan. And in this way folk songs end. And starts Gambhira.
It was amazing, the program came to an end with a “Gambhira Pala” brilliantly performed by the performers of Sursangam, both prose and verse are used for their dialogue, and performers used new instruments in this pala like the “harmonium”. In the past females is not participate in Gombhira Pala, here female performers performed Gambhira.