Points: Local language ‘Kakberak’ — Place of Bengali — Future of literature.
At the very outset it must be stated that Tripura’s own language ‘Kakbarak’ has been receiving attention only recently. It has still neither any alphabet nor any literature worth mentioning except some folk songs sung at the time of sowing and reaping. Of course, only lately, this language has got recognition as the second state language and is being taught up to Class II in primary schools. Some enthusiasts have been publishing a periodical, and some have written a grammar of the Language and also a dictionary.
Bengali language and Bengali writers have been receiving state patronisation by the rulers of the state since the middle of the 17th century. Poet Mahiuddin wrote a book of verse and a book of tales named “Champakvijay”. The linguistic charm of these books at that nascent stage of Bengali language deserves special mention. This patronization has been a continuous process with a variety of interest ranging from biography, social details and geography of this beautiful hilly state.
Vaishnava songs like “Geeta Chandrodaya”, “Geeta Kalpataru” composed at the beginning of the 19th century as well as the devotional songs composed by Maharaj Birchandra may be considered to be at par with the Vaishnava songs composed on the main land of Bengal. It was Birchandra Manikya who deèlared Bengali as the atate language. The late Dinesh Sen’s “History of Bengali literature and language” and the famous “Sri Hari Bhakti Bilash” were published under the patronization of Birchandra. Princess Ananga Mohini also deserves mention for her poetry which was appreciated even by Rabindranath.
Tripura’s devotion Co Bengali language and literature flows on through the writings of Samarendra Chandra, Mahim Chandra, and Mohit Bandyopadhya with ever increasing volume and excellence and have assured a permanent niche for itself in the store-house of Bengali literature. As a matter of fact, Tripura’s language and literature are based on Bengali and it seems it will ever remain so. It will he excellent if the writers of Tripura enrich Bengali literature by using more local colour of Tripura in their stories, novels and poetry, just as Tarasankar did in his novels by adding the local flavor of Birbhum.
At the very outset it must be stated that Tripura’s own language ‘Kakbarak’ has been receiving attention only recently. It has still neither any alphabet nor any literature worth mentioning except some folk songs sung at the time of sowing and reaping. Of course, only lately, this language has got recognition as the second state language and is being taught up to Class II in primary schools. Some enthusiasts have been publishing a periodical, and some have written a grammar of the Language and also a dictionary.
Bengali language and Bengali writers have been receiving state patronisation by the rulers of the state since the middle of the 17th century. Poet Mahiuddin wrote a book of verse and a book of tales named “Champakvijay”. The linguistic charm of these books at that nascent stage of Bengali language deserves special mention. This patronization has been a continuous process with a variety of interest ranging from biography, social details and geography of this beautiful hilly state.
Vaishnava songs like “Geeta Chandrodaya”, “Geeta Kalpataru” composed at the beginning of the 19th century as well as the devotional songs composed by Maharaj Birchandra may be considered to be at par with the Vaishnava songs composed on the main land of Bengal. It was Birchandra Manikya who deèlared Bengali as the atate language. The late Dinesh Sen’s “History of Bengali literature and language” and the famous “Sri Hari Bhakti Bilash” were published under the patronization of Birchandra. Princess Ananga Mohini also deserves mention for her poetry which was appreciated even by Rabindranath.
Tripura’s devotion Co Bengali language and literature flows on through the writings of Samarendra Chandra, Mahim Chandra, and Mohit Bandyopadhya with ever increasing volume and excellence and have assured a permanent niche for itself in the store-house of Bengali literature. As a matter of fact, Tripura’s language and literature are based on Bengali and it seems it will ever remain so. It will he excellent if the writers of Tripura enrich Bengali literature by using more local colour of Tripura in their stories, novels and poetry, just as Tarasankar did in his novels by adding the local flavor of Birbhum.
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