6 Dec 2023

Pala Gan folktale || A feast for Soul

Pala Gaan folktale. 

Pala gan are religious melodies and deity stories. Krishnakamal Goswami's Divyonmad and Govinda Adhikari's Muktalatavali are famous pala gan. Daily tales are called dibapala, and night stories are called nishapala in mangalkavya, or epics about deities. Pala gan are pat. Pala gan often draw from puranas and folktales.

Palakirtan is Sri Krishna and Sri Chaitanya-based gan. Man, Mathur, Naukavilas, Kaliyadaman, and Nimaisannyas are famous Purana palakirtans. Chandravati, Mahuya, Maluya, Kamala, Dewan Madina, Dewan Bhabna, Rupavati, Dasyu Kenaramer Pala, and Bheluya are folktale-based pala gans. Pala gans extol Sri Chaitanya in their introductions and prologues. A short literary story is followed by philosophical discussions, shloka, and music. Pala gan A choir supports the bayati, the pala gan's primary vocalist. The story is told via conversation. Choristers may help the bayati play various personalities. When costumed figures enter on stage, palas become jatras. Old jatra pala includes Taranisenvadh, Jayadhrathavadh, Ramjatra, and Krsvajatra. Popular pala gan tales were influenced by the Ramayana and Mahabharata. Chaitanya, Vidyasundar, Chandi, and Bhasan jatras remain popular.

Pala gans have evolved in shape and topic with time and taste. In Maifal Rajar Pala, Jamal Badshar Pala, and Rajvidyar Pala, social and personal events have supplanted Purana mythology. Famous fairy tales like Rupvan have been turned into pala gan. Many Mymensingh pala gan ballads are based on true occurrences. These dialect and folk rhythm pala gan include charming descriptions and genuine character depictions. Mansur Bayati (Dewana Madina), Fakir Faizu (Chhurat Jamal and Adhuya Sundari), Dvija Kanai, Chandravati, Dvija Ishan, and Sulagain are prominent composers. Their palapas depict their civilization in depth. Dinesh Chandra Sen gathered many pala gan for Calcutta University's Maimansingha and Purbabanga-Gitika.


 

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