Rungpur sahitya Parishad Journals রংপুরর সাহিত্য্ পরিষদ

Other important write-ups carried in the journals of the Rungpur Sahitya Parishad are :-Banrajar Bari –Kedar Nath Sen ,Dharmapaler Tamrashason - Padma Nath Bhattacharya , Gobinda Mishrer Gita - Panchanan Sarkar , Uttor Bonger Mushalman Sahitta-HamedAli,Narayan Deb and Padma Puran-Satish Chandra Chakrabarty,Rungpurer Prachin Kobi Hayat Mahmuder Kabya Porichoy-Shayama Prosad Bagchi,Ayurbede Malaria-Saratchandra Lahiri,Shankarjatir Jonmo-Shashadhar Roy.Prachin Grammyo Kobita Sangroho-HaroGopal Daskundu,Rungpurer Vaoyia Gan-Purndu Mohon Snehanobis,Bangyio Gramhyo Shabdo parichoy,-Rajani kanta Vidyavinod,Bharatyo Stree Siksha-Jogesh Chandra BidyaBhusan.Prachin Sikshya Puraner Sthan-NagendraNath Sen,Mahakobi Banbhatto-Basudeb Sharma,Sanskrit bhasar Porinam-Girish Chandra Bedanta Tirtha,Karotoa Mahatmya-Haro Gopal Daskundu,Raja Birat o Matsodesh-Provas Chandra Sen,Maldaha Bhromon-Rajani Kanta Chakroborty,

Extract taken from an article Bangalir Sanskritir ItihSE KICHU HARANO BOI by Sri Dhananjoy Roy.

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UTTAR BANGA SAHITYA SAMMILAN(5TH LITERARY CONFERENCE AT GOUHATI)

Sarada Prasad Lahiri, the grand-father of this blogger, who was one of the delegates representing Rungpur district figures in the above image.

Rungpur Shahitya Parishad রঙ্গপুর সাহিত্য পরিষদ

Rungpur Sahitya Parishad

It has been mentioned hereinbefore that The Rungpur Sahitya Parishad contributed substantially for the furtherance of Bengali literature and culture .In order to understand the extent of Bengali intellect of that time some works which were carried in the Parishad’s journal are cited here.( It would be seen that the Parishad gave special importance to history.language,literature.e.t.c).Sherpurer itihas by Haor gopal Daskundu,Pandunogore shri Danujmordon dev o Mahendra dever abhyudoyer kalnirnoy by Provash Chandra Sen,Lakshanaboti ba adim Gaur by Jotindra Nath Majumder.Banger palrajagon by kalikanta Biswas,Bankimchandra smritipuja by Prokash Chandra Chowdhuri,Divya Vim smrity by Paresh Chandra Saha,Bankimjuger oupanyasik Taraknath Biswas by Hemchandra Chakraborty,Bonge naya charcha by Jogesh Chandra Vidyabhushan,Hindu darshoniker laksha path by Vobo Ranjan Tarka Tirtha,Tantrer bishesotyo by Purnendu Mohan Sehanobis,Bagurar puratotto by Rajendra lal Acharya,Uttorbonger puratottanusandhan by Akshya Kumar Maitra,Banrajar bari by Kedar nath sen,Dharmapaler tamrashason by Padma Nath Bhattacharya,Gobindo mishrer Gita by Panchanon Sorkar,Paharpurer puraton stup by Shri Ram Maitra….

RUNGPUR SAHITYA PARISHAD....COTD.4M PREVIOUS POST

Another important area where the contribution of the Parishad deserves special mention is it’s endeavour to publish ancient and cotemporary works on various disciplines -manuscripts, regional history, biography, grammer, poetry music e.t.c., The expenses incurred for such activities were met not only from it’s own fund but also from donations given by various patrons of the Parishad including the Rungpur District Board.

In it’s fifth literary conference, a Committee named Kamrup Anushandhyan Samity ,was formed to carry out archaeological exploration in the Kamrup region. An article titled Kamrup Shashonaboly was carried in it’s journal highlighting the details of it’s findings on some stone and copper inscriptions. The translations with reference to the original texts were discussed at length.

Under the auspices of the Parishad a literary and archaeological museum was set up in Rungpur.The Parishad had a huge collection of brick and stone inscriptions, statues, ancient coins,artifacts,photographs of some monuments scattered over various regions of Assam and North-Bengal. A few original manuscripts were collected by the persons authorized by the Parishad. These were kept as literary archaeive..Two of such manuscripts which are worth mentioning were by Bisharad (The Virat & Karna episode of the Mahabharata) and Heyat Mahmood (Ambiabani),which were more than two hundred years old at that point of time.
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RUNGPUR SAHITYA PARISHAD: LEST WE FORGET(2)

In order to promote literary interests among the people of North-Bengal and Assam, the Parishad organized annual conferences (Uttar-Banga Sahitya Sammilan). The first such gathering was held on 27th June, 1908 at Rungpur. The following are the details of first six such conferences:

1.
27.06.1908
Rungpur
Akshay Kr. Maitra Panchanan, B.L(President)
Pandit Bhabani Prasanna Lahiri, Kabya-Byakarantirtha(President of the Reception Committee);
Surendra Chandra Roy Chowdhury( Secretary of the Reception Committee).
2.
31.01.1909 &01.02.1909
Bagura
Mahamahopadhyay Pandit Raj Jadabeshwar Tarkaratna(President)
Benimadhav Chaki, B.L. (President of the Reception Committee);
Suresh Chandra Dasgupta, B.L. ( Secretary of the Reception Committee).
3.
22 &23 January,1910
Gouripur, Assam
Pandit Padmanath Vidyabinod, Tatwasaraswati, M.A., Srihatta. (President)
Raja Prabhat Chandra Barua Bahadur (President of the Reception Committee);
Dwijesh Chandra Chakraborty, M.A., B.L. ( Secretary of the Reception Committee).
4.
09 &10 January,1912
Malda
Prof. Jadunath Sarkar, M.A. (Rajshahi). (President)
Krishnalal Chowdhury, (President of the Reception Committee);
Radhesh Chandra Seth, B.L. ( Secretary of the Reception Committee).
5.
06 &07 April, 1913
Guahati, Assam
Shashadhar Roy, M.A., B.L.(Pabna) (President)
Kalicharan Sen, B.L. (President of the Reception Committee);
Jibeshwar Panda, Uttam Chandra Barua. ( Secretary of the Reception Committee).
6.
13 &14 June, 1913
Dinajpur
Hon’ble Justice Asutosh Chowdhury, B.A.(Cambridge), Bar-at-Law(Pabna) (President)
Maharaja Girija Nath Roy Bahadur, (President of the Reception Committee);
Jogindra Chandra Chakraborty, M.A., B.L. ( Secretary of the Reception Committee).

To be continued....

RUNGPUR SAHITYA PARISHAD: LEST WE FORGET

Since its inception, many renowned persons came to be associated with this Rungpur Sahitya Parishad. Among them were eminent historian Akshay Kumar Maitra, Pandit Kokileshwar Vidyaratna(Professor of Sanskrit in Coochbihar College), Rai Kalika Das Dutta(Former Dewan of Coochbihar Raj), Jadabeshwar Tarkaratna, Padmanath Vidyabinod( Archeologist and Professor of Cotton College of Guahati), Rai Sarat Chandra Das(famous for his exploration in Tibet), Sarat Chandra Chowdhury(eminent author).

Any organization requires financial patronage to carry on its activities. Monetary support came from various quarters viz. Maharaja Nripendra Narayan of Coochbihar, his son Rajendra Narayan and Annada Mohan Roy Chowdhury(Zamindar of Tapar).

The Parishad started publishing a quarterly journal named “Rungpur Sahitya Parishad Patrika” from September’1906. Till 1912, Shri Panchanan Sarkar played the role of its editor. He was succeeded by Pandit Bhabani Prasanna Lahiri of Naldanga. Emulating the tradition of the Bengal Asiatic Society Journal, the Parishad used to publish essays on subjects as diverse as Archeology, Linguistics etc. and descriptions of ancient manuscripts in the journal. It also used to publish the minutes of Parishad’s monthly and yearly gatherings in the journal’s appendix. (To be continuded....)