Alkap
Template:Short description Template:DMCA Template:DMCA Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Sidebar/configuration' not found. Alkap (Template:Langx) is a Bengali folk dance popular in the districts of Murshidabad, Malda and Birbhum in West Bengal and Chapai Nawabganj, Rajshahi in Bangladesh.[1] It has also spread to the adjoining areas of Jharkhand and Bihar such as Dumka and Purnia.[2]
Etymology
Kaap means 'kavya' (verse) and Aal means 'part of the verse'.[2] Another meaning of the word Aal is 'sharp'. The word Kaap is also one of the many meanings of 'sam' (সং) - a distorted form of gesture in the arena, or an image of a humorous comedian or social ugly subject.[3]
Form
Alkap is an amalgamation of music, dance and theatrical presentation. An alkap group of ten to twelve performers is led by a sarkar (master) or guru (leader) and includes two or three young men called chhokrasTemplate:Typo help inline, one or two gayens or singers, dohar, choristers, and musicians. Alkap is presented in five parts: Asar Vandana, Chhora, Kaap, Baithaki Gaan and Khemta Pala. The programme is a reflection of rural society and puts the focus on the prevailing socio-economic condition of the rural masses.[1][2]
In popular culture
Syed Mustafa Siraj's novel Mayamrdanga is about an Alkap team.
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ahmed, Wakil. "Alkap Gan". Banglapedia. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Sudkhor". The Telegraph, 18 July 2003. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Ghosh, Binoy, Paschim Banger Sanskriti, (in Bengali), Volume III, First Edition, Prakash Bhawan, Page 69.
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