Padmavati (poem)
| Padmavati | |
|---|---|
| byAlaol | |
| Original title | পদ্মাবতী |
| Country | Arakan |
| Language | Bengali |
Padmavati(Bengali:পদ্মাবতী,romanized:Poddabotī) is anepic poemwritten in 1648 byAlaol.[1][2]It is a medievalBengali poeminspired by theAwadhipoemPadmavat,byMalik Muhammad Jayasi.[3][4][5]Blended with folklore and history, the poem is about the marriage ofRatnasimhaandSinhalaand the ever-beautiful princessPadmavatiofChittor.However,Alauddin Khaljiof theDelhi Sultanateleads an invasion to win her. TheBengaliversion of the account focuses more on the topic of secular love and less onSufism,unlike the original. The poem was written under the patronage of Quraishi Magan Thakur.[6]According to this text, Padmini (Padmavati) handed over the responsibility of her two sons to the Sultan, Alauddin before her death by committingjauhar.[7]
Origin[edit]
According toAlaol,the peopleofRoshangwanted to hear the story of Padmavati, which was performed in the Chief Minister, Magan Thakur's assembly. Thakur then ordered Alaol to compose it inBengali.[8][9][10][failed verification][11][page needed]
Legacy[edit]
It inspired a number of novels, plays and poems in 19th-centuryBengali literature.[3]It also had Bengali adaptations byKshirode Prasad Vidyavinodein 1906 andAbanindranath Tagorein 1909.[12][unreliable source?]
References[edit]
- ^Ahmed, Wakil (2012)."Padmavati".InIslam, Sirajul;Miah, Sajahan;Khanam, Mahfuza;Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.).Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh(Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust,Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.ISBN984-32-0576-6.OCLC52727562.OL30677644M.Retrieved13 July2024.
- ^Ahmed, Wakil (2012)."Alaol".InIslam, Sirajul;Miah, Sajahan;Khanam, Mahfuza;Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.).Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh(Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust,Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.ISBN984-32-0576-6.OCLC52727562.OL30677644M.Retrieved13 July2024.
- ^ab"Absurdity of epic proportions: Are people aware of the content in Jayasi's Padmavat?".India Today.
- ^"Padmavati isn't history, so what's all the fuss about?".The Times of India.Retrieved5 April2019.
- ^"Padmavati trailer: Sanjay Leela Bhansali's new film looks grand, spellbinding and very expensive!".Business Today.9 October 2017.
- ^"Bangla literature".The New Nation.18 September 2015.
- ^Dr. Ashok Kumar Mishra (2011).উচ্চমাধ্যমিক বাংলা সাহিত্যের ইতিহাস (Uccha Madhyamik Bangla Sahityer Itihas)(in Bengali). Kolkata: Rabindra Library. p. 119. Retrieved 20 November 2021. "জহরব্রতে মৃত্যুর আগে পদ্মিনী তাঁর দুই পুত্রের ভার তুলে দিয়ে যান আলাউদ্দিনের হাতে।"
- ^পদ্মাবতী.Banglapedia(in Bengali).Retrieved18 November2021.
- ^Abdul Karim(2016) [First published 2000].The Rohingyas: A Short Account of Their History and Culture.Jatiya Sahitya Prakash. p. 55.ISBN984-7000-0289-1.
in his assembly... they heard the story of Padmavati... The people of Roshang do not understand the language, so if it was composed in Bengali poem, all will be happy. So Magan Thakur ordered me to compose Padmavati.
{{cite book}}:CS1 maint: ignored ISBN errors (link) - ^Fernand Mendes Pinto (1653).The Voyages and Adventures of Fernand Mendez Pinto.
- ^Syed Ali Ahsan(1968).Padmavati(in Bengali).OCLC21062174.
- ^"Padmavati has been a part of Indian theatre & cinema for 111 years, and nobody protested".The Print(Opinion). 20 November 2017.
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