The Importance and Diversity of Stories or Malitas in Assamese Folk Literature

Jakir Hussain

doi:10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i01.74735

The Importance and Diversity of Stories or Malitas in Assamese Folk Literature

Author(s)	Jakir Hussain
Country	India
Abstract	A special category of folk literature is the story songs or narrative songs or malitas. These narrative songs, widespread in medieval European literature, were called Narrative folk songs and Ballads in English. Story songs originated from folk society. This expresses the author's selflessness. A single event is the goal of the story, the story is moved quickly to the end through the dialogue and the flow of events. The expression of the story songs is straightforward, easy to understand and touches the hearts of the people. There is no attempt to display complex poetic techniques. There are some simple techniques to memorize it. The most prominent of these is the use of bars for meaningless sentences that are not consistent with the main statement to match the rhythm. They cover everything from profound historical subjects that influenced the course of national life in Assam in the past to fictional and ordinary domestic and humorous-legendary subjects. There are many different types of songs, including the songs of Nahar, Sariyahar, Azan Fakir, Jaymati, Sonamati, Moamaria, Ranuar, Bakhar Bora, Padma Kumari or Haradatta-Biradatta, Barphukan, Piyli Fukan-Maniram Dewan, Phulguri Dhewa It reflects the political situation and governance of the then/occupied Assam. There are many examples of miracles and folk poets' imagination in the songs of Manikowar and Phulkonwar, Janagabhuru, Kamala Kunwari, Tejimala, etc. There are many different types of songs in Assamese, including the songs of the weaver, the bird, the plough, the cotton and the cotton. There are many changes in the tradition and diversity of story songs, whether due to globalization or other reasons. In this discussion, we have taken the necessary information from both primary and secondary sources to present some of the importance and diversity of Assamese story songs.
Keywords	Storytelling, historical, legendary, fictional, globalization
Field	Arts
Published In	Volume 5, Issue 1, January-February 2023
Published On	2023-02-02
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i01.74735

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