1. WELCOME

2. Research interest on Folklore, Cultural Anthropology, Cultural Studies
Subaltern Studies, Narrative Folk Performance
Alim Al Razi
PhD Fellow, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh

3. Dilip Chwakraborty
1967-2012
Principal Priest
Of
Nagarvaadgram
Village

4. The transformation and adaptation of community people
through cultural politics in a small village of Bangladesh
Hindu Community
Cults
Worship
Rituals
How do they adapt?
Elements of this Study :
What they transform?
Findings :
relating to the celebration of
Chaitra Sankranti and Pohela Boishakh

5. Chaitra Sankranti Celebration
in Dhaka city life

6. Wall Painting

7. Procession
Ornamentation
with Flower
and
Young’s
Presence

9. Mirzapur
Nagar
Vaadgram
Geographical Location

10. • But the society is controlled by the rest of 10% Muslims
representations through local governments.
• Nearly 365 Hindu families live in this village out of 400
families.
• People of 25% completed the secondary school certificate
exam and above.
• Social harmony is very well here. All are inspired by non-
sectarian apprehension.
• That means nearly 90% families are Hindu and the rest of
10% is Muslim.
Demographical Information

11. Objectives of the Study
• Ritual performances can be analyzed through the
view of power-relationship
• To know their transforming elements
• To know their adapting strategy and its reason
• To know how the outlying class keep existent
themselves through non-persistent and
inimical circumstances of a society.

12. Methodology
• Collected social information staying at the house of religious leader.
• Observed at field level.
• Verify data. Indentify Social status through this data.
• Collected local history relating to the performance
• The Subaltern Theory of Ranajit Guha, Power relation concept of Michael
Focault , Everyday forms of peasant resistance of James C. Scott.

13. Hor-Goury Nach

14. Baidyar Gaan

15. Banam

16. Poree Kanch

17. Bata Porikkha

19. Kaalikach Performance

20. Goddess of Half
Man and Woman
Moving toward
Shoshan Ghaat
situated at the
bank of Gonga

21. Hazra Puza

22. Shong Khela
at the Mondir
premises
Play Shong by
local young
people

23. Moni Hazra Mela

24. Moni Hazra Mela

26. Fight
between
Kaali and
Orges

28. Sona Ullah

29. A Devotee with
her offerings to
the Gods

30. Often personal opinion may get priority while
expressing thought, and analyzing Ideas in the
study
Drawback of this research

31. THANKS