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Alkap (Bengali : আলকাপ ) is a Bengali folk dance popular in the districts of Murshidabad , Malda and Birbhum in West Bengal and Chapai Nawabganj , Rajshahi in Bangladesh .[1] Jharkhand and Bihar such as Dumka and Purnia .[2]
Etymology
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Kaap means 'kavya' (verse) and Aal means 'part of the verse'.[2] [3]
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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 chhokras [check spelling , 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
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Syed Mustafa Siraj 's novel Mayamrdanga is about an Alkap team.
References
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^ a b Ahmed, Wakil. "Alkap Gan" . Banglapedia . Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. Retrieved 2009-03-22 .
^ a b c "Sudkhor" . The Telegraph, 18 July 2003. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved 2009-03-22 .
^ Ghosh, Binoy, Paschim Banger Sanskriti , (in Bengali), Volume III, First Edition, Prakash Bhawan, Page 69.
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