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	'''Gombhira''' ~~(or~~ '''~~gambhira~~''' or '''~~gamvira~~''') is a type of song originating in the [[Bengal region]] ~~in the eastern part of the~~ [[~~Indian subcontinent~~]]~~, what is today northeastern~~ [[West Bengal, India]] ~~and northwestern~~ [[~~Bangladesh~~]].~~<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Bangladesh. Calaccitra o Prakāśana Bibhāga \|title=Bangladesh Quarterly, Volume 8 \|date=1988 \|publisher=University of California \|pages=4–8}}</ref>~~<ref>{{cite book \|author1=A. F. Salahuddin Ahmed \|author-link1=A. F. Salahuddin Ahmed \|author2=Bazlul Mobin Chowdhury \|title=Bangladesh, national culture, and heritage: an introductory reader \|date=2004 \|publisher=Independent University, Bangladesh \|pages=407–410 \|isbn=978-984-8509-00-5}}</ref><ref name="rubin">{{cite book \|last1=Don Rubin \|last2=Chua Soo Pong \|last3=Ravi Chaturvedi \|last4=Minoru Tanokura \|last5=Ramendu Majundar \|title=The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Asia/Pacific \|date=2001 \|publisher=Taylor & Francis \|isbn=9780415260879 \|pages=78–86}}</ref><ref>{{Cite ~~web~~\|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-93439\|title=Mango festival and cultural programme in Chapainawabganj\|~~website~~=The Daily Star\|access-date=2016-04-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite ~~web~~\|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/rajshahi-university-school-college-wins-divisional-round-36391\|title=Rajshahi University School, College wins divisional round\|~~website~~=The Daily Star\|access-date=2016-04-02}}</ref>		'''Gombhira''', '''Gambhira''' or '''Gamvira''' ({{Langx\|bn\|গম্ভীরা}}) is a type of [[Bengalis\|Bengali]] folk song and dance originating in the [[Bengal region]], from what is known today as northwestern [[Bangladesh]] and north eastern [[West Bengal, India\|West Bengal]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite book \|author1=A. F. Salahuddin Ahmed \|author-link1=A. F. Salahuddin Ahmed \|author2=Bazlul Mobin Chowdhury \|title=Bangladesh, national culture, and heritage: an introductory reader \|date=2004 \|publisher=Independent University, Bangladesh \|pages=407–410 \|isbn=978-984-8509-00-5}}</ref><ref name="rubin">{{cite book \|last1=Don Rubin \|last2=Chua Soo Pong \|last3=Ravi Chaturvedi \|last4=Minoru Tanokura \|last5=Ramendu Majundar \|title=The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Asia/Pacific \|date=2001 \|publisher=Taylor & Francis \|isbn=9780415260879 \|pages=78–86}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-93439\|title=Mango festival and cultural programme in Chapainawabganj\|work=The Daily Star\|date=20 June 2009 \|access-date=2016-04-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/rajshahi-university-school-college-wins-divisional-round-36391\|title=Rajshahi University School, College wins divisional round\|work=The Daily Star\|date=9 August 2014 \|access-date=2016-04-02}}</ref>

	In [[West Bengal (India)]], gombhira performances are centred around the [[Malda District]] whereas [[Chapai Nawabganj District]] is the main centre of Gambhira performances in Bangladesh. The tradition is also popular in the nearby districts of [[Rajshahi District\|Rajshahi]] and [[Naogaon District\|Naogaon]].<ref name="rubin" /> It is performed with a particularly distinctive rhythm and dance with two performers, always personifying a man and his maternal grandfather, discussing a topic to raise social awareness.		In [[West Bengal (India)]], gombhira performances are centred around the [[Malda District]] whereas [[Chapai Nawabganj District]] is the main centre of Gambhira performances in Bangladesh. The tradition is also popular in the nearby districts of [[Rajshahi District\|Rajshahi]] and [[Naogaon District\|Naogaon]].<ref name="rubin" /> It is performed with a particularly distinctive rhythm and dance with two performers, always personifying a man and his maternal grandfather, discussing a topic to raise social awareness.

	== Gambhira mask ==		== Gambhira mask ==
	The Gambhira dance is performed all over the [[Malda district]] of North Bengal during the festival of Chaitra Sankranti. The masks are made out of neem and fig trees by the local ''[[Sutradhar]] ~~community~~''. Sometimes they were also made the mask of clay.<ref name="auto">{{Cite news\|url=http://www.biswabangla.in/ldf-blog/2015/9/22/the-mask\|title=The Mask\|work=Biswa Bangla\|access-date=2018-02-13\|language=en-US}}</ref> ~~The three-dimensional crowns are the specialty of these masks. First~~, ~~the facial features~~ are ~~carved out from a piece of wood~~ and ~~then coloured according to the character~~. ~~This mask dance performed with Gombhira song. The songs of Gambhira originated among the Hindu community of [[Malda district~~\|~~Maldah]] in [[West Bengal]], completely in its theme formation.~~<ref><~~nowiki~~>~~http://www~~.~~indianetzone~~.~~com/18/gambhira_dance_west_bengal~~.~~htm~~</~~nowiki~~></ref>		The Gambhira dance is performed all over the [[Malda district]] of North Bengal during the festival of Chaitra Sankranti. The masks for Gambhira dance are made out of neem and fig trees by the local [[Bengalis\|Bengali]] ''[[Sutradhar]]'' community. Sometimes they were also made the mask of clay.<ref name="auto">{{Cite news\|url=http://www.biswabangla.in/ldf-blog/2015/9/22/the-mask\|title=The Mask\|work=Biswa Bangla\|access-date=2018-02-13\|language=en-US\|archive-date=2018-02-13\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213140142/http://www.biswabangla.in/ldf-blog/2015/9/22/the-mask\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

			==Performance==
			Gambhira songs frequently employ biting satire to mock and ridicule people, even those who are powerful and are in attendance.<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Khan \|first1=Mobarak Hossain \|author-link=Mobarak Hossain Khan \|title=Music and Its Study \|date=1988 \|publisher=Sterling Publishers \|location=New Delhi \|isbn=81-207-0764-8 \|page=74}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal \|last1=Fakhruddin \|first1=A. U. M. \|title=Baishakh and Bangla Calendar \|journal=Bangladesh Quarterly \|volume=8 \|issue=2 \|date=June 1988 \|page=5}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|last1=Hossain \|first1=Mahmudul \|editor1-last=Selim \|editor1-first=Lala Rukh \|chapter=Cartoon and Caricature \|title=Art and Craft \|date=2007 \|publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh \|oclc=299379796 \|page=243}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==
	* [[Masks of West Bengal]]		* [[Masks of West Bengal]]
			* [[Folk Music Festivals in Bangladesh]]

	==References==		==References==
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{{Music of West Bengal}}
{{Music of Bangladesh}}
{{Music of Bengal}}

'''Gombhira''' (or '''gambhira''' or '''gamvira''') is a type of song originating in the [[Bengal region]] in the eastern part of the [[Indian subcontinent]], what is today northeastern [[West Bengal, India]] and northwestern [[Bangladesh]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bangladesh. Calaccitra o Prakāśana Bibhāga |title=Bangladesh Quarterly, Volume 8 |date=1988 |publisher=University of California |pages=4–8}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author1=A. F. Salahuddin Ahmed |author-link1=A. F. Salahuddin Ahmed |author2=Bazlul Mobin Chowdhury |title=Bangladesh, national culture, and heritage: an introductory reader |date=2004 |publisher=Independent University, Bangladesh |pages=407–410 |isbn=978-984-8509-00-5}}</ref><ref name="rubin">{{cite book |last1=Don Rubin |last2=Chua Soo Pong |last3=Ravi Chaturvedi |last4=Minoru Tanokura |last5=Ramendu Majundar |title=The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Asia/Pacific |date=2001 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=9780415260879 |pages=78–86}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-93439|title=Mango festival and cultural programme in Chapainawabganj|website=The Daily Star|access-date=2016-04-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/rajshahi-university-school-college-wins-divisional-round-36391|title=Rajshahi University School, College wins divisional round|website=The Daily Star|access-date=2016-04-02}}</ref>

In [[West Bengal (India)]], gombhira performances are centred around the [[Malda District]] whereas [[Chapai Nawabganj District]] is the main centre of Gambhira performances in Bangladesh. The tradition is also popular in the nearby districts of [[Rajshahi District|Rajshahi]] and [[Naogaon District|Naogaon]].<ref name="rubin" /> It is performed with a particularly distinctive rhythm and dance with two performers, always personifying a man and his maternal grandfather, discussing a topic to raise social awareness.

== Gambhira mask ==
The Gambhira dance is performed all over the [[Malda district]] of North Bengal during the festival of Chaitra Sankranti. The masks are made out of neem and fig trees by the local ''[[Sutradhar]] community''. Sometimes they were also made the mask of clay.<ref name="auto">{{Cite news|url=http://www.biswabangla.in/ldf-blog/2015/9/22/the-mask|title=The Mask|work=Biswa Bangla|access-date=2018-02-13|language=en-US}}</ref> The three-dimensional crowns are the specialty of these masks. First, the facial features are carved out from a piece of wood and then coloured according to the character. This mask dance performed with Gombhira song. The songs of Gambhira originated among the Hindu community of [[Malda district|Maldah]] in [[West Bengal]], completely in its theme formation.<ref><nowiki>http://www.indianetzone.com/18/gambhira_dance_west_bengal.htm</nowiki></ref>

==See also==
* [[Masks of West Bengal]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bioKwg93Wag Gomvira song performed by Chapai Nakshi Gomvira teem ]

{{Culture of West Bengal}}{{Dance in India}}

{{West Bengal}}

[[Category:Bangladeshi music]]
[[Category:Asian dances]]
[[Category:Song forms]]
[[Category:Music of Bengal]]
[[Category:Folk dances of West Bengal]]
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