Description
The story of Phullara is based on academic sources and research which was discussed with the artists. On that basis, Dukhushyam Chitrakar first composed a poem and set it to music. This poem focuses on Phullara-r Baromasha, or monthly account of hardship across the year. Every season brings its own trials, as Phullara tries to gather food to sustain herself and her family. Dukhushyam's version retains the archaic language and style of Mukundaram's seventeenth century poem, but adapts it to reflect his own sense of empathy with Phullara.
Creator
Chitrakar, Dukhushyam
Source
Mukundaram Chakravarti, Chandimangal, c.1700, ed. Sukumar Sen (Calcutta: Sahitya Akademi, 1955)
Publisher
University of Exeter
Date
2019-11
Contributor
Dutta, Shrutakirti
Mondal, Sujit
Mukherjee, Ayesha
Rights
CC BY-NC
Language
Bengali
Type
Poem
Coverage
Bengal, India; c.1700
Original Format
Handwritten by Dukhushyam Chitrakar, pen on paper