And after that Dhaka once again attained her capital position. More than four decades have elapsed after the Independence of Bangladesh. Four hundred years have elapsed after the creation of Dhaka. Where are we standing today? Gone is the golden age. Or are we still hoping for one? Statues of wood, stone and chinaware, wall paintings, and scriptures, etc. The influence of religion, politics, business and culture evolved and changed down through the years.
These can be depicted and categorised from - , - , - and - Down through the seasonal changes : winter, summer, spring and monsoon etc. For costumes starting from non-synched clothing to hand woven machine made clothing, the years brought hundreds of changes through the last years. The Mugughals, British and French influence in clothing and culture is noteworthy. The Saree and the Dhoti in Bengali Muslim and Hindu culture have survived the times and ages and are still predominant in the 21st century.
To live within one's own culture and roots with a proper balance of modernisation and multiculturalism is seen both in the East and the West. Globalisation has brought about multifarious changes too. Down through the last years, we can look at other chronological changes too to depict the time, age and history, starting from the horse to the horse and carriage and then the chariot in different shapes and sizes. Before the chariots, people used carts which were being pulled by oxen and cows.
Then eventually came cars and auto rickshaws and rickshaws. Dhaka is now often called 'the city of rickshaws'. In the Baptists first appeared at schools in Dhaka. In the residents of Dhaka collectively donated and formed schools.
The population increased and mass people were always relocating to this capital city. Presently in Dhaka there are kinds of education mediums- English medium, Bengali medium, Madrashas, Girls Madrashas etc. There are presently universities, a school room had 45 students but now students.
In there were - teachers, which has now increased to The students are around 25 thousand. This type of education will become a dilemma for future generations. The area demarcation of Dhaka had started from the shoulder of the Dhak or Dhol or Drams. Subedar Islam Khan had ordered that as far as the sound of the Dhak goes the landmark of Dhaka as jurisdiction will be etched.
The map of Dhaka has changed and changed again. Mosques and minarets have broken down, so has the St. Thomas Church at Chhoto Katra, bridges and old structures have deteriorated to some extent but newer structures have been constructed.
The cemetery has almost been destroyed but on the other hand the Mitford Hospital had had a facelift on both the inside and outside.
Healthcare and medicare has slowly advanced and so has culture, language, education rates, standard of living and the overall infrastructme of not only Dhaka but all of Bangladesh. If we look at other sectors like weavers, goldsmiths, advancement of cinemas from black and white to coloured as well as movies to walkie-talkies, the origin and development of dramas, specific and unique foods of Dhaka intermixed with French, English and Mughals , Greek and Portuguese cuisine who had come for business and sometimes permanent settlement, sports like kite making and fighting, cockfights and football or soccer became very well established and known not to overlook Latimkhela.
Chronological expansion of music, musical instruments, dancers and songs developed. Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore once again became popular, poetry had reached remarkable heights and so too has art reached unthinkable advancements.
A city rich in language, culture, art, literature, poetry and history, Dhaka is a popular and unique city to be dealt with. Jewelry and ornaments worn by men and women also emphasise the history and tradition of Dhaka.
Ancient goldsmiths used gold, silver, copper, brass, wood mixed metals and shakha to make and remake ornaments like Monikundal, Chakra kundal, Chakra Bali for ears , Ratnahar Pushpahar, Sheeta har, Muktahar, Shatan Rhar mainly necklaces. For the hands : Angad, taga, keur, bala, bauti, kankan, hastapadda etc. For the waist : mekhola and kingkini and ornaments for the feet were kharu, Torah and baakmol. Many time spans have been depicted by all these jewelries of various ages. Today Kolkata goldsmiths are the best in the world as evaluated by many.
In Dhaka Prakash Newspaper of , 24th April the description of this Bayoscope was published as 'Cinematograph' or 'live scenes'. The people of Dhaka love to eat. Initially the Mughals, then the Armenians, Greek, Portuguese, French and British peoples came to Dhaka for business and the local food went through countless changes. The Mughals imported polau, korma, biriany, kabab, kofta, morobba and moglai paratha.
The Portuguase brought in pineapples, round potatoes, sofeda, aata, nona and cashew nuts. They are assumed to have brought in the chilly pepper and tobacco, bread and biscuits. The English also brought in breads, biscuits chun, cutlet, patties etc. The present Muslim population of Dhaka more or less follow the Moglai food. Kababs are either sheek kabab or shuti kabab of old Dhaka. Each and every bread has a history in Dhaka, such as tandoori bread, chapatti , Baghdadi, nanpao, sharbati, rumabi, etc.
Not to forget sweets, like jilapi, chamcham or shonpapri. Besides this, the sweet curd or doi was very popular in old Dhaka. Vendors would go from door to door selling freshly churned butter, ghol and matha.
Today in modern Dhaka we do not see them anymore. If we talk about sports in Dhaka then mentionable are the cockfights, elephant fights, limited to the king's and affluent zamindars , hunters, professional bulbuli birds fights until the beginning of the 20th century, Bou kotha kow birds singing, mountain mynah fights, ox fights, popular to people of the lower levels.
Sheep fighting was limited within the Muslim community only. This was popular in the beginning of the 19th century. People in Dhaka in the olden times loved also to keep pigeons as pets. Making kites and kite fighting was a sport popular within the old Dhakaites.
This ancient game still exists in old Dhaka starting from the period of the Sepoy Mutiny, or soldiers' revolution. In the first cricket match was played at the Race Course fields. Football games are untraceable in Dhaka as to its first origin. Boat racing and puppet shows were also there in old Dhaka but are gradually becoming extinct. A thousand years old charjyapad is the history of ancient Bengali songs, poetry and prose. Jahangir Nagar University celebrated its 11th anniversary and the Shilpakala Academy in Dhaka is always remembering and commemorating special occasions, people and events and various forms of art and culture inclusive of jatras, dances, dramas and exhibitions.
The spiritual beauty of his songs and music has led to the translation of his work in many languages of the world. Every year, Bauls from all over Bangladesh come to his Akhrabari to be near to their master, emperor or leader. The festival is held for 3 days and many kinds of Baul or spiritual songs are presented by numerous groups and people. The world consists of how many ways when the call comes the unknown birds in the cage will fly away. This World is a fake prison.
No one belongs to the other. Everything is false is false". It was the age of Calligraphy then. It is the finest form of art even now. The gap is of years. The dreams of years ago has turned to reality now. Install or enable Adobe Flash Player. Alternatively, we also recommend the SuperNova! Plugin for Chrome as an easy way to enable Flash content in the browser. Get more out of your Kongregate experience. Take advantage of ad-free gaming, cool profile skins, automatic beta access, and private chat with Kong Plus.
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