MOHUA : Mymensingh Geetika মহুয়া : মৈমনসিংহ গীতিকা | Gandhar

Dinesh Chandra Sen had some popular narrative ballads collected from greater Mymensingh with the help of local collectors and, after editing, published them in 1923 as a book under the title Maimansingha Gitika. After its publication it earned appreciation from all for richness of its contents and artistic quality.
The book contains ten ballads 'Malua, Chandravati, Kamala, Dewan Bhabna, Dosyu Kenaramer Pala, Rupabati, Kobko O Leela, Kajolrekha and Dewan Madina.
The ballads primarily feature the life stories of the mortal beings and not of religion. Except the Dasyu Kenaramer Pala, all other nine ballads reflect the worldly loves of men and women, some ending as comedies and others as tragedies. The ballads are named after the heroines. The roles of the heroines are brighter and more lively compared to those of the heroes. The heroines struggle more and sacrifice more than their men in establishing the depth of love. The steadfastness of women's love and boldness of their character make some critics believe that the ballads may have been influenced by some matriarchal society.

Drama : Mohua
Writer : Dwij Kanai
Cast :
Mahuya - Sutapa Bandyopadhyay Sarkar
Nader Chand - Dipayan Bandyopadhyay
Palong - Iman Chakraborty
Ma - Baishali Foni
Langra, Saodagar - Jayanta Bandyopadhyay
Humra - Chandan Majumder
Chorus - Saswati Majumder, Papia Foni
Narration - Arijit Mitra, Debjani Ghosh
Music : Subrata 'Babu' Mukhopadhyay
Musicians : Siddhartha Bhattacharya, Amal Sarkar, Bubai Nandi,
Somnath Bandyopadhyay
Recording / Mixing : Sanjay Sengupta (Studio Dhwani)