Folk Music
Folk music refers to songs which are transmitted orally, composed in easy words of local dialect of the composer and have been being performed by a community for long period of time following an unchanged and uninfluenced music style. It also refers to local musical instruments and mode of dance associated with performing those songs.Folk music, generally, springs from the heart of common people of the society or a community and expresses thought,lifestyle,sorrow,happiness, love, separation etc of that particular community.Folk music of Bangladesh is very rich with great variety. Some popular varieties are Baul, Bhatiyali, Jari, Shari, Bhawaiya Jhumur, Dhamail, Ghombira etc. All these are polular forms of our folk music as these are unchanged and uninfluenced and have been being sung for centuries following their traditional styles.The local instruments that are used while performing these songs are Ektara, Dotara, Bashi,Khonjoni, Mondira, Dhol, Madol, Mridongo etc.Some prominent singers have made our folk songs very popular both in national and international level. They are Shiraj Shah, Lalon Shah, Baul Abdul Karim, Hason Raja, Radha Romon,Abbas Uddin, Abdul Alim.Nowadays folk music is sung playing western instruments that necessarily fail to touch the soul of Bangladeshi audiences . We should listen to our folk music and should work to preserve our rich and ancient folk music.
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Written by Sajal Raby Das
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## Causes and Effects of Drug Addition
Drug addiction is a curse of modern civilization. It is now a global problem. Drug addiction has grasped the young generation in our country. Frustration is the main reason for this addiction. Again some take drugs as a pursuit of pleasure and later on it turns into an addiction.Besides, excessive curiosity and fantasy in teen age, draw the young people toward drug addition. Some other causes of drug addiction are bad association, failure in love, degradation of religious values, lack of family bondage , loneliness, mental pressure etc.The effects of drug addiction are terrible.Usually, the drugs are very expensive. In order to arrange money, the addicts commit many kinds of social crimes like stealing, hijacking, plundering, looting, etc. As a result, It gives rise to many problems in the society and the family of the addicted persons. Similarly, drug addiction has a terrible effect on the human body. A drug addict always feels drowsy and loses appetite. The poisonous effect of drugs may damage the brain and all internal functions of the body.The remedy for drug addiction is not very easy. All concerned must create awareness at personal and family levels against the dangerous impact of drug addiction. Suppliers should be punished strictly. When each and every person will be sincere to drive the curse of drug addiction from society, we can get rid of it.
Sajal Raby Das.
City Life Vs Village Life
God made the country and man made the town" is an old saying. A rural life / country / village life means to live in the villages . It has no din and bustle that we always find in town life. In contrast, city life means to live in the towns where people are always busy with their own affairs and never get any time to turn to others. A rural/country/ village life has many advantages as well as disadvantages. One can enjoy the beauty of nature, eat fresh fruits,vegetables and fishes. Most importantly they can breathe in fresh air which is free from pollution. So, village people usually are healthy and they do not get sick often. Besides, village people are very simple, helpful and peace loving . However, village people can not enjoy many modern facilities in the village. When they fall ill, they do not find medical facilities. They can not ensure quality education for their children. Thus, in every respect, village people are dependent on the city.City life, in contrast, are full of modern facilities. There are large shopping complexes, banks, mills, factories, restaurants, reputed educational institutions, government and private Hospitals, easy communication system and so on. However, city people lack some blessing of village life. They can earn much money but can not inhale pure air. In a city air is polluted with dust, smoke, garbage and carbon-dioxide gasses. Consequently city people fall easily fall sick. Again there is high rate of crime in the city.Snatching, killing, deception etc are common affairs in a city. Thus city life has both advantages and disadvantages. To compare and contrast it can be said that both city life and village life have their own beauty and dark side. People rush to city to get what they lack in the village. Again people rush to the village to get what they miss in city life.