Class 6 English For Today Lesson 22 Hason Raja : The mystic bard of Bangladesh

 

Hason Raja : The mystic bard of Bangladesh - হাসন রাজাঃ বাংলাদেশের মরমি চারণ কবি

প্রশ্ন A. Look at the pictures below. Do you know (জানো) who they are or anything about them? Can you match the names with the pictures (তুমি কি ছবির সাথে নামগুলো মিল করতে পার)?

Answer:

The above (উপরের) pictures are of the three well-known mystic bards (মরমি) of Bangladesh. They are famous (জনপ্রিয়) in Bangladesh and in other countries too. They are Lalon Shah (লালন শাহ), Hason Raja (হাছন রাজা) and Shah Abdul Karim (শাহ আব্দুল করিম).

A bard (চারন কবি) is one who writes poems and songs. And a mystic (মরমি) is one who tries to search the Truth (সত্য) and become united (একাত্ব হওয়া) with God through prayers and meditation (প্রার্থনা ও ধন). All these bards wrote poems and songs to express (ব্যক্ত করা) their deep thoughts (চিন্তা-ধারা) and feelings (অনুভূতি) about God, life and love for man.

Matched Result:

1. The first picture à Lalon Shah

2. The Second Picture à Hason Raja

3. The Third Picture à Shah Abdul Karim

প্রশ্ন B1. Answer the following questions.

a. When was Hason Raja born?

b. Where did he come from?

c. What was his childhood like (বাল্যকাল)?

d. Why did Hason Raja leave the life of comfort and pleasure (আরাম ও আনন্দ)?

e. What was the others name by which Hason Raja was known?

Answer:

a. Hason Raja was born in 1854.

b. He came from a wealthy landlord’s family in Sylhet.

c. His childhood was very luxurious. He did not lack money, comfort or pleasure.

d. When Hason Raja started to think deeply about the Creator, about life, death and mankind, he found all the worldly comfort and joy meaningless. So, he left the life of comfort and pleasure.

e. The others name of Hason Raja was the mystic bard of Bangladesh.

প্রশ্ন B2. Practise reading (পড়ার অভ্যাস কর) the passage loudly (উচ্চস্বরে) giving proper attention (মনোযোগ) to pronunciation (উচ্চারন), pause (সাময়িক বিরতি) and intonation (স্বরভেদ).

Answer: Try yourself.

প্রশ্ন B3. Learn the meanings of the words.

comfort, pleasure, luxury, volume, crazy, contain, beyond, eminent

Answer:

comfort - আরাম

luxury - বিলাসিতা

pleasure - আনন্দ

volume – পুস্তকের খন্ড

crazy – দিশেহারা, মত্ত

contain – ধারন করা

beyond – সীমানা ছাড়িয়ে বা পিছনে ফেলে

eminent - প্রখ্যাত