'Methojan', a cultural organization for young generation

ABDUL WAHED:

There are numbers of only oral folk songs these are not brought in written papers. To strong our Bengali culture 'Methojan' is finding these for preservation.

'Methojan', a cultural organization for young generation, was set up formally in Kurigram town on November 13, 2008 on the theme of 'Banglar gun, Bangalir gun (Bangladeshi song, Bangali's song)'. A committee of nine members including President Yousuf Alamgir, who is a journalist and cultural personalist, has been conducting the Methojan. They have been able to through out the activity into another districts. Kurigram, Lalmonirhat, Rangpur and Gaibandha committee already have been formed and are working with Methojan.

Members of Methojan committee talked with The Kurigram news. They said about their Methojan, human mind is changeable. So, the field of human's test, mind, thinking and exercise has been already changed in the world. New ages are being known with modern information technology. The technology is shaking human minds effectively. As a result, acceptances of human are being rapidly changed. The 'Methojan' is only supporting a good change of the technology.

They said it is not an emotion of 'Methojan' on Bangladeshi songs or Bengali's songs. But it is a shinning observation to the Bengali songs, is spreading its field. In the cultural field, various events have been exercising so long. 'Methojan' wants to kept continue the exercise to strong our culture.

Culture is not a static matter it's an exceptional power in the human society. 'Methojan' wants to extend it keeping unchanged to main elements of Bengali culture.

In the mean time 'Methojan' has fixed some assignments on collection different folk songs from the rout level. Some of these have been already collected. They are trying to present these in different functions through the modern musical instruments along with folk related musical instruments. Of the folk musical instruments, aar-bashi (flout), dotara, bangla-dhol (dram), mondira, harmonium, dugi, tabola, shanay and khanjhori are mentionable here.

The 'Methojan' has completed about 50 programs on their collections through its young artists in Nilphamari, Rangpur, Lalmonir Hat, Gaibandha and Kurigram districts. Ten activists in Lalmonirhat, ten activists in Gaibandha, 15 activist in Rangpur and 15 activists in Kurigram are contributing to collect the folks. In the collection, song "Dhik... Dhik...Dhik... mohishal, Oho...mohishal...re........", "Kisher mor radhon, Kisher mor baron........" and " O... re... garial bandhu....'' are mentioned here.

They said there are no entrance of all here except young singer artists. Because' there is no schooling system for new comers. Only young singers may exercise the folk songs.

President of the organization (Methojan) Yousuf Alamgir said to The Kurigram news, "We are trying to present only oral folk and old ages' folk songs through using folk instruments including modern technology by our artists. Works of a new album with collected folk songs is going on. We expect it could be completed within short times and may be brought in market".