Introduction, concept of art and culture, early medieval music: songs of Siddhacharyas. Joydev, Baduchandi Das, Shri Chaitanya Dev, early Modern Music: Tappa, Brahma Sangeet, Swadeshi (Patriotic) songs, origin and development of Bangla language, early Bangla Literature: Charyapada, first half of the 20^th century: Songs of Rabindranath Tagore, Group of composers, Kazi Nazrul Islam, contemporary music in Bangladesh (1947-1971): Abbasuddin Ahmed, Abdul Ahad, Samar Das, Altaf Mahmud, Abdul Latif, Khan Ataur Rahman, Folk music in Bangladesh: Bhatiali, Baul, Jari, Kavigaan, Pala gaan, Puthi path and Shari gaan, literature in the Medieval period: Long narrative poems. Literature in the Medieval period: Short devotional poems, Kabi gaan and Dobhashee Punthi. Origin of Bengali painting: Punthi painting, Calligraphy, Gajir pata,. Painting in the 19^th century and first half of 20^th century: Abanindranath Tagore, Nandalal Basu, Jamini Roy, Zainul Abedin, Quamrul Hasan, Shafiuddin Ahmed, S.M.Sultan. Contemporary paintings since 1947: Mohammad Kibria, Aminul Islam, Novera Ahmed, Murtaza Baseer, Hamidur Rahman, Devdas Chakravorty, Shahabuddin Ahmed, Jamal Ahmed. The first half of the 19^th century: Beginning of written prose, main trends in Bangla Literature in the 2^nd half of the 19^th century. Trends in Bangla Literature in the first half of the 20^th century with special reference to select writers. Folk art and Crafts: The Traffic art in Bangladesh (Rickshaw painting), Sara Chittra, Nakshi Kantha, Challchittra. Origin of Bengali Theatre, Bangladeshi Theatre, 1947-1975. Main trends in poetry and fiction since 1971 with reference to select poets and novelists. Essays and Essayists in contemporary Bangladesh.

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