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'''Prabhát Saḿgiita''' ([[:wikipedia:Bengali language|Bengali]]: প্রভাত সঙ্গীত ''Probhat Shongit'', [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_Bengali pɾɔbhat̪ ʃɔŋɡit̪] - ''see spelling variations [[Prabhat Samgiita#Name and Variants|below]]''), also known as '''Songs of a New Dawn''' and '''Prabhat Songs''', is the collection of songs composed by [[Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar]].{{sfn|Subramanya, Mysore|2008}} Sarkar composed a total of 5,018 songs, including lyrics and tune, over a period of eight years from 1982 until his death in 1990.{{sfn|The Telegraph (Calcutta)|20/09/2004}}
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'''Prabhát Saḿgiita''' ([[:wikipedia:Bengali language|Bengali]]: প্রভাত সঙ্গীত ''Probhat Shongit'', [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_Bengali pɾɔbhat̪ ʃɔŋɡit̪] - ''see spelling variations [[Prabhat Samgiita#Name and Variants|below]]''), also known as '''Songs of a New Dawn''' and '''Prabhat Songs''', is the collection of songs composed by [[Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar]] (1921–1990).{{sfn|Subramanya, Mysore|2008}}<ref group=note>Between 1955 and 1990 the author wrote in [[:wikipedia:English language|English]], [[:wikipedia:Bengali_language|Bengali]] and [[:wikipedia:Hindi|Hindi]]. He wrote in the name "Shrii Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar" when treating [[:wikipedia:Sociology|sociology]], [[:wikipedia:Economics|economics]], [[:wikipedia:Philology|philology]] and various other subjects, and in the name ""Shrii Shrii Ánandamúrti"" when focusing on spiritual topics. Many of his books he gave as dictations; others were compiled from his discourses, some of them in small pocket-books.</ref> Sarkar composed a total of 5,018 songs, including lyrics and tune, over a period of eight years from 1982 until his death in 1990.{{sfn|The Telegraph (Calcutta)|20/09/2004}}


== Etymology ==
== Etymology ==
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== Name and Variants ==
== Name and Variants ==
Prabhát Saḿgiit has two most commonly used definitions, namely: "Songs of a New Down"{{sfn|Sarkar, Subhas|12/09/2011}} and "Songs of [[Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar|Prabhat]]".{{sfn|Sarkár, Subhas|31/12/2010}}{{sfn|The Hindu|21/03/2008}} It has many spelling variants, with the following reasons: the word ''saḿgiit'' has two different spellings in Bengali, there is no fix transliteration rule for most Indian languages, there are also different transcription conventions used in English for Indian languages, the [[:wikipedia:Sanskrit language|Sanskrit]] pronunciation has an "a" at the end of both words, which is normally silent in Bengali and [[:wikipedia:Hindi|Hindi]].
''Prabhát Saḿgiit'' has two most commonly used definitions, namely: "Songs of a New Down"{{sfn|Sarkar, Subhas|12/09/2011}} and "Songs of [[Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar|Prabhat]]".{{sfn|Sarkár, Subhas|31/12/2010}}{{sfn|The Hindu|21/03/2008}} It has many spelling variants, with the following reasons: the word ''saḿgiit'' has two different spellings in Bengali, there is no fix transliteration rule for most Indian languages, there are also different transcription conventions used in English for Indian languages, the [[:wikipedia:Sanskrit language|Sanskrit]] pronunciation has an "a" at the end of both words, which is normally silent in Bengali and [[:wikipedia:Hindi|Hindi]].


Thus we have the word '''''prabhat''''' that can be spelled as:
Thus we have the word '''''prabhat''''' that can be spelled as:
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Sarkar composed songs in eight different languages: Bengali, Hindi, [[:wikipedia:English language|English]], [[:wikipedia:Sanscrit language|Samskrita]], [[:wikipedia:Urdu language|Urdu]], [[:wikipedia:Magahi language|Magahi]], [[:wikipedia:Maithili language|Maithili]] and [[:wikipedia:Angika language|Angika]].{{sfn|Sarkár, Subhas|31/12/2010}} Sarkar held that songs should be performed in their original language to preserve the composer's rhythm, melody, and meaning. Hence, no permission was given by Sarkar for performance of his songs in any language other than the language in which he composed them.{{citation needed |date=November 2013}}
Sarkar composed songs in eight different languages: Bengali, Hindi, [[:wikipedia:English language|English]], [[:wikipedia:Sanscrit language|Samskrita]], [[:wikipedia:Urdu language|Urdu]], [[:wikipedia:Magahi language|Magahi]], [[:wikipedia:Maithili language|Maithili]] and [[:wikipedia:Angika language|Angika]].{{sfn|Sarkár, Subhas|31/12/2010}} Sarkar held that songs should be performed in their original language to preserve the composer's rhythm, melody, and meaning. Hence, no permission was given by Sarkar for performance of his songs in any language other than the language in which he composed them.{{citation needed |date=November 2013}}
== Songs list ==


== References ==
== References ==