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'''Prabhat Samgiita''' or '''Prabhát Saḿgiita''' (Bengali: প্রভাত সঙ্গীত ''Probhat Shongit'', pɾɔbhat̪ ʃɔŋɡit̪ - ''see spelling variations [[#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 English, Bengali and Hindi. He wrote in the name "Shrii Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar" when treating sociology, economics, 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}} | '''Prabhat Samgiita''' or '''Prabhát Saḿgiita''' (Bengali: প্রভাত সঙ্গীত ''Probhat Shongit'', pɾɔbhat̪ ʃɔŋɡit̪ - ''see spelling variations [[#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 English, Bengali and Hindi. He wrote in the name "Shrii Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar" when treating sociology, economics, 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}} | ||
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== Etymology == | == Etymology == | ||
In Bengali, the word ''Prabhát(a)'' (প্রভাত - pɾɔbhat̪) means ''dawn'', ''morning'' or ''daybreak''.{{sfn|Biswas, Sailendra}} The word ''Sauṋgiit(a)'' (সঙ্গীত - [ʃɔŋɡit̪){{sfn|Sarkár, Prabhát Raiṋjan|21/10/2007}} also spelled as ''Saḿgiit(a)'' (সংগীত - ʃɔŋɡgit̪) means ''song'' and ''music''.{{sfn|Biswas, Sailendra}} Thus, ''prabhát(a) sauṋgiit(a)'' or ''prabhát(a) saḿgiit(a)'' etymologically means "morning song"{{sfn|Biswas, Sailendra}} or "songs of dawn".{{sfn|Avadhuta, Divyachetananda Acharya|19/06/2009}} It has also been interpreted as "songs of a new dawn".{{sfn|Sarkar, Subhas|12/09/2011}}{{sfn|Subramanya, Mysore|2008}} | In Bengali, the word ''Prabhát(a)'' (প্রভাত - pɾɔbhat̪) means ''dawn'', ''morning'' or ''daybreak''.{{sfn|Biswas, Sailendra}} The word ''Sauṋgiit(a)'' (সঙ্গীত - [ʃɔŋɡit̪){{sfn|Sarkár, Prabhát Raiṋjan|21/10/2007}} also spelled as ''Saḿgiit(a)'' (সংগীত - ʃɔŋɡgit̪) means ''song'' and ''music''.{{sfn|Biswas, Sailendra}} Thus, ''prabhát(a) sauṋgiit(a)'' or ''prabhát(a) saḿgiit(a)'' etymologically means "morning song"{{sfn|Biswas, Sailendra}} or "songs of dawn".{{sfn|Avadhuta, Divyachetananda Acharya|19/06/2009}} It has also been interpreted as "songs of a new dawn".{{sfn|Sarkar, Subhas|12/09/2011}}{{sfn|Subramanya, Mysore|2008}} It could also mean "songs of Prabhat [Ranjan Sarkar]". In light of other such collections (for example, [[wikipedia:Meera|Meera Bhajans]], [[wikipedia:Rabindra Sangeet|Rabindra Sangeet]], and [[wikipedia:Nazrul Geeti|Nazrul Geeti]]), this latter interpretation might be the most appropriate. | ||
== Name and variants == | == Name and variants == | ||
Prabhat Samgiita has two most commonly used definitions, namely: "Songs of a New Dawn"{{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 | Prabhat Samgiita has two most commonly used definitions, namely: "Songs of a New Dawn"{{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 fixed transliteration rule for most Indian languages, there are also different transcription conventions used in English for Indian languages, the Sanskrit pronunciation has an "a" at the end of both words, which is normally silent in Bengali and Hindi. | ||
Thus we have the word ''prabhat'' that can be spelled as: | Thus we have the word ''prabhat'' that can be spelled as: | ||