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Mughal Influence on Bengali Literature
Mughal Influence on Bengali Literature has been beneficiary. This influence continued till the eighteenth century.

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Mughal Influence on Bengali LiteratureMughal Influence on Bengali Literature witnessed moderate literary activity. It was prominent after Man Simha had become the governor of the state. After Emperor Aurangzeb`s death in 1707 the governors of Bengal were no more committed to Delhi. The economic condition of the people improved and they enjoyed greater religious freedom. New works were composed on themes such as those of Manasa and Goddess Chandi. New translations were also made of the classical Puranas.

There appeared many poems which were of the Vrata-katha type. Some were Mangal-kavyas. There were several poems on Goddess Lakshmi. Goddess Saraswati was glorified by Dayaram and Dwija Vireswar and Lord Surya was glorified by Ramjivan and Dwija Kalidas.

The panchali poems on Satya Pir deserve special mention as further evidence of fusion of Hinduism and Islam which was taking place in that age. Satya represents the Hindu part and Pir represents the Muslim. This man-made deity is a unique product of Bengal. He originated in the Rarh region in the early eighteenth century. He is the only laukik deity who is worshipped by chanting the fables is still observed. The Satya-Pir poems belonged to the Vrata-katha type.

The other poems similar to Satya Pir are Trailakya-Pir and Manik-Pir. These can still be heard in the villages among the Muslim population especially. Baul songs developed in Bengal during the Mughal rule. The Baul and the Bhatiyali often struck a spiritual note as they were not attached to any particular religious sect. The Tarja and Kaviwala songs rose towards the mid eighteenth century. They were low forms of literary entertainment. The Kaviwalas got the name of dard kavi.

Bengali Literature was influenced by the Persian language during the Mughal. This made the Bengali Language brighter. The subject and style of the Persian language was followed. Gradually the use of Persian words in Bnegali began to increase. The Muslim poets introduced ideas and thoughts of Persian literature in their poems. Gazals and Sufi literature were evolved. The Hindu poets were also inspired by the Persian influence. The Vaishnava Padavali was composed in the Persian style. The influence of the Persian literature was observed in the writing of the authors like Bharata Chandra Raigunakar nd so on


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