• Dr.Mridusmita Borah

Abstract National Integration has occupied an important place of late .Cultural relativity in national integration is new area of comparative literature. Cultural diversity among different nation of the world is also noticed within a country in terms of class. Caste, religious faith, customs etc. India is a multilingual state and geographically too if is a vast country. Though there are differences in ways and expressions, the people of this vast country have the same language of their heart can be asserted on the basis of a comparative study of the Boul Songs of Bengal and the Deh Bicher songs of Assam. Boul Songs in Bengal and Deh Bicher songs in Assam are integral parts of folklore and folkculture of Bengal and Assam. Naturally there are certain differences of social milieu, taste and cultural environment between the two states. Yet the customs , folklore, thought etc. of bought these state bear certain stamps of similarity. It can be proved by a comparative study of the Boul Songs and Deh Bicher songs .This study would also find out the unity in diversity between the fold literatures of the both the states though there are cultural and regional divides. Hence this study is important. Boul is a religious sect in Bengal. This religious sect has collected religious elements from various sources-like Buddhism, Hinduism etc.This sect came into existence at the and of the Middle ages.The followers of this sect consider Chatanya Deva as their GURU. They believed in one omnipotent god and express desire to be united with him. The “Ratikhuwa” community of Assam is known for their connections with the Deh Bicher songs. This “Ratikhuwa” community was in vogue even in the days of Vaishnavism of Sri Sankardev. The Basis and customs of this community were entirely koinatoj . Later on, the vaishnavite thought got manifested in the Deh Bicher songs of this sect. The similarities between the feelings and thoughts of the Deh Bicher songs and the Sandhan Marg of the Sahajaan Panth lead to the idea that these songs were prevalent even in 8th century AD to 12th century AD. The chief concern of these Deh Bichar song is “deho-tatwa”. These people considered the body itself to be the microcosm of the macrocosm. A Comparative study of the subject matters, thought forms and performance or recital of both Boul songs and DehBicher songs are has been done here. A sect of similarities between these two have been discovered. Which are as follow- (i) Boul songs could be sung by people irrespective of class. Cast or religion and similer is the case with the DehBicer songs. (ii) The aim of both folk songs is to arouse deep spiritual thought and’ Bairagya’. (iii) Human body is the basis of meditation in both Boul songs and Deh Bicher songs. The attempt is to realize the Almighty through the Body. (iv) The language of both Boul Songs and Dehbichar song is Symbolic and fully of iironies. (v) The Baul songs are recited by performers dancing to the tune of tokary. Both Baul songs and Deh Bicher songs occupai significant place in folk literature in Bengal and Assam. But the letter and Deh Bicher geet

National Integration, Cultural diversity,Baul Songs, Deh Bicher songs,Cultural relativity

"A Comparative study of Baul song of Bengal and Dehbicher song of Assam", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.712-722, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908900.pdf

"A Comparative study of Baul song of Bengal and Dehbicher song of Assam", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp712-722, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908900.pdf