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II. CONCLUSION:
With the wake of post modernist colonialism and capitalist economy several indigenous art forms have
suffered a fatal blow taking down with it the micro industries that supported humble poets and artisans.
Gambhira have suffered same fate. These quirky, rebellious, socialist dramas were once observed with
ostentatious with the rise of television industry. This fast paced, influential folk drama trend is starting
dry up.My purpose of translating these songs was to provide them a wider readership and to
decontextualize it and it‟s potentiality could be realized. Though the audience and advertisement
industry entirely captured target audience of these performances , it is to be hoped the writer had only
paved the way for revival of these dying songs by evaluating and expanding their beauty in different
parts of Bengal. After eight years of tireless efforts, The Institute of Folk Culture, Malda continues its
journey today with the greetings of millions of people in the district.