Organised by
Department of Arabic
In a joint initiative of IQAC, Gour Mahavidyalaya and Shershahbadia Vikas Parishad
5 April 2023 Seminar Hall, Gour Mahavidyalaya.
Concept Note
The Shershabadia people reportedly speak a Bengali dialect called Maldaiya Bengali. Those who reside in Bihar and Jharkhand have knowledge of Hindi and Urdu.
They are a community of settled agriculturist, but as their population has grown, the land ownership has been sub-divided. This has led to many becoming landless, and a growth of those in the community who are agricultural labour, day labour, teaching, business etc. This drift is aggravated also due to the riverbank erosion along the Ganges, which flows through the parts of the southern Malda and Northern Murshidabad.
The community entirely belongs to Sunni Muslim. The majority do not belong to any of the four recognized theological schools of Islam viz. Hanafi, Shafi’i, Maliki and Hanbali. Rather they follow all the correct call from all the four Imams and they are known as Ahl-i Hadith (strict followers of the Quran and Hadith). Preaching of any Pir/ Darbesh (Muslim Saint) is not accepted of them normally. Except the prayer in funeral ground, they do not perform Jiyarat (a type of prayer kindling light). As a whole, they are not involved in popular Muharram but some of them are remain on fasting throughout the day. Charham and Chalisha (observance on fourth and fortieth day after death) are not performed in most of the Shershabadia Community.
As a result of the Memorandum of Understanding signed between Gour Mahavidyalaya and Shershahbadia Vikas Parishad, a seminar cum workshop titled “Locating Shershabadia in the Langscape and Cultures of Gour Banga” organised by the Department of Arabic in a joint initiative of IQAC, Gour Mahavidyalaya and Shershahbadia Vikas Parishad on 05.04.2023 at seminar room 208 in Gour Mahavidyalaya
Invited Guest and Speaker
Dr. A. K. Sarkar, Principal, Gour Mahavidyalaya, was taken the chaired of the workshop.
Dr. Md Abdul Wahab, Principal Dewan Abdul Gani College, Harirampur, Dakshin Dinajpur & President, Shershabadia Vikash Parishad, West Bengal was present as the chief guest and keynote speaker.
Mr. Mahfoozur Rahman, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Malda College, and Secretary, Shershabadia Vikash Parishad, West Bengal was present as the special guest and speaker.