Volume II,Special Issue, April 10, 2026
Volume-II, Special Issue, April, 2026 |
Received: 07.04.2026 | Accepted: 09.04.2026 | ||
Published Online: 10.04.2026 | Page No: | ||
DOI: 10.69655/atmadeep.vol.2.specialissue.W. | |||
নির্বাচিত অসমীয়া ছোটগল্প ও উপন্যাসে প্রবাদ প্রসঙ্গ: একটি পর্যবেক্ষণ
ড. নবনীতা বর্মন, স্বাধীন গবেষক, নদীয়া, পশ্চিমবঙ্গ, ভারত |
Proverbs Context in Selected Assamese Short Stories and Novels: An Observation Dr. Nabanita Barman, Independent Research Scholar, Nadia, West Bengal, India | ||
ABSTRACT | ||
Literature
is the best example of humans’ creative thinking. Literature acts as a mirror
of society where writers reflect the society of contemporary time. In
portraying the reality of the society, literature often employs proverbs.
Proverbs are a unique element of practical life that expresses the various
emotions and experiences of people’s day to day lives in a very eloquent way.
Although, originally an element of oral literature, Proverbs endow written
literature with sharpness of language and sarcasm of criticism through its
bright presence. This feature helps in increasing the attractiveness and
liveliness of the writing. The use of proverbs is also noteworthy in various
aspects of the rich repertoire of Assamese literature. The present article
sheds light on the practical aspect of proverbs in short stories and novels of
selected Assamese writers. In this research article the topic of proverbs has
been discussed in stories such as ‘Bidrohini’
written by Lakshmidhar Sharma, ‘Sanskar’
written by Mamoni Roysham Goswami, ‘Sakha
Damodar’ written by
Lakshminandan Bara and ‘Mone
Mane’ written by Sri Sneha
Devi. The topic of proverbs has been raised in Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya’s
novel ‘Mrityunjay’
and Nabakanta Barua’s novel ‘Kakadeutar
Haar’. Proverbs can give
expression to various human experiences that cannot be put into words otherwise
and people often apply proverbs in different situations in order to maintain
the brevity and the sharpness of speech. Stories and novels are written based
on human experiences and various elements of the real world. That is why
proverbs are used in various literary elements with ease. The analysis of the
Assamese short stories and novels mentioned earlier reveals the context of the
use of proverbs in Assamese literature. Apart from the short stories and novels
mentioned in the article, the employment of proverbs can also be seen in other
stories and novels, which is a large field of study. | ||
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