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		<title>Mukbil at 15:40, 28 August 2021</title>
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Gazi Kalu-Champavati&#039;&#039;&#039; a sample &#039;&#039;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;p&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;r s&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;hitya&lt;/del&gt;&#039;&#039; or &#039;&#039;pir&#039;&#039; literature, written in the style of [[panchali]],&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&lt;/del&gt;narrating the adventures of Gazi Pir in the tiger-infested forests of south Bengal and the story of his marriage to Champavati.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Gazi Kalu-Champavati&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt; &lt;/ins&gt;a sample &#039;&#039;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;pir sahitya&lt;/ins&gt;&#039;&#039; or &#039;&#039;pir&#039;&#039; literature, written in the style of [[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Panchali|&lt;/ins&gt;panchali]], narrating the adventures of Gazi Pir in the tiger-infested forests of south Bengal and the story of his marriage to Champavati.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt; &lt;/del&gt;The first reference to Gazi Pir as a rival of Daksin Ray, the god of tigers, appears in Krishnaram Das&#039;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;; &lt;/del&gt;poetic narrative, &#039;&#039;[[raymangal]] &#039;&#039;(1684), which describes their rivalry and subsequent friendship. At one time both used to be worshipped.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The first reference to Gazi Pir as a rival of Daksin Ray, the god of tigers, appears in Krishnaram Das&#039; poetic narrative, &#039;&#039;[[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Raymangal|&lt;/ins&gt;raymangal]] &#039;&#039;(1684), which describes their rivalry and subsequent friendship. At one time both used to be worshipped.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt; &lt;/del&gt;Sheikh Khoda Baksh composed &#039;&#039;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;G&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;zi K&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;lu&lt;/del&gt;-&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Champ&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;vat&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;i&lt;/del&gt;&#039;&#039;, based on the story of &#039;&#039;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;R&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;yma&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;b&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;gal&lt;/del&gt;&#039;&#039;, in 1798-99. The poem narrates Gazi Kalu&#039;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;;&lt;/del&gt;s feats in his journey across the country in the guise of a fakir, his battle with a certain Hindu king, the king&#039;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;;&lt;/del&gt;s defeat and his conversion to [[islam]]. After Gazi Kalu mitigates the sufferings of the king&#039;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;;&lt;/del&gt;s subjects, he marches on Brahmannagar. In the ensuing battle, the king of Brahmannagar is defeated and accepts Islam. Gazi Kalu marries the king&#039;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;;&lt;/del&gt;s daughter, Champavati, and returns home. The poem also contains other related stories. In addition to human beings, the characters include gods, demons, supernatural spirits, fairies, ghosts, evil spirits, and animals. The action takes place on earth as well as in heaven and hell. Gazi Kalu is depicted as victorious because he has been blessed not only by Khwaja Khizir and the goddess Ganga, but also by Allah. The poem cites the popular belief that offerings to Gazi Pir would ensure safety from tigers.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sheikh Khoda Baksh composed &#039;&#039;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Gazi Kalu&lt;/ins&gt;-&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Champavati&lt;/ins&gt;&#039;&#039;, based on the story of &#039;&#039;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Raymabgal&lt;/ins&gt;&#039;&#039;, in 1798-99. The poem narrates Gazi Kalu&#039;s feats in his journey across the country in the guise of a fakir, his battle with a certain Hindu king, the king&#039;s defeat and his conversion to [[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Islam|&lt;/ins&gt;islam]]. After Gazi Kalu mitigates the sufferings of the king&#039;s subjects, he marches on Brahmannagar. In the ensuing battle, the king of Brahmannagar is defeated and accepts Islam. Gazi Kalu marries the king&#039;s daughter, Champavati, and returns home. The poem also contains other related stories. In addition to human beings, the characters include gods, demons, supernatural spirits, fairies, ghosts, evil spirits, and animals. The action takes place on earth as well as in heaven and hell. Gazi Kalu is depicted as victorious because he has been blessed not only by Khwaja Khizir and the goddess Ganga, but also by Allah. The poem cites the popular belief that offerings to Gazi Pir would ensure safety from tigers.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt; &lt;/del&gt;&#039;&#039;Gazi Kalu-Champavati &#039;&#039;greatly influenced later poets such as Syed Halu Mir, Abdur Rahim, and Abdul Gafur who composed similar poems of spiritual powers possessed by pirs and fakirs. Sheikh Khoda Baksh&#039;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;;&lt;/del&gt;s poem, &#039;&#039;Champavati &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Kainy&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;r P&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;l&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;g&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;n &lt;/del&gt;&#039;&#039;or &#039;&#039;Gazi &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;S&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;heber G&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;t&lt;/del&gt;&#039;&#039;,&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&lt;/del&gt;was&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&lt;/del&gt;popular in the country during the 19th century when it revived Muslim sentiments of pride in the past glory of Islam. [Wakil Ahmed&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;] [Ahmed, Wakil  former Vice Chancellor, National University&lt;/del&gt;]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;Gazi Kalu-Champavati&#039;&#039; &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt; &lt;/ins&gt;greatly influenced later poets such as Syed Halu Mir, Abdur Rahim, and Abdul Gafur who composed similar poems of spiritual powers possessed by pirs and fakirs. Sheikh Khoda Baksh&#039;s poem, &#039;&#039;Champavati &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Kainyar Palagan &lt;/ins&gt;&#039;&#039;or &#039;&#039;Gazi &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Saheber Git&lt;/ins&gt;&#039;&#039;, was popular in the country during the 19th century when it revived Muslim sentiments of pride in the past glory of Islam. [Wakil Ahmed]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;p class=Normal &amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Gazi Kalu-Champavati&#039;&#039;&#039; a sample &#039;&#039;p&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;r s&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;hitya&#039;&#039; or &#039;&#039;pir&#039;&#039; literature, written in the style of [[panchali]],&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;narrating the adventures of Gazi Pir in the tiger-infested forests of south Bengal and the story of his marriage to Champavati.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Gazi Kalu-Champavati&#039;&#039;&#039; a sample &#039;&#039;p&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;r s&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;hitya&#039;&#039; or &#039;&#039;pir&#039;&#039; literature, written in the style of [[panchali]],&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;narrating the adventures of Gazi Pir in the tiger-infested forests of south Bengal and the story of his marriage to Champavati.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;  &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;p class=Normal &amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;The first reference to Gazi Pir as a rival of Daksin Ray, the god of tigers, appears in Krishnaram Das&#039;; poetic narrative, &#039;&#039;[[raymangal]] &#039;&#039;(1684), which describes their rivalry and subsequent friendship. At one time both used to be worshipped.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;  The first reference to Gazi Pir as a rival of Daksin Ray, the god of tigers, appears in Krishnaram Das&#039;; poetic narrative, &#039;&#039;[[raymangal]] &#039;&#039;(1684), which describes their rivalry and subsequent friendship. At one time both used to be worshipped.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;  &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;p class=Normal &amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;Sheikh Khoda Baksh composed &#039;&#039;G&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;zi K&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;lu-Champ&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;vat&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;, based on the story of &#039;&#039;R&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;yma&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;b&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;gal&#039;&#039;, in 1798-99. The poem narrates Gazi Kalu&#039;;s feats in his journey across the country in the guise of a fakir, his battle with a certain Hindu king, the king&#039;;s defeat and his conversion to [[islam]]. After Gazi Kalu mitigates the sufferings of the king&#039;;s subjects, he marches on Brahmannagar. In the ensuing battle, the king of Brahmannagar is defeated and accepts Islam. Gazi Kalu marries the king&#039;;s daughter, Champavati, and returns home. The poem also contains other related stories. In addition to human beings, the characters include gods, demons, supernatural spirits, fairies, ghosts, evil spirits, and animals. The action takes place on earth as well as in heaven and hell. Gazi Kalu is depicted as victorious because he has been blessed not only by Khwaja Khizir and the goddess Ganga, but also by Allah. The poem cites the popular belief that offerings to Gazi Pir would ensure safety from tigers.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;  Sheikh Khoda Baksh composed &#039;&#039;G&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;zi K&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;lu-Champ&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;vat&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;, based on the story of &#039;&#039;R&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;yma&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;b&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;gal&#039;&#039;, in 1798-99. The poem narrates Gazi Kalu&#039;;s feats in his journey across the country in the guise of a fakir, his battle with a certain Hindu king, the king&#039;;s defeat and his conversion to [[islam]]. After Gazi Kalu mitigates the sufferings of the king&#039;;s subjects, he marches on Brahmannagar. In the ensuing battle, the king of Brahmannagar is defeated and accepts Islam. Gazi Kalu marries the king&#039;;s daughter, Champavati, and returns home. The poem also contains other related stories. In addition to human beings, the characters include gods, demons, supernatural spirits, fairies, ghosts, evil spirits, and animals. The action takes place on earth as well as in heaven and hell. Gazi Kalu is depicted as victorious because he has been blessed not only by Khwaja Khizir and the goddess Ganga, but also by Allah. The poem cites the popular belief that offerings to Gazi Pir would ensure safety from tigers.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;  &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;p class=Normal &amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&#039;&#039;Gazi Kalu-Champavati &#039;&#039;greatly influenced later poets such as Syed Halu Mir, Abdur Rahim, and Abdul Gafur who composed similar poems of spiritual powers possessed by pirs and fakirs. Sheikh Khoda Baksh&#039;;s poem, &#039;&#039;Champavati Kainy&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;r P&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;l&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;g&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;n &#039;&#039;or &#039;&#039;Gazi S&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;heber G&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;,&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;was&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;popular in the country during the 19th century when it revived Muslim sentiments of pride in the past glory of Islam. [Wakil Ahmed] [Ahmed, Wakil  former Vice Chancellor, National University]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;  &#039;&#039;Gazi Kalu-Champavati &#039;&#039;greatly influenced later poets such as Syed Halu Mir, Abdur Rahim, and Abdul Gafur who composed similar poems of spiritual powers possessed by pirs and fakirs. Sheikh Khoda Baksh&#039;;s poem, &#039;&#039;Champavati Kainy&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;r P&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;l&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;g&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;n &#039;&#039;or &#039;&#039;Gazi S&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;heber G&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;,&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;was&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;popular in the country during the 19th century when it revived Muslim sentiments of pride in the past glory of Islam. [Wakil Ahmed] [Ahmed, Wakil  former Vice Chancellor, National University]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;p class=Normal &amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Gazi Kalu-Champavati&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; a sample &amp;#039;&amp;#039;p&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;i&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;r s&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;a&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;hitya&amp;#039;&amp;#039; or &amp;#039;&amp;#039;pir&amp;#039;&amp;#039; literature, written in the style of [[panchali]],&amp;#039;&amp;#039; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;narrating the adventures of Gazi Pir in the tiger-infested forests of south Bengal and the story of his marriage to Champavati. &lt;br /&gt;
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 &amp;lt;p class=Normal &amp;gt;The first reference to Gazi Pir as a rival of Daksin Ray, the god of tigers, appears in Krishnaram Das&amp;#039;; poetic narrative, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[raymangal]] &amp;#039;&amp;#039;(1684), which describes their rivalry and subsequent friendship. At one time both used to be worshipped. &lt;br /&gt;
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 &amp;lt;p class=Normal &amp;gt;Sheikh Khoda Baksh composed &amp;#039;&amp;#039;G&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;a&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;zi K&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;a&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;lu-Champ&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;a&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;vat&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;i&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, based on the story of &amp;#039;&amp;#039;R&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;a&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;yma&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;b&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;gal&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, in 1798-99. The poem narrates Gazi Kalu&amp;#039;;s feats in his journey across the country in the guise of a fakir, his battle with a certain Hindu king, the king&amp;#039;;s defeat and his conversion to [[islam]]. After Gazi Kalu mitigates the sufferings of the king&amp;#039;;s subjects, he marches on Brahmannagar. In the ensuing battle, the king of Brahmannagar is defeated and accepts Islam. Gazi Kalu marries the king&amp;#039;;s daughter, Champavati, and returns home. The poem also contains other related stories. In addition to human beings, the characters include gods, demons, supernatural spirits, fairies, ghosts, evil spirits, and animals. The action takes place on earth as well as in heaven and hell. Gazi Kalu is depicted as victorious because he has been blessed not only by Khwaja Khizir and the goddess Ganga, but also by Allah. The poem cites the popular belief that offerings to Gazi Pir would ensure safety from tigers.&lt;br /&gt;
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 &amp;lt;p class=Normal &amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Gazi Kalu-Champavati &amp;#039;&amp;#039;greatly influenced later poets such as Syed Halu Mir, Abdur Rahim, and Abdul Gafur who composed similar poems of spiritual powers possessed by pirs and fakirs. Sheikh Khoda Baksh&amp;#039;;s poem, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Champavati Kainy&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;a&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;r P&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;a&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;l&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;a&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;g&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;a&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;n &amp;#039;&amp;#039;or &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Gazi S&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;a&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;heber G&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;i&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;t&amp;#039;&amp;#039;,&amp;#039;&amp;#039; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;was&amp;#039;&amp;#039; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;popular in the country during the 19th century when it revived Muslim sentiments of pride in the past glory of Islam. [Wakil Ahmed] [Ahmed, Wakil  former Vice Chancellor, National University]&lt;br /&gt;
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