Kirtan was a way to sing praise to God through chanting slokhs and Mantras of different Gods and Goddess.Kirtan is a song of devotion. It sings to the divine. Kirtan is a merging of music, mantra and meditation that guides us to the "Kingdom of God within".Kirtan is the way to praise the gods and goddess and to spread their stories to all devotees. Various people of various communities pleased their Gods and Goddess through Kirtan. Chanting different Sanskrit sloks and sloks of Bhagavad Gita is also considered as Kirtan.Hari Kirtan which sang for Lord Krishna is the main form. But other communities now practice Kirtan. Below are some types of Kirtan which are individually sang by Kirtan Scholar Mr. Amal Kr. Paul.
CHANDI KIRTAN: The first form of Kirtan is Chandi Kirtan, which sung for Goddess Chandi. Birendra Kishore Bhadra was popularly known for Chandi Kirtan which he sung on Mahalaya.Devotees of Maa Chandi practised this form of Kirtan.
KALI KIRTAN: The next form of Kirtan is Kali Kirtan. Kali Kirtan is mainly done by the devotees of Goddess Kali. Kali Kirtan nowadays known as Shyama Sangeet. Ramprasad Sen was popular for Shyama Kirtan or Shyama Sangeet.
DURGA & SHIV KIRTAN: Kirtan which is done for Goddess Durga is known as Durga Stuti or Durga Kirtan.Durga Stuti is composed of powerful verses in praise of Durga Maa. Vidhi Narendra Chanchal is popular for Durga Kirtan. Devotees of Durga Community sung this type of Kirtan.
Shiv Kirtan is based on Shiva. Shiv Kirtan is sung by the Shaiva Community.Santanu Bhattacharya is known for Shiv Kirtan.
MUSLIM KIRTAN: Kirtan practised by Muslim Community to praise Allah and Rahim is known as Muslim Kirtan.Muslim Kirtan also known as Gazals.Content of Muslim Kirtan was based on Allah.
Mohammad Hossain is popular Muslim Kirtan Singer.
CHRISTIAN KIRTAN:Kirtan which is practised by Christian Commmunity is known as Christian Kirtan. Devotees of Jesus use to sung Christian Kirtan.The content of Christian Kirtan is based on the life of Lord Jesus and his mother. Maharaj of Ramkrishna Mission being a Hindu composed Christian Kirtan. Krishna Das is popular for Christian Kirtan.
References:
1)Padabali Kirtaner Itihash - Swami Praganananda
2)Interview of Mr. Amal Kr. Paul
3)www. kirtan ebook.com
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