Gananayaka: A Beacon of Hope against Despair

গণনায়ক: নৈরাশ্যের বিপরীতে আশার আলোকবর্তিকা

Abstract

In order to keep the ethical ideals of the Bengali nation moving against the brutality of the 1975s, the textual essay Gananayaka (1976) by Sabyasachi playwright Syed Shamsul Haque (December 27, 1935-September 27, 2016) is a proof of hope against despair. Gananayaka is the central character of the play Osman, who is addressed as Gananayaka in the play. After the independence of the country in 1971, Gananayaka, discussed in the play, took over the power of independent Bengal. However, his state power was short-lived. History of Bengal has witnessed that he faced tough conspiracies and he was able to overcome the negative forces to counter those conspiracies. Playwright Syed Haque has been able to create metaphors very well with the story of the assassination of Gananayak and the picture of the overall situation in Bangladesh. The father of the nation, which in the eyes of the common man was only lost by murder, languishing in the stagnation of the unclaimed, was able to carry the seeds of his dream later with great prudence. There has been a lot of research on this great man of history, but very little research work has been done on Syed Haque's Gananayaka texts. In the socio-economic and political life of the Bengali nation, the group of assassins tried to spread doubts and confusion in the dark night of 75, collecting the seeds of research from there, the budding researcher will be active in carrying out the work. It should be noted that drama is created in a mixed way of imagination and reality. Although it does not directly apply reality, there is no room to express doubt about the artistic quality, but the reader does not have to suffer from any historical confusion with the Gananayaka play. Why the assassins were forced to go into hiding after the assassination of Gananayaka, is a very significant subject in the essay of Vakshyaman. In analyzing the political situation of the time, the contemporary researcher will be primarily concerned with the inquiry, in what way a leader becomes a republican. The essayist will conduct a research process based on a mixed method analysis of information and data subject to third party positions in a very conscious manner. The result will attempt to prove that Syed Haque's Gananayaka (1976) is clearly capable of instilling hope as opposed to despair.