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The Powada ((マラーティー語:पोवाडा)) is a genre of Marathi poetry that emerged during the late 17th century in India. The powadas are a kind of ballad written in an exciting style and narrate historical events in an inspiring manner. The composer-cum-singers of the powadas are known as ''Shahir''s. The early powadas are mostly composed by the eyewitnesses of the great events celebrated in these ballads. The professional powada singers later formed a guild or caste known as the ''Gondhali''s. The earliest notable powada was the ''Afzal Khanacha Vadh'' (The Killing of Afzal Khan) (1659) by Agnidas, which recorded Shivaji's encounter with Afzal Khan. The next notable powada was the ''Tanaji Malusare'' by Tulsidas, which gave an account of the capture of Sinhagad fort by Tanaji.〔Majumdar, R.C. (ed.) (2007). ''The Mughul Empire'', Mumbai: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, , p.584〕 Another notable contemporary powada was the ''Baji Pasalkar'' by Yamaji Bhaskar. During the Peshwa rule, several celebrated ''Shahir'' poet-singers, which include Ram Joshi (1762–1812), Anant Phandi (1744–1819), Honaji Bala (1754–1844) and Prabhakar (1769–1843) composed a number of powadas. About sixty ''powada''s were collected by Harry Arbuthnot Acworth and S. T. Shaligram and published under the title, ''Itihas Prasiddha Purushanche Va Striyanche Powade'' in 1891. Out of these, ten ''powada''s were translated into English verse by H. A. Acworth and published as ''Ballads of the Marathas'' in 1894. In the Marathi movie, ''Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy'' (2009), the powada, ''Afzal Khanacha Vadh'' is played. Mahatma Jyotirao Phule discovered the 'samadhi' of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, and celebrated Shivaji Maharaj-Jayanti in 1869 in Pune for the first time. Phule repaired the samadhi and a wrote his first book.-- a Ballad (Powada) on Shivaji, which is noted in British records. ==References== *H. A. Acworth and S. T. Shaligramgot the powada of afazaj vadha written by aagindas in kolhapur shivshahir purshottam raut 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Powada」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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