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ব্রতচারীর ১৬ ‘-আলি ’ (16 works of a Bratachari Follower)



Picture of practicing Meditation (সংধ্যানালি )

Actually ‘–Ali’ only exist in Bratachari Terminology, it has been often using to determine any ‘work’ or ‘duty’ of a Bratachari. Bratachari order segmented 16‘-আলি’ or ‘work’ for every follower of Bratachari Movement. All this 16 works or duties whatever it may termed is an integral part of a Bratachari’s lifestyle. Following and maintaining all these 16‘-আলি’ or ‘work’ a Bratachari would provide their endeavor for the sake of their own life and try to build a nation as they could. There are some additional ‘-আলি’ or ‘work’ with the core sixteen. Core 16’-Ali’ are termed as ‘মূলালি’। Actually all these 16‘-আলি’ or ‘work’ are the instructions for a Bratachari disciple use want to observe Bratachari order.16‘-আলি’ or ‘work’ is the basic hence Bratachari has few other extensions of it.
1) আবৃত্তালি(Recitation):
With deep attention and calm mind a Bratachari should have to recite Bratachari’s utterences, duties, inhibition, volitions etc. Here this is termed as আবৃত্তালি (Recitation) 
 2)কৃত্যালি(Task):
 In vast sense many duties may be referred as কৃত্যালি(Task) but here GuruSaday Dutt mentioned this in a shorter aspect. By Mentioning this term Bratachari Movement said that a Bratachari would have to do certain works per day which would not be for individual benefit but for the benefit for the society or community. 

3)সঙ্গীতালি(Music): Bratachari order always emphasized on Music as a tool of unity. In the part of সঙ্গীতালি(Music) a Bratachari should always be faithful to pursuit. Music can purify our soul and  overcome human’s brutality and atrocity.    

 4)ক্রীড়ালি(Play): Bratachari movement tried to resurrect our traditional village games such as Ha-Du-Du, Narikel Karakari, Dariya Bandha , Kho-Kho,Dandaguli etc. In this sector Gurusaday Dutt segmented two type of village games. ১)স্ব-ক্রীড়ালি ২)অন্য-ক্রীড়ালি. He always want on behalf of low cost no cost games.

  5)মল্লালি(Wrestling):
 Wrestling is an integral part of Bratachari Martial art. Bratachari incorporate this ‘-Ali’(‘-আলি’) just to determine different techniques of Wrestling for Body building and self- defense. Such as –ষষ্ট্যালি, কসরতালি, মুষ্ট্যালি, কুস্ত্যালি, যুযুতসালি,ব্যায়ামালি, যোগাসনালি। 
Others are,

 6)বীরালি(Bravary)  7)সেবালি(Serve)  8)শিল্পালি(Artistry)  9)জ্ঞানালি(Knowledge) 10)চাষালি(Agriculture) 11)দক্ষতালি(Efficiency)  12)সংধ্যানালি (Meditation) 13)ফৌজালি(War) 14)কথালি(Utterance)  15)ভ্রমন্তালি(Travelling)  16)কৌতূকালি(Enjoyment)
Location: Khardaha, West Bengal, India

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