Author:

Arati Sharma
Research Scholar
Department of History
Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan
Birbhum,West Bengal,India
Email: aratisharmabhu224@gmail.com

Abstract::This paper is based on two Managalkavyas, one is Padampuran of Vijay Gupta and the other is Manasavijay of Vipradas Pipplai. Both poets belong to the fifteenth century, when Alauddin Hussain Shah was the ruler of the Gaud. Vijay Gupta and Vipradas, both poets, portray tensions between Hindus and Muslims. In Vijay Gupta’s version, a Muslim official arrogantly disrupts a cowherd’s ritual, which leads to conflict. In Vipradas’s account, cowherds attack a Muslim slave who entered their ritual space. These reflect how local officials misused their power and how ordinary villagers perceived Muslims as a distinct social group. This paper employs textual analysis of Mangalakavya, particularly Manasamangala, and secondary sources.

Key Words::Court Culture, Manasamangal, Medieval Bengal, Political Affairs etc.