What we do

Our projects include: photographing, cataloguing, transcribing and translating Siloṭi Nagri puthi literature; building a Sylheti dictionary, of both modern and puthi words; and researching and preserving the literary, religious, poetic and musical heritage of Sylhet.

AIMS AND GOALS

Sylheti Translation And Research has the following aims and goals:

to collect and preserve for future generations the folk literature of Sylhet
to document and analyse its historical, cultural, linguistic and literacy features
to document and analyse its associated performance traditions and their functions through ethnographic and ethnomusicological research
to make this folk literature and its associated performance traditions as widely known and accessible as possible through the development of internet resources and printed publications
to promote Sylheti literacy, so that as many people as possible can enjoy, and interact with, Sylhet's linguistic and literary heritage, both ancient and modern
to provide an avenue through which Sylheti authors can publish their work
to relate to, and cooperate with, others who share these same concerns