B. Answer the following questions :
- What kind of extraordinary power did Gazi Pir have?
- What was Gazi Pir famous for?
- Why did people seek help from Gazi Pir?
- What was the belief of the people about Gazi Pir?
- What are the different art forms in which the myth of Gazi Pir is kept alive?
(b) Gazi Pir was famous for miracles. With his miraculous power, he supposedly appeased dangerous animals, fought crocodiles, kept predatory animals within bounds and enabled villagers to live close to forests and plough their lands.
c) People sought help from Gazi Pir because he was credited with extraordinary and miraculous power with which he helped the people to live close to forests and jungles.
(d) People believed that Gazi Pir protected them from dangers and enabled them to live close to forests and jungles, and cultivate their lands.
(e) The story of Gazi Pir has been a part of our folk literature, a theme of theatrical performance and an object of scroll-painting, some of which are part of the collection of the British Museum. Gazi Pir is kept alive in Bangladesh and even outside the country by means of these art forms..