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This document provides information about West Bengal in 3 sections - an overview of West Bengal, arts and crafts of West Bengal, and folk dances of West Bengal. It discusses that West Bengal is located in eastern India, has the Himalayas to the north and beaches and Sundarbans to the south, and Kolkata is the capital. It then describes several arts and crafts originating from West Bengal including Kantha embroidery, terracotta crafts, pottery, clay dolls, and sholapith crafts. Finally, it discusses several folk dances from West Bengal such as Gambhira, Chhau, Santhal dance, and Gaudiya Nritya.

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West Bengal

This document provides information about West Bengal in 3 sections - an overview of West Bengal, arts and crafts of West Bengal, and folk dances of West Bengal. It discusses that West Bengal is located in eastern India, has the Himalayas to the north and beaches and Sundarbans to the south, and Kolkata is the capital. It then describes several arts and crafts originating from West Bengal including Kantha embroidery, terracotta crafts, pottery, clay dolls, and sholapith crafts. Finally, it discusses several folk dances from West Bengal such as Gambhira, Chhau, Santhal dance, and Gaudiya Nritya.

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MODULE NAME: RAC

COURSE NAME: UGID SEMESTER

STUDENT NAME:PARISTHI SHRESTHA

REGISTERATION NUMBER: UGID16067

SUBMITTED TO: MRS. RINI SAHA


ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The present work is an effort to gather knowledge on ‘WEST
BENGAL’ I would like to express my gratitude to Mr. Ashish
Saxena given us the opportunity to work/research on this project
report. I sincerely thank for your guidance &amp
encouragement throughout since this project has given us
perception and cognizance to attain knowledge on the
aforementioned topic. Thank you all who supported us.
WEST BENGAL
Land with Himalayas in north, natural beaches and Sundarbans in
the south.
• Located in the eastern part of India. It is the 4th most populated
state of India.
• Kolkata, formerly known as Calcutta is the capital of West Bengal.
• Some beautiful destinations lie in the region such as Darjeeling
located in the Himalayan region.
• Sandakphu: the highest peak of the state and the mangrove
forests of Sundarbans are few of the places that attract visitors.
• Kolkata is known as ‘City of Palaces’ because of its rich
architecture.
• Terracotta temples located at Bishanpur are also one of the
famous sites of West Bengal.
• Tourists from all over the world are also attracted towards the
cultural heritage of West Bengal. • Deep roots in music, literature,
drama, cinema and fine arts are remarkable.
• Rabindranath Tagore, first Asian to win Noble prize, the
composer of National Anthem of India also belonged to West
Bengal.
ARTS & CRAFTS OF WEST
BENGAL
KANTHA EMBROIDERY:
Kantha is a very beautiful form of embroidery that originated in West
Bengal. It is basically the art of outlining decorative images with
running stitch, on clothes, with colorful threads. It is used on saris,
dhotis, kurtas, ethnic-wear for men and women, bed-linen, cushion
covers, quilts and other such items. A craze amongst foreign tourists,
Kantha stitch is best used on cotton and silk.

TERRACOTTA CRAFT:
The terracotta craft of West Bengal is famous throughout the world,
for its pastoral and rustic charm. The clay-modeled items that form a
part of this craft, made with natural colors, are a viewer's delight. They
were a craze in Bengal during the reign of Malla rulers, in the 16th-
17th century. The temple of Vishnupur stands as marvelous example
of the terracotta craft of Bengal.

POTTERY:
One of the oldest crafts of Bengal is pottery. It is practiced in the state
with beautiful variations, in exquisite styles. Different kinds of pots,
like Mangal Ghat, Lakshmi Ghat, Manasha Ghata and Tulsimancha,
are designed here. All of them have their own significance and
distinctive style. Apart from being practiced for individual purposes, it
is also designed and sold on a commercial scale.
ARTS & CRAFTS OF WEST
BENGAL
CLAY DOLLS:
Putul, as the Bengali dolls are popularly called, are a craze
in the European market. Shaped out of clay, painted in
vibrant colors and baked in a kiln, they represent the rural
Bengal. Out of several varieties of clay dolls in Bengal, the
real-life dolls of Krishna Nagar, depicting various social
scenes like Collector's court, tea garden, pandit sabha and
Charak festival, are the most popular.

SHOLAPITH CRAFT:
Sholapith is a milky-white sponge-wood, used for crafting
beautiful decorative pieces. It is also known as 'herbal ivory',
as it seems to look like the milky-white items made from
ivory. Sholapith is popularly used to craft head-wears of
bridal couples, garlands, decorative fans, animals, birds,
dolls, Images of gods and Goddesses, elephant-howdahs,
peacock-boats, palanquins, flowers various kinds of crowns
and backdrop of Durga Pooja stages.
FOLK DANCE OF WEST BENGAL
• Gambhira: One of the folk dances of West Bengal, it is a
traditional and devotional form of dance. This dance is
performed by the devout devotees of Goddess Shakthi. Muslim
mostly is a custodian of this dance. This dance involves two main
dancers surrounding a chorus of people. The two main dancers
dance to the tune of the harmonium, flute, drum and the judi.
The dancers express their emotions through their dialogues and
their signature dialogues which are repeated by the chorus. This
dance mainly originated in the community of Malda in West
Bengal. The initial type of this folk dance was agriculture based
and as time progressed, the dance became a devotional type of
dance.
• Chhau: Most popular of the folk dances of West Bengal:
Chhau Dance is a renowned tribal martial dance, a unique thing
amongst folk dances of West Bengal. The dance primarily
belongs to West Bengal since it’s believed to have originated
from Purulia district but its widely popular in other states like
Odisha, Jharkhand etc. The Chhau Dance is performed during
the Sun festival which is celebrated during Chaitra month of the
Hindu calendar. West Bengal proudly presented the folk dance
to the world by approving it as theme for West Bengal’s tableau
during 1995 republic day parade.
FOLK DANCE OF WEST BENGAL

• Santhal Dance: The Santhal dance is tribal folk dances of


India which showcases immense vibrancy and cheerfulness.
This dance is a replica of the folk dance of Madhya Pradesh. The
dance is performed by both the men and women of the Santhali
tribe. The theme of the dance is related to gender issue and land
rights. It is performed to celebrate spring festival in which glory
of nature is praised.
• Gaudiya Nritya of West Bengal: Gaudiya Nritya is a
composite art form. It is enriched with drama, music, poetry,
color and rhythm. The antiquity of Gaudiya Nritya is also based
on literature, sculpture and historical evidences. Besides its
roots in Natyashastra, its evolution and growth can be traced to
the traditions of dance and some of dance forms existing in
Gauda Banga. Gaudiya Nritya is an art that is meant primarily
for spiritual expression and it was obviously a temple art at the
outset. The tradition of Devadasis existed in Bengal from
ancient time in temples, till now as the relic of the past we could
see Vaishnavite Sevadasis and Nachnis of western part of
Bengal.

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