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Night of Theatre n°10 (French La Nuit des Idées), an amazing night-long open air theatre of contemporary performing arts and inventive thought, will…

A collection of cultural texts performed by various communities living in the Sundarbans in West Bengal.

Various theories abound as to the true nature of the origins of the Mech tribe. The name “Mech”, for instance, is said to have come down from the word…

Opinions vary regarding the etymology of the name “Dhimal”. While some people assume that it comes from the Nepali term “himal”, another school of…

We interviewed several members of the community who were involved in the performance of the fishing-dance, led by Sri Rabi Rava. The Rava community,…

The Ashura community resides mostly in the Malbazar subdivision of Jalpaiguri district. Carron Tea Estate, located near the Chunpatang river, has a…

Jhapan Utsav or Jhapan Mela is a very popular festival celebrated in Bishnupur, Bankura.  Held on the last day of the Bengali month of Sravan…

Dr. Subrata Mukhopadhyay, who has conducted extensive research on folk cultures in the Jangalmahal region, pointed out that the “Paik-naach” was…

The Lalita Shabar Pala is the endangered folk representative text of the Kheria Shabar community. The Kheria Shabars are the inhabitants of the…

Literally, ‘Chaan’ means tambourine, a particular type of musical instrument of the percussion family. As the performers usually dance with this…