Patua Pala or Patachitra, commonly known as pata is one of the most popular yet endangered performing art forms of Bengal. It usually comprises painting and an adjunct folk song. Various mythical stories are depicted on a piece of cloth, known as ‘patta’ and the Patua artists perform it in front of an audience with the accompanied song.
This collection is made under the aegis of UGC-SAP III, DRS Phase II Project entitled "Translation, documentation, and conservation of Tribal Oral Folk Literature and Cultural Texts of West Bengal" conducted by the Department of English, Vidyasagar University. This is an upshot of the field trip that has been undertaken on 26.01.2015 to Naya Village, Pingla, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal
This collection is made under the aegis of UGC-SAP III, DRS Phase II Project entitled "Translation, documentation, and conservation of Tribal Oral Folk Literature and Cultural Texts of West Bengal" conducted by the Department of English, Vidyasagar University. This is an upshot of the field trip that has been undertaken on 26.01.2015 to Naya Village, Pingla, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal
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Department of English, Vidyasagar University