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Title
'Tusu Parab' ('The Tusu Festival') by Sripada Mahato
Subject
'Tusu Parab' ('The Tusu Festival') by Sripada Mahato
Description
The original Bengali text of the essay 'Tusu Parab' ('The Tusu Festival') by Sripada Mahato, which describes the Tusu Parab of the Kurmis in vivid detail.
The Tusu Parab is a month-long festival celebrated in the districts of Purulia, Bankura and Paschim Medinipur, that ends with the immersion of special Tusu structures in the river on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. The Kurmis celebrate this festival with a lot of pomp, organizing fairs and performing various folk songs and dances.
The Tusu Parab is a month-long festival celebrated in the districts of Purulia, Bankura and Paschim Medinipur, that ends with the immersion of special Tusu structures in the river on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. The Kurmis celebrate this festival with a lot of pomp, organizing fairs and performing various folk songs and dances.
Creator
UGC-SAP III, DRS Phase II, Department of English, Vidyasagar University
Source
Jhalda II, Purulia, West Bengal
Publisher
UGC-SAP III, DRS Phase II, Department of English, Vidyasagar University
Date
11.03.2016
Contributor
Sripada Mahato
Rights
© Department of English, Vidyasagar University
Relation
Cultural Text, Linguistic Data, Naach, Dance, Gaan, Song, Performing Arts of Bengal, Performance Studies
Format
PDF Document
Language
Bengali
Type
Text
Identifier
The Department of English, Vidyasagar University had undertaken a Field Trip to Jhalda II Block of Purulia, West Bengal during 10-11 March 2016 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"
Coverage
Cultural Text. Folk Performance/ Folk Drama of Bengal
Text Item Type Metadata
Text
The original Bengali text of the essay 'Tusu Parab' ('The Tusu Festival') by Sripada Mahato, which describes the Tusu Parab of the Kurmis in vivid detail.
Original Format
Paper