Patua Pala/ Pata Pala (Scroll Painting) of Bengal

Patua Pala/ Pata Pala (Scroll Painting) of Bengal

Patua Pala/ Pata Pala (Scroll Painting) by the Patua Artists of Bengal

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

UGC-SAP III, DRS Phase II, Department of English, Vidyasagar University

Naya village, Pingla, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal

UGC-SAP III, DRS Phase-II, Department of English, Vidyasagar University

26.01.2015

Rani Chitrakar 9609066351
Swarna Chitrakar
Shyamsundar Chitrakar
Dukhushyam Chitrakar
Monu Chitrakar

© Department of English, Vidyasagar University

Patachitra, Scroll Painting Performing Arts of Bengal, Performance Studies

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Bengali

Performing Art

The Department of English, Vidyasagar University had undertaken a Field Trip to Naya Village, Pingla on 26.01.2015 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"

Folk Performance/ Folk Drama of Bengal

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