INDIAN CULTURE

INDIAN CULTURE

WEST BENGAL

The culture of West Bengal is an Indian culture which has its roots in the Bengali literature,music,fine arts,drama and cinema.The geographic regions of west bengal have subtle as well as more pronounced variations between each other,with Darjeeling Himalayan hill region and Duars showing particularly different socio-cultural aspects.

CULTURE:
West bengal's capital Kolkata-as the former capital of India was the birthplace of modern Indian literacy and artistic thought,and is referred to as the 'cultural capital of India',Adda is very common among the old people.West Bengal has its long tradition of popular literature,music and drama largely based on Bengali folklore and Hindu epics and Puranas.
                               

                                                                                                                                                                                  
Durga Puja,a five day annual autumnal celebration in honour of Hindu goddess Durga, is the biggest festival of majority Bengali Hindus.Since Bengal is a part of India,its culture has been predominant Hindu  culture with the secular Bengali culture which have drawn its innspiration from the modern western culture.

 MUSIC AND DANCE:

                                 
Bengali shadi(shadi means marriage) Hindu wedding includes many rituals and ceremonies that can span several days.A traditional wedding is arrranged by matchmakers, who are generally friends or relatives of the couple.However,the number of 'love-marriages'have spiralled upwards especially in urban areas.Bengali weddings are traditionally in four : the bride's Gaye Holud,the groom's Gaye Holud,the Beeye and the Bou Bhaat. These often take place on separate days.

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POOJA ASHOK

Comments

  1. JayasreeFebruary 21, 2019 at 9:20 PM

    The famous festiival of west Bengal is Durga puja.

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  2. ShanmugapriyaaFebruary 22, 2019 at 11:49 PM

    West Bengal is well defined for 'culture of India' again it proves it! Blog also communicative.

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  3. sushmitaFebruary 23, 2019 at 5:58 AM

    the wearing of saree is diffrent

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  4. sowmiya kFebruary 23, 2019 at 10:13 PM

    west bengal another meaning conveys godess city.

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