An exhibition focusing on folk and tribal culture of West Bengal organized by Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya was inaugurated by Saurabh Bandyopadhyay, Divisional Railway, Bhopal .
On this occasional Bandyopadyay said, this exhibition depicts the socio- economic, cultural life religious beliefs and emotional ties of the People of West Bengal and it is a true step to commemorate the 75th years of independence, it’s glorious history, culture and people . It is a humble effort to showcase the rich cultural heritage, customs, traditions, mutual co-ordination and co-operation among its people that portray unity in diversity.
On this occasion, Praveen Kumar Mishra, Director IGRMS told, this exhibition is an attempt to portray the multifaceted cultural aspects of west Bengal through diverse collection of IGRMS belonging to different folk and tribal communities like Toto, Rajbonshi, Santhal, Munda, Bhumij, Mech, Kol, Rabha, Mahali, Jana, Sonar, Paundra, Saddar,karmakar, Sutradhar Malpahariya, Lodha, Bhutia, Lepcha etc. Durga Pooja the biggest, most popular and widely celebrated festival of West Bengal has been recently added in the representative list of intangible cultural heritage of humanity by UNESCO he adds.
The co-ordinator of the exhibition Soma Kiro said that topographically the state can be divided into four distinct regions the hilly tracts of Darjeeling in the north; The Tarai forests and plains north of the river Ganges; the western plateau being an extension of the Chhotanagpur and specialities which has shaped and deeply imbued into the life and life style of the people and has substantially influenced the culture, the tradition, the heritage, the cuisine, the apparel, the festivals, the literature – especially folklore, folk songs, folk theater and also the arts and crafts of that particular region.
Different Handicrafts of West Bengal like Dokra craft, wooden craft, pat painting, fabrics, Madura craft(Mats),terracotta etc. and traditional food like rasgulla, sandesh, kheer, patti septa are prepared and selled by Sabyasachi Roy and Dipanjan Mukherjee.
Again Chirer moaa, Mudirmoya, khhoi murki, khajurgud, ornaments items were selled by Shri Biswajit Mallick and will be available for sale from 01 PM to 04 PM Sunday 16th January 2022 at reasonable price for the visitors.