West Bengal
From the mist-covered hills of the north to the shifting waters of the Sundarbans delta, West Bengal unfolds as a vibrant cultural landscape shaped by diversity and living traditions. Birbhum, Nadia, and Purba Bardhaman region echoes with the soulful, philosophical melodies of Baul music inscribed in UNESCO representative list. Learn about GI registered products like Kantha embroidery at Nanoor and Ausgram, Dhokra at Bikna and Dariyapur, Chhau mask at Charida, Wooden mask at Kushmandi,
Patachitra scrolls in Purba and Paschim Medinipur, Birbhum, Bankura and Purulia. The dynamic, masked movements of Purulia Chhau (also inscribed by UNESCO) bring myth and legend to life, while natural fibre crafts reflect enduring relationships with land and material. Ghugumari is hub of another UNESCO inscribed ICH - Sitalpati (Bangladesh).