Detail Factual Overview

Culture & Traditions

• Literature: Home to Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore; rich literary tradition
• Art & Theatre: Bengali theatre, folk art like Patachitra
• Films: Influential Bengali cinema; notable filmmakers include Satyajit Ray
• Music: Rabindra Sangeet, Baul songs, classical traditions
• Festivals:
  • Durga Puja (most iconic)
  • Kali Puja, Poila Boishakh (Bengali New Year), Eid, Christmas, Saraswati Puja