WORLD HERITAGE

JAMAI SASTHI Introduction: Jamai Sasthi is one of the celebrated festivals of West Bengal. Bengali culture is incomplete without the festival ‘Jamai Sasthi’. On this day, the mothers-in-law perform Sasthi puja to make Goddess Sasthi happy and seek her blessings for  their sons-in-law and daughters as they can have a blessed life with prosperity. The […]

Cultural Heritage of West Bengal Introduction : West Bengal is very much enriched with it’s cultural heritage . The state is decorated with its cultures like  : traditional art forms , rituals  , music, dance  , drama etcetera . All the cultural heritages are distinguished  their own characteristics and style. Kolkata , the capital of

Heritage of West Bengal A brief idea of West Bengal: Heritage of West Bengal is very enriched. It is a state in eastern India, between the great Himalayas and the Bay of Bengal. Its capital, Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, retains architectural and cultural remnants of its past as an East India Company trading

Heritage of India How the name ‘India’ came: ‘India’ is also called ‘Bharat’ . The word ‘Bharat’ was derived from the Sanskrit word ‘Bharata,’ that refers to ‘Agni’ or ‘fire’. Besides , the British referred to the Indian subcontinent as ‘India’.  This term was derived from the river Indus, which denoted the western boundary of

World Heritage Day World Heritage Day is celebrated on 18th April annually. The day is also known as the International Monuments and Sites Day.The concept for World Heritage Day was proposed by the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) in 1982 and was accepted by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) during