TECHNO INDIA

GROUP PUBLIC
SCHOOL
NAME:- SIDDHAANT
SRIVASTAV
CLASS:- X SEC:- A
ROLL NO. :- 38
SUBJECT :- HISTORY
CULTURAL HISTORY
OF LADAKH AND
WEST BENGAL
Acknowledgement

• I would like to express my special thanks of gratitude to my

teacher (Srijita Ghosal) who gave me the golden opportunity to
do this wonderful project on the topic (CULTURAL HISTORY
OF LADAKH AND WEST BENGAL), which also helped me
in doing a lot of Research and I came to know about so many
new things I am thankful to him.
Secondly, I would also like to thank my parents and friends who
helped me a lot in finalizing this project within the limited time
frame
 Index
1.Introduction
2.Location of Ladakh
3.Location of West Bengal
4.Cultural History of Ladakh

5.Cultural History of west Bengal

6.Conclusion
Location-:

Ladhak
 Location-
West Bengal
 Cultural History of Ladakh

• The people of Ladakh, by and large, exhibit a natural joie-de-vivre, which is given free rein by the region’s
ancient traditions.
• Socio-religious festivals, including the annual festivals held in the monasteries, provide the excuse for
convivial gatherings. Archery is a pastime for all in summer. Among the Buddhists this sport often takes the
form of open-air parties accompanied by dance and song. The game of Polo is yet nother proud element of
the popular culture.
• Archery and Polo - Archery is an ancestral sport of Ladakh, which is part of the culture. In Leh and its
surrounding villages, archery festivals are held during the summer months, with a lot of fun and fanfare.
They are competitive events, to which all the surrounding villages send their teams.
• The sport itself is conducted with strict etiquette, to the accompaniment of the music of surna and daman
(oboe and drum). As important as the sport itself are the interludes of dancing and other entertainment.
Chang, the local barley beer, flows freely, but there is rarely any rowdiness. The crowds attend in their
Sunday best, the men invariably in traditional dress and the women wearing their brightest brocade mantles
and their heaviest jewellery. Archery may be the pretext for the gathering, but partying is the thing. In
Kargil area, on the other hand, the archery competitions are more serious and bereft of the dancing and
music, and these are held in early spring, at the time of the thawing of the winter snow and frost.
 Cultural History of
West bengal
• Bengalis have long fostered art, literature, music, and drama. The visual arts have, by tradition, been
based mainly on clay modeling, terra-cotta work, and decorative painting. Bengali literature dates to
before the 12th century. The Chaitanya movement, an intensely emotional form of Hinduism inspired by
the medieval saint Chaitanya (1485–1533), shaped the subsequent development of Bengali poetry until
the early 19th century, when contact with the West sparked a vigorous creative synthesis. The modern
period has produced, among others, the Nobel Prize-winning poet Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941),
whose contribution still dominates the Indian literary scene.
• Traditional music takes the form of devotional and cultural songs. Rabindra Sangeet, songs written and
composed by Tagore, draw on the pure Indian classical as well as traditional folk-music sources,
including the Baul singing genre. They exert a powerful influence in Bengali cultural life. The theatre is
popular, and performances—amateur as well as professional—are sophisticated. Yatras (jatras),
traditional open-air performances that may treat mythological and historical topics or contemporary
themes, are popular both in the countryside and in urban areas. The kavi is an impromptu duel in
musical verse between village poets. The kathakata, a religious recital, is another traditional form of
rural entertainment, based on folklore.

• The film industry is a well-established modern form of popular entertainment. Bengali films have earned
national and international awards for their delicate handling of Indian themes; the works of the
directors Satyajit Ray, Tapan Sinha, Mrinal Sen, and Aparna Sen are particularly notable.
 • www.Wikipedia.com
Bibliography
• www.ladhaktourisim.com
• www.westbengal.org