CULTURAL DIFFERENCE

BETWEEN TAMILNADU & WEST

BENGAL
Name: Swarnika Raja
Class: 11 C
Culture of TamilNadu
Tamil culture is the culture of the
Tamil people. Tamil culture is rooted
in the arts and ways of life of Tamils in
India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore,
and across the globe. Language and
literature ➢Tamils have a strong
attachment to the Tamil language,
which is often venerated in literature
as "Tamil̲ an̲ n̲ ai", "the Tamil mother"
 Tamil religious texts
➢Tolkappiyam
➢Ten Idylls (Pattuppāṭṭu)
➢Eight Anthologies (Eṭṭuttokai)
Festivals
➢The most important Tamil festivals are Pongal,
a harvest festival
. Tamil traditions
➢Adimurai, Kuttu Varisai, Varma Kalai,
Silambam,
➢Adithada, Malyutham and Kalarippayattu.
Music
➢Tamil country has its own music form called
Tamil Pannisai,
 Culture of
WestBengal
➢The culture of West Bengal is an Indian culture which
has its roots in Bengali literature, music, fine arts, drama
and cinema. Literature
➢ West Bengal has a long tradition in folk literature,
evidenced by the Charyapada, Mangalkavya,
Shreekrishna Kirtana, Thakurmar Jhuli, and stories related
to Gopal Bhar.
➢ In the nineteenth and twentieth century, Bengali
literature was modernized in the works of authors such
as Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, Michael
Madhusudan Dutt, Rabindranath Tagore, Kazi Nazrul
Islam, and Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay.
 Theater and films
➢ Bengal has a long tradition of indigenous theater that dates
back to the 1770s and consists of popular tales enacted
through dance, music, and narration. Music
➢ The Baul tradition is a unique heritage of Bengali folk music.
Dance
➢ The Brita dance is a traditional folk dance performed by
women to seek blessings from the God.
➢ The Gambhira dance is a devotional folk dance. The Santhal
ance celebrates nature and addresses gender issues and land
rights.
➢ The Lathi dance is a well-known form of dance that
expresses various emotions of human life, including
celebration, anger, pain, and love. Attire
➢ The Bengali women traditionally wear the special Benarasi
saree and Jamdani. Festivals and celebrations
➢ Durga Puja is the biggest and most important festival of
West Bengal