Cultural Classicists

  Holi is the spring festival of India, celebrated by playing with vibrant colors. The colorful festival is the wonderful opportunity to reconnect to the family and friends and rejuvenate the social ties. During the festival, people smear color on each other's face and splash water, playfully. The festival is known for the generous use of colors, which are produced both naturally and artificially. While gulal is the main color of the festival, which is available in vibrant pink shades, red, green and yellow, other colors, which are a bit hard, have also occupied the market shelves. In this article, find out all about the rang/color of Holi festival. Holi represents the arrival of spring and the triumph of good over evil. It is also said to be the enactment of a game the Hindu god Lord Krishna played with his consort Radha and the gopis, or milkmaids. The story represents the fun and flirtatiousness of the gods but also touches on deeper themes: of the passing of the seasons and the...

What Is Pitha Utshob? Pitha is translated as "cake" in English, however the twins hardly ever communicate the same delectable dessert. Pitha has a regional, more rural flair, whereas cake exudes a foreign culinary snobbery. Pithas are uncommon in cities and towns during the most of the year. Only when winter finally arrives does the classic palate pleaser make a comeback. The pitha span is shorter the shorter the winter. After decades, this extended winter has produced the ideal environment for the traditional treat to be available for longer. Pitha Utshob is a traditional event of our Bangladeshi culture in winter.  For Bengalis it has been a long tradition to make varieties of pitha, particularly in the winter.  Many Bangladeshi organizations around the world organize this festivity call “Pitha Utshob”to promote and maintain the heritage and the vibrant rich culture of Bangladesh. khola Pitha During the festival cultural programs such as Music, children’s dance, art competi...

Book fairs are organized several times a year in almost all countries of the world. Without books, the life of an educated person thirsty for knowledge is a kind of stagnation. On the other hand, books are the most reliable material in the world in enriching the storehouse of human knowledge. Mela (Fair) refers to the gathering of many people at the same place at the same time irrespective of caste-religion-caste on a special occasion. From the beginning of social civilization, fairs are a special part of people's traditional social life. In earlier days, fairs were organized especially in villages, but nowadays it is not limited to rural fairs only.  In the modern era, the scope of fairs has gone beyond the normal traditional boundaries and in many cases has attained a special elite level. Recent examples of such fairs include agricultural fairs, art fairs, book fairs, etc. Among these, our special discussion today is the book fair which is perhaps the most favorite festival for b...

Although Bangladesh is a young independent country, it has a long history as a part of South Asia's ancient Bengal region. Modern Bangladesh is a result of the region's battles against domination and the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971. Many foreigners still see Bangladesh through the perspective of "progress" today. Many Bangladeshis, however, object to representations of their culture that reduce it to the challenges of the present. Instead, for many Bangladeshis, enduring cultural traditions and creative expressions are a source of tremendous pride. Pahela Boishakh is the first day of Bengali Sun. This day is celebrated as New Year in Bangladesh. It is a universal folk festival of Bengali. On this day, the new year is welcomed in a joyful atmosphere. New Year is a symbol of prosperity and new life. Forgetting the sadness of past mistakes and failures, the New Year is celebrated with new happiness, peace and prosperity. All public and private institutions are clos...