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GK QUESTION#122

Baul dance, associated with a community known for its spiritual music and devotional singing, belongs to which Indian state?

  1. AOdisha
  2. BAssam
  3. CWest BengalCorrect answer
  4. DTripura
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C. West Bengal

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West Bengal. The Baul tradition is a mystic folk music-dance form of West Bengal and Bangladesh, blending Vaishnavism and Sufism and centered on the idea of “Moner Manush” (Man of the Heart). Performances use instruments like the Ektara and Duggi. UNESCO recognized Baul as Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2005.

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