Archive · 27 Aug 2026
Bengal Government Plans Raksha Bandhan With Rabindra, Folk Performances
The West Bengal government plans to celebrate Raksha Bandhan across the state on August 28.
Raksha Bandhan is a festival where people exchange or tie rakhis.
The celebrations will include songs and dances connected with Rabindranath Tagore.
Local folk performers will also present traditional music, including baul.
Events will happen in Kolkata and in districts across Bengal.
Officials have been asked to arrange programs in wards, blocks and subdivisions.
People will receive Tricolour-themed rakhis for the celebrations.
The government says the events are meant to encourage unity, friendship and social harmony.
Rabindranath Tagore had earlier used rakhi-tying to promote solidarity between communities.
West Bengal will officially observe Raksha Bandhan across the state on August 28.
Celebrations are to include Rabindra Sangeet, Rabindra Nritya, local folk artists and traditional music such as baul.
The information and cultural affairs and youth services and sports departments will jointly organise events.
Programs are planned across Kolkata’s wards and the districts’ blocks and subdivisions.
Tricolour-themed rakhis will be tied or exchanged to promote fraternity, unity and national spirit.
- Who
- The West Bengal government, with the information and cultural affairs and youth services and sports departments, will organise the celebrations.
- What
- A statewide Raksha Bandhan observance featuring Rabindra Sangeet, Rabindra Nritya, folk performances and Tricolour-themed rakhis.
- When
- August 28; the organising directive was issued on August 17.
- Where
- Across West Bengal, including Kolkata Municipal Corporation wards, district blocks and subdivisions.
- Why
- To promote national unity, fraternity, social harmony and Bengal’s cultural heritage.
- Festival date
- August 28
- Directive date
- August 17
- Organising departments
- Information and cultural affairs; youth services and sports
- Performances
- Rabindra Sangeet, Rabindra Nritya, local folk artists and traditional folk music including baul
- Rakhi design
- Tricolour-themed rakhis
- Coverage
- All Kolkata Municipal Corporation wards, district blocks and subdivisions
- Historical association
- Rabindranath Tagore promoted rakhi-tying as a symbol of inter-community solidarity during the 1905 anti-partition movement