Welcome to Banglanatak dot com

Banglanatak dot com is a social enterprise working with a mission to foster pro poor growth.Our vision is to synergise cultural and economic development not only for preservation of cultural heritage and diversity but also facilitating sustainable development of people.

We use culture for community education and skill empowerment and also use culture for augmenting livelihood opportunities .
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  • 1 Bridging Cultures
  • 2 Bridging Divides
  • 3 Building New Skills
  • 4 Change through Communication
  • 5 Creating Awareness
  • 6 Empowering Youth
  • 7 Protecting Rights
  • 8 Safeguarding Heritage

Sufi Sutra
Health Communication
Art for Life
Protecting Children

Sufi Sutra showcased the world’s best Sufi musicians in the city of culture. More than one hundred Sufi singers, dancers and musicians from different parts of the world celebrated the quest for the Divine through love.

Programs at Bihar target behaviour change for improved reproductive and child health and making community a partner for strengthening access & usage of health services.

Ethno Magic Going Global (EGG) targets promoting culture for employment, growth  and sustainable development of  Baul, Fakiri, Chau, Gambhira, Domni and Patachitra artists.
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The project aims to evolve a community- based and child centered approach for preventing child trafficking for labour, debt, bondage, etc.
Upcoming Events
Cultural Programme at Akhra@Baitanik
 Next program on Jun 3 at 6:30 pm 
POT Maya : Village Festival of Patachitra artists 
Nov 30-Dec 2, 2012
Pingla, Paschim Medinipur
Fakiri Utsav : Village Festival of Baul Fakirs 
Jan 18-20, 2013
Gorbhanga, Nadia
Sufi Sutra : International Sufi Music Festival
Feb 1-3, 2013
Mohar Kunj, Kolkata
Basanta Utsav : Festival of colour
Mar 2012 (Dol/ Holi time)
Deulghata, Purulia
What We Do
• Development communication
• Capacity building of local stakeholders (AWWs, ASHAs, NGOs, CBOs, etc) in the areas of behavior change, communication and Life Skills development
• Capacity Building of local theatre/ resource groups in theatre based awareness campaigns on various developmental issues.
• Research with community participation
• Developing Rural creative Enterprise
 
Area of Work

We work in rural, tribal and urban areas.

• All districts of West Bengal, Bihar, Sikkim, Tripura, Goa.

• Extensively in Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Orissa, Uttarakhand, Andhra Pradesh ,Uttar Pradesh, Delhi.

• Parts of Orissa, Assam, Chattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Punjab
 Sectors
Awards and Recognitions
Project Inspire
Best Creative Community Outreach Project in a  Project Inspire - 5 minutes to Change the World, global contest organised by UN Women and Mastercard.

Civil Society Award 2006 for HIV/AIDS Communication
using Art & Culture from UNAIDS, NACO and SAATHI.

Accredited NGO for providing advisory services to the intangible cultural heritage committee UNESCO, Paris 2010

UNFPA-LAADLI Media Award for Gender Sensitivity
for best community theatre project in Eastern India
Our International partners
Maison des Cultures du Monde (World Cultures Institute), Paris www.mcm.asso.fr

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