Sunil Thandar :: Sunil Thandar & his Raibneshe team Darich.org
Raibneshe artiste Sunil Thandar and his group, Dhali Raibneshe Brotochari Sangho, in rehearsal at their village, Murundi near Charkolgram, in Birbhum district of West Bengal. Raibneshe is a medieval martial art form in Bengal. For nearly a hundred years now, it has been reconstructed as a folk dance form. It was brought to the public eye by Gurusaday Dutta, civil servant, folklorist and writer during his tenure in Birbhum in the early thirties.
Location : Murundi village, Charkolgram, Birbhum, West Bengal
Duration : 3m 46s
Instruments used : Dhol
Source : Live recording
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Subject : Martial dance, Raibneshe