The Chhayanaut Sangeet Vidyatan ( bn, ছায়ানট) is an institution devoted to

Bengali culture The culture of Bengal defines the cultural heritage of the Bengali people native to eastern regions of the Indian subcontinent, mainly what is today Bangladesh and the Indian states of West Bengal and Tripura, where the Bengali language is th ...

, founded in Bangladesh in 1961. As in the case of many similar organizations, it was established during

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i rule in Bangladesh to promote and nurture the cultural and musical heritage of Bengal. Every year, Chhayanaut arranges activities in order to celebrate the Pahela Boishakh, the first day of the Bengali new year. In 2015 Chhayanaut was conferred with the prestigious

Tagore Award The Tagore Award is an award given in commemoration of the 150th birth anniversary of the Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941) for cultural harmony. Established in 2011 by Government of India, it is given for outstanding achievement in ...

for promoting cultural harmony.

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Dhanmondi Bangladeshi music Cultural organisations based in Bangladesh 1961 establishments in East Pakistan {{Bangladesh-stub