abstract:Purulia songs are Bengali songs, performed mainly in the Bengali language. Purulia songs are popular with young people in the West Bengal rural areas, particularly in Purulia, Birbhum, and Bankura districts.
Sixdays afterBetka Tudu's birth, femalerelativesandneighbors in the WestBengalvillageofPuruliagatheredtoblesshimand "to protect him from harm's way," says Dey.