Editing Bengal (section)

=== Music ===
{{Main|Music of Bengal|Music of Bangladesh}}
[[File:Tharundas baul.jpg|thumb|A [[Baul]] musician. The Baul ballads of Bangladesh are classified by UNESCO as humanity's [[intangible cultural heritage]]]]
The [[Baul]] tradition is a unique heritage of Bengali folk music.<ref name=baulbengalonline>{{cite web |url=http://bengalonline.sitemarvel.com/bengali-folklore.asp?art=baul |title=The Bauls of Bengal |access-date=26 October 2006 |website=BengalOnline |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030119135124/http://bengalonline.sitemarvel.com/bengali-folklore.asp?art=baul |archive-date=19 January 2003 |url-status=live}}</ref> The 19th century mystic poet [[Lalon Shah]] is the most celebrated practitioner of the tradition.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Anirvan |title=Anirvan |access-date=5 August 2015 |last=Banik |first=Nandadulal |website=[[Banglapedia]] |publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203161749/http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Anirvan |archive-date=3 February 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> Other folk music forms include [[Gombhira]], [[Bhatiali]] and [[Bhawaiya]]. [[Hason Raja]] is a renowned folk poet of the Sylhet region. Folk music in Bengal is often accompanied by the [[ektara]], a one-stringed instrument. Other instruments include the [[dotara]], [[dhol]], flute, and [[tabla]]. The region also has a rich heritage in [[Hindustani classical music|North Indian classical music]].