Bhawaiya Music Festival was held at Jalpaiguri, Rabindra Bhavan on 1st and 2nd April to celebrate the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) of Bhawaiya music.The festival was inaugurated by Legend Sarinda player Padmasri Mangalakanta Roy, leading singers Manabendra Narayan, Malati Narayan, Kameswar Roy, Nazrul Islam and Ananya Bhattacharya - Director and Vice President- Projects, banglanatak dot com. During the festival various Bhawaiya singers from Cooch behar, Alipurduar and Jalpaiguri came together and performed. Apart from Bhawaiya songs, folk artists from Kolkata presented tuneful music.