and Crafts Foundation Ministry of Cultural Affairs (Republic of Bangladesh) Ministry of Information & Cultural Affairs (West Bengal) List of institutions and organisations Chhayanaut Bulbul Lalitakala Academy Nazrul Institute Samdani Art Foundation Bangladesh Shishu Academy Bangladesh Short Film Forum Bishwo Shahitto Kendro Bangladeshi Photographers Bangladesh National Philatelic Association Bangla Academy Moviyana Film Society Theatre Institute Chattagram Bangladesh Film Development Corporation Bangladesh Film Archive Biswa Bangla Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi Paschim Banga Natya Akademi Bangiya Sahitya Parishad Festivals Both Bangladesh and West Bengal have many festivals and fairs throughout the year. Events Ekushey Book Fair Bishwa Ijtema Ganga Sagar Mela Rath Yatra Ramadan International Mother Language Day Kolkata Film Festival Dhaka Art Summit Kolkata Book Fair Pastimes Cinema Kolkata and Dhaka are the centers of Bengali cinema. The region's film industry is notable for the history of art films in South Asia, including the works of Academy Award winning director Satyajit Ray and the Cannes Film Festival award-winning director Tareque Masud. Sports Traditional Bengali sports consisted of various martial arts and various racing sports, though the British-introduced sports of cricket and football are now most popular amongst Bengalis. Lathi khela (stick-fighting) was historically a method of duelling as a way to protect or take land and others' possessions. The Zamindars of Bengal would hire lathials (trained stick-fighters) as a form of security and a means to forcefully collect tax from tenants. Nationwide lathi khela competitions used to take place annually in Kushtia up until 1989, though its practice is now diminishing and being restricted to certain festivals and celebrations. Chamdi is a variant of lathi khela popular in North Bengal. Kushti (wrestling) is also another popular fighting sport and it has developed regional forms such as boli khela, which was introduced in 1889 by Zamindar Qadir Bakhsh of Chittagong. A merchant known as Abdul Jabbar Saodagar adapted the sport in 1907 with the intention of cultivating a sport that would prepare Bengalis in fighting against British colonials. In 1972, a popular contact team sport called Kabadi was made the national sport of Bangladesh. It is a regulated version of the rural Hadudu sport which had no fixed rules. The Amateur Kabaddi Federation of Bangladesh was formed in 1973. Butthan, a 20th-century Bengali martial arts invented by Grandmaster Mak Yuree, is now practiced in different parts of the world under the International Butthan Federation. The Nouka Baich is a Bengali boat racing competition