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Abstract: One of the most popular folk-art forms of West Bengal Gambhira is centered on religious and social importance. Gambhira is a combined product of dance, drama and song rather it is a manifestation of folk believes, rituals, emotions. This song expresses the social incongruity, outrages, prejudice through their performances. Gambhira being an age-old traditional art form, is performed in so many places in and around the district of Maldah, Murshidabaad, Rajshahi, Chapainababganj in Bangladesh. In Maldah, Gambhira is performed at the auspicious occasion of Gajan puja in Chaitra, i.e., in mid-March to mid- April. The beauty of this art is in its language, lyrics, dialect, make up, presentation more over in its philosophy that makes the Gambhira a geo-cultural important component. In Gambhira, we can see shiva-bandana, considering lord shiva as the supreme of the feudal society where the common people can appeal or complain to him without hesitation or worry. The lyricist or writer of these songs always tried to focus on the contemporary issues like- anti-colonial movement, inequality in society, or modern social problems family planning, child health etc. that shows the sense of responsibilities among those rural, so-called backward people. After crossing a long path of social evolution, the Gambhira become an important phenomenon as well as those dynamic songs or verses are also a part of our literature. Here in this paper, we are going to discuss about this art of importance that is struggling for its existence and the ways of conservation.