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VOL. 14 No. 4
DID yoU kNow?
aSSam Haryana is the only state in India which

Bihugeet is the most popular folk has towns and villages named after
song of Assam, performed during different ragas.
the festival of Bihu. The songs Saloni Chanana, VII C, P.K.R. Jain Sr. Sec. Public School,
talk about life in the village, the Ambala; Riddhi, VI D, D.A.V. Sen. Sr. Public School,
Naraingarh, Ambala
picturesque rural Assam, their
dreams, aspirations and love. gUJaRat

Sugam Sangeet is the folk music of Gujarat. It is a
nagaLand hereditary profession of the Barot, Gadhvi and Choran
li is a folk song sung in the Chokri dialect communities. The music consists of a wide variety of
by the Chakhesang tribe. It is sung to Bhajans and poetry inspired by devotional songs.
bring warmth and friendship. The song is Khushnuma Sheikh, VIII A, bhavan’s Shri A.K. Doshi Vidyalaya, Jamnagar;
accompanied by native instruments such Varun Meghani, XII D, Shri l.G. Haria School, Jamnagar
as tati khro, khro drums and bamhum.
maHaRaSHtRa

megHaLaYa lavani is a popular folk form of Maharashtra. The songs
are mostly exciting, and the dialogues tend to suggest
The Khasi people of Meghalaya make use of tunes, beats socio-political satire.
and musical instruments like the ksing shynrang, ksing
kynthei and tangmuri. Phawar is a form of chant which is gOa
composed on the spot. fado is a music genre of Goa, arguably the oldest urban
folk music form in the world. In popular belief, it is
JHaRkHand characterized by mournful tunes and lyrics, often about
The tribes in Jharkhand have often the sea or the life of the people.
used music as the voice of protest
against oppression, besides its teLangana
ritualistic and social significance. Suvvi Paatalu is a form of music which is a dialogue
between two women; such as a mother-in-law and
Nishanshu Tirkey, X b, Sachidanand Gyan
bharti Model School, ranchi daughter-in-law. Oggukatha are ballads sung by a few
communities in praise of Lord Shiva or their local tribal
CHHattISgaRH gods.

The folk music centres around joyful harvest festivals with T. Sai Sriya, IX D, bharatiya Vidya bhavan’s Atmakuri rama rao School,
Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad
instruments like the hakum, and various types of drums
called mandri, kotoloka and kundir. Women chant in tamIL nadU
groups during wedding festivities.
Naatupura Paatu is a form of Tamil folk music. It consists of
Nasira banu, IX D, bharatiya Vidya bhavan’s Atmakuri rama rao School,
Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad Gramathisai (village folk music) and Gana (city folk music).
The songs are accompanied by traditional drums.
RaJaStHan Navaneetha Krishnan, IX, Cauvery Public School, Karaikal; V.G. Aarthi, VIII C,
Sri Sankara Vidyashramam Mat. Hr. Sec. School, Chennai
Ballads are sung by the Bhopa (storyteller)
while he plays the ravanhatta. His wife aCtIvItY: SOngS and StORYteLLIng
holds a lamp to illuminate relevant
portions of the Phad painting. Panihari Villu Pattu is an ancient form of musical storytelling from
songs, sung by the women, lyrically South Kerala and Tamil Nadu, where narration is mixed with
describe chores centred around water. music.
S. rathina Gowry, VII C, Sri Sankara Vidyashramam Mat. Hr. Sec. School,
Manvendra Jasra, IX C, My Own School, Jaipur; Aryan Chennai; Durga rajiv Chaloli, XI b, National Hill View Public School,
Poonia, X D, Dundlod Vidyapeeth School, Jhunjhunu, Illustration by: bangalore
rajasthan; Chetan Tanwar, IX b, S.V. Public School, Sucheta Aggarwal,
Jaipur VIIID, Army Public Can you describe songs of storytellers from your region?
School, Ambala Cantt.

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