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VOL. 17 No. 4

FOLK FABLES DID YOU KNOW?
Ladishah songs from Kashmir are
Folk songs are a beautiful medium to convey fascinating stories. sarcastic and hilarious comments on
These are often mythological or moral stories. Let us have a look society and politics.
at some examples here.
Aaryan Iyer, Class 7B, Global Indian
International School, Ahmedabad
PAANI KI KAHAANI

Panihari songs in Rajasthan are linked NAATTUPURA PAADALGAL
to water. They were developed
by women who would get tired While today in Tamil
travelling great distances to Nadu, Carnatic music is
collect water. The songs given prominence, the
depict rains. One popular Naatupura Paadalgal folk
song is about a young songs can still be heard.
girl who off ered water It has become a way of
to a stranger. The man life for many. The songs
was very pleased and are linked to farming and
started singing about harvest. Ilaiyaraaja, the popular musician, says that it was
Illustration by: Amol Kushagra, Class 8
the girl’s beauty and A, Global Indian International School, this music that inspired him to start his music journey.
followed her home. The Ahmedabad
Divij Vora, Class 8 B, Delhi Public School, Nashik
other villagers were not happy with the behaviour of
the man, but later realised that he was her fi ancé.
Amol Kushagra, Class 8 A, Global Indian International School, LI'S LYRICS
Ahmedabad; Himanshi Kothari, Class 8 G, Maharana Mewar Public
School, Udaipur
Li is the local word for folk song in the
Chokri dialect in Nagaland. It is usually
sung with the instrument Libuh. It is
NATURE TALE said that a man was meeting the parents
of the woman he loved and felt very
There is a Gond story which is often sung. It is about uncomfortable. He decided to show his
an election in the jungle to select the king. There
admiration in the form of a song. At that
were two options, an owl and a peacock. The owl was moment, he tied a string to a bottle gourd
believed to be foolish, so the peacock was elected. The
and invented the instrument Libuh. He
peacock started dressing up for the coronation and then strummed and composed songs.
got carried away, keeping the animals waiting. The
animals waited, and waited, and fi nally made the owl
the king. ACTIVITY: POETIC PUPPETRY!!
Gulabo Sitabo is an interesting story which is showcased
through the glove puppetry
of Uttar Pradesh. The story is
conveyed through a-capella
(a form of song with no
instruments).
Take any two members of
your family and do a similar
musical puppet show about
their life.

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