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The following is a list of folktales of the state of Chhattisgarh first published by author Theophil H. Twente in 1938: [1] The Frog and the Lizard [2] The Two Who Were Brothers Indeed [3] How the Gond Saved His Field of Gram [4] Bhimsen and Fever [5] The King Who Learned From a Cock [6] The Wicked Mother-In-Law [7] How a Wedding Song Saved ...
Lorik-Chanda in Chhattisgarh is a folk dance-drama. [9] It is one of Chhattisgarh's major performance arts. This folk dance in Balod district is particularly popular. Its heroine Chanda is the daughter of King Mahar. The king has wed her to a person who is often ill. Lorik is a 'gwala' from Ahir caste who grazes cows.
Dadaria (Chhattisgarhi: ददरिया) is one of various types of folk-songs or field-songs [1] of the state of Chhattisgarh in India. These songs were very popular and part of folklore before the 1970s and were sung by village men or women while harvesting in paddy fields or during leisure. In the late 1980s, the singing of these songs by ...
Maru Ragini (Dhola and Maru riding on a Camel), ca.1750. In the Chhattisgarh version, Dhola is the son of king Nal and mother Damyanti. In his past life Dhola was a handsome young man who was catching fish in the village pond through angle called 'gari' in Chhattisgarhi.
Bastar LokLōka utsavaotsav represents the folk culture of the Chhattisgarh state. It is celebrated after the end of rainy season and boast participation of tribal groups coming from remote locations of Chhattisgarh to Bastar. Basta Parab, an event organised in Jagdalpur during the festival, features songs and dances of tribes in Chhattisgarh.
Chhattisgarh is a storehouse of literature, performing arts and crafts—all of which derives its substance and sustenance from the day-to-day life experiences of its people. Religion, mythology, social and political events, nature, and folklore are favourite motifs.
Bastar Dussehra is the unique cultural trait of Chhattisgarh.Celebrated by the local people of the state with sufficient vigor, the festival of Dussehra connotes to the supreme power of goddess Danteswari, the revered deity of all the existing tribes of Chhattisgarh.
Bastar Lokotsav [1] is a festival of Chhattisgarh that involves the representation of the folk culture of the state of Chhattisgarh. The lokotsav, which occurs after the end of rainy season, attracts large number of tribal groups who come to participate in this festival from remote villages of Chhattisgarh.