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The folklore of India encompasses the folklore of the Republic of India and the Indian subcontinent.India is an ethnically and religiously diverse country. Given this diversity, it is difficult to generalize the vast folklore of India as a unit.
Meitei folklore (Manipuri folklore), Meitei literature ( Manipuri literature ) The ancient legend of Khamba and Thoibi ( Meitei : Khamba Thoibi ) is a classic , [ 1 ] as well as one of the epic cycles of incarnations of Meitei mythology and folklore , that is originated from Ancient Moirang kingdom [ a ] of Ancient Kangleipak (early Manipur ...
Folktales are called "funga wari" ("phunga wari"), literally meaning "stories of kitchen furnace or stove" in Meitei language (officially called Manipuri language). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In early times, in the Meitei households, children must have gathered around the kitchen fire, listening to the stories narrated by the elders. [ 1 ]
Holds a prominent position in death rites; it shows the path to the dead. Ajaikapala - A boy, whom was begotten by the grace of Shankara. He had one foot of a man and the other of a goat. He overcame death as a child and is known as 'Mrityunjya'. Daksha - His head was replaced by a goat's after a beheading.
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.
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 ...
Sanamahism, Meitei folklore, Meitei literature, Meitei cinema Meitei mythology (or Manipuri mythology) ( Meitei : Meitei Mi Lai Tingi Wari ) is a collection of myths, belonging to the religious and cultural traditions of the Meitei people , the predominant ethnic group of Manipur .
Sammohinee Ghosh of Mid-day, a Mumbai daily, states that "Kushalappa’s writing strikes the reader through its detailed and in-depth research." [3]Shweta Sharan of the Mint, a New Delhi-based publication under HT Media, states, "Keen to retell and document fables and myths from India, Nitin Kushalappa MP has collected 15 fantastic folk tales from South India in his latest book, 'Dakshin ...