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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 ...
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 ...
The Dhola Maru story is deeply rooted in folklore and oral traditions. [3] The story related work is available in prose and poetry as well as in mixed form also. 'Dhola Maru ri chaupai' a book composed by Jain monk Kushallabh in 1617, in which he writes that the story is old one. Some manuscripts of 1473 also describe the story.
He has written Saora folk literature, Paharia Folkliterature, Visioning Folklore, Oral Poetry of Kalahandi. His recent seminal work is three oral Ramakatha in tribal oral tradition. Dr Mishra has written five books on folklore theory and research methodology adopting the folklore of western Odisha and Chhattisgarh.
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The rich folklore of Bhunjia community has been documented by Dr Mahendra Kumar Mishra in his seminal book Oral Epics of Kalahandi 2007. The songs and tales, the myth of Goddess Sunadi, origin of paddy from Sunabeda, Bhujia myth of Origin are narrated in his book. Besides Surendra Kumar Mishra from Sinapali has written a book on Bhunjia Sanskruti
Bastar Dussehra is the unique cultural trait of Chhattisgarh.Celebrated by the local people of the state with sufficient vigor, the festival of Dussehra denotes to the supreme power of goddess Danteswari, the revered deity of all the existing tribes of Chhattisgarh.
Lorikayan is the most famous folklore of Bhojpuri. Its protagonist is Lorik. The sense in which the hero narrates the life-events of Lorik in this folklore full of heroic rasa, is delightful to see and hear. Lorik is remembered as a great ancestor of historical heroes and Ahirs. It is also called the 'Ramayana' of the Ahir caste.