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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 ...
[1] [3] She obtained her BA in English at Goshen College and her PhD in South Asian Language and Literature at the University of Wisconsin-Madison; [2] her doctoral dissertation Study of a Central Indian Folklore Region: Chhattisgarh was supervised by Velcheru Narayana Rao. [4]
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.
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 ...
Mardani Jhumar( also Mardana Jhumar) is a Nagpuri folk dance performed by men in the Indian states of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Odisha. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is performed after harvest in fair. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Men wear ghongroo , hold sword, shield and dance in a circle by holding each other's hand.
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
It is performed in State of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal. Karma means 'fate'. This folk dance is performed during the worship of the god of fate which is known as Karam Devta. People consider the god of fate as the cause of good and bad fortune. [1]
This form of folk theatre is popular in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh and in the neighbouring areas of Madhya Pradesh, Orissa and Andhra Pradesh. [1] Jhaduram Dewangan and Teejan Bai are the most renowned singers of this style. [2] Among contemporary artists, Ritu Verma is popular [3] along with others such as Shantibai Chelak [4 ...