Skip to main content

Dances of India:

Folk Dances

Folk Dances of Central India:

• Gaur Dance: Madhya Pradesh

• Muria Dances: Chattisgarh (Har Endanna, Hulki Dance, Karsana Dance)

• Saila Dance: Chattisgarh(Sarguja) and MP(Betul) . A stick dance

• Karma Dance: Gonds & Baigas of Chattisgarh, Oraons of Madhya Pradesh

• Kaksar Dance: Abhujmaris of Bastar

• Pandavani: Chattisgarh

• Lota: Pandvani

Folk Dances of East India:

• Chhau: Bihar

• Brita Dance: West Bengal

• Kali Dance: West Bengal

• Dalkhai: Orissa (Sambalpur). Chaiti Ghora is a dummy horse version of the

Dalkhai dance and is popular in fishing communities.

• Goti Puas: Orissa. The credit of popularizing this dance goes to Ramchandradev,

the Rajaof Khurd (Orissa).

Folk Dances of North East India:

• Bihu: Assam

• Hajgiri: Tripura

• Nongkrem: Meghalaya

• Dhol-Cholom: Manipur

• Sattriya: Assam

Folk Dances of North India:

• Dumhal: Jammu & Kashmir

• Hikat: Himachal Pradesh.

• Natio: Group of dances performed during Kullu Dussehra festival.

• Namagen: Himachal Pradesh. Famous amongt Gaddi tribe.

• Hurka Baul: Uttaranchal. Kumaon region. Performed during cultivation of paddy

and maize. The drum used is called Hurka.

• Jhumeila: Uttaranchal

• Chaufula: Uttaranchal (Garwal)

• Chholiya: Kumaon, Uttaranchal

• Bhangra: Punjab

• Luddi: Punjab

• Gidha: Punjab

• Jhoomer: Punjab

• Dhamyal or Dhup: Haryana

Folk Dances of South India:

• Padayani: Kerala

• Kummi: Tamilnadu

• Kolattam: Andhra Pradesh & Tamilnadu (Also known as Kolannalu or

Kolkolanallu)

Perini: Andhra Pradesh

Thapetta Gullu: Andhra Pradesh

•

•

Folk Dances of South West India

• Dollu Kunitha: Karnataka

• Ghode Modni: Goa

• Lava Danceof Minicoy: Lakshadweep

• Tarangmel: Goa

Folk Dances of Western India:

• Dandiya: Rajasthan

• Ghumer Dance, Raika Dance, Jhoria Dance: Rajasthan. Performed by Bhil tribe.

• Gher Dance: Mina tribe of Rajasthan

• Valar Dance: Garasias of Rajasthan

• Tera Tali: Rajasthan (Kamar Tribe)

• Dindi and Kala: Maharashtra (Devotional)

• Garba: Gujarat (Fertility Cult)

• Garbi: A form of Garba where men perform the dance

• Tippani: Saurashtra

• Dhangari Gaja: Dhangars of Maharashtra

• Koli: Koli Tribe of Maharashtra

Classical Dances:

• Bharatnatyam - Tamil Nadi

• Kathak - UP

• Kathakali - Kerala

• Kuchipudi - Andhra Pradesh

• Manipuri - Manipur

• Mohiniattam - Kerala

• Odissi - Orissa

• Sattriya - Assam

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

IAS Officer’s Salary and Other Facilities

The Salary of an IAS officer is how much is such a question which is being asked daily by thousands of job seekers. In India it is said that the salary in government services is too low. Many bright students do not want to join the government services for low salary. But IAS is not everything about salary, it is not a simple job for making money, it is also about serving the nations and its billions of people. After the 6th pay commission the salary of an IAS officer in India is not that bad too. I am going to discuss about the salary and facilities of Indian Administrative service officer. Pay Scales In government services in India Pay Scales is not the total salary. It only indicates the minimum and maximum basic pay of an employee. The IAS are promoted to total four pay scales according to service seniority. These five scales are named as  Junior Scale, Senior Time Scale, Junior Administrative Grade  ,  Selection Grade  and  Super Time Scale. Juni...
7 comments
Read more

AN EAGLE EYE VIEW OF THE UPSC SYLLABUS

In a significant move DoPT has approved the changes in civil services exam pattern w.e.f. ensuing Civil Services Exams, 2013. Now, the new format will give more weightage to General Studies. Implementation of these changes will affect the fate of over four lakh civil services aspirants looking to take the exam this year. The new pattern aims to overhaul the existing pattern by reducing the importance of optional subjects and increased focus on general studies. This will reduce any advantage a candidate could have over others merely by selecting highly scoring subjects as optional papers.  General studies have about 50% weightage while optional subject about 25%. As a matter of fact, the changes are on both lines - expected and unexpected.  In order to really comprehend these changes, one must put all the dimensions of this examination in a proper perspective and then try to understand the importance of these changes. General Studies has been uplifted to a 'King-makers' stat...
3 comments
Read more

maharatna, navratna ,miniratna:

What are Maharatna in India? In 2009, the government established the Maharatna status, which raises a company’s investment ceiling from Rs. 1,000 crore to Rs. 5,000 crore. The Maharatna firms would now be free to decide on investments up to 15 per cent of their net worth in a project. Earlier, the Navaratna companies could invest up to Rs 1,000 crore without government approvals. Criteria for Maharatna In order to qualify as a Maharatna, a company must have: Three years with an annual net profit of over Rs.2500 crore Net worth of Rs. 10,000 crore Turnover of Rs. 20,000 crore What are Navratna in India? The Navratna status is offered to PSEs, which gives a company enhanced financial and operational autonomy and empowers it to invest up to Rs. 1000 crore or 15% of their net worth on a single project without seeking government approval. In a year, these companies can spend up to 30% of their net worth not exceeding Rs. 1000 cr. They will also have the freedom to enter joint ventures, for...
Post a Comment
Read more