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Handicrafts of Haryana Handicrafts of Haryana include a variety of style and flair. These works of art reflect the rich cultural heritage of Haryana. The famous Handicrafts of Haryana are known all over the country for their splendid aesthetic values. Handicrafts of Haryana mainly include Pottery, Embroidery and Weaving, Phulkari, Chope, Durries Bagh and Paintings. … Read more
Folk dances of uttar pradesh Charkula Dance One of the most spectacular folk dances of Uttar Pradesh which is widely popular in the Braj region of western Uttar Pradesh. It’s a tough act of balance where a veiled woman dancer performs with a 108 oil lamps on her head placed on a wooden pyramid platform. … Read more
Literature of uttar pradesh Uttar Pradesh has had a long history of language and literature. The sheer variety and richness of the astonishing contribution of literary figures from Uttar Pradesh dates back to the ancient days. It was the setting of Kabir, Tulsidas, Surdas and Keshavdas. There were other luminaries who were fabled for their rich endeavours—scholars such asAshwaghosh, Banbhatta, Mayur, Diwakar, Vakpati, Bhavbhuti,Rajshekhar, Laxmidhar, Sri … Read more
Regional languages of uttar pradesh Khari boli dialect Khariboli, also known as Kauravi or Delhavi, was a language variety that developed as the prestige dialect of Hindustani, of which Standard Hindi and Standard Urdu are standard registers and literary styles, which are the principal Official Languages of India and Pakistan respectively. The term “Khariboli” has, … Read more
Paintings of Madhya Pradesh Folk Painting: Source, Classification and Meaning SourceAll Folk Paintings belong to the realm of the ‘sacred’ and qualify as ‘auspicious art’. The driving force of these paintings and drawings is to bring auspiciousness into the house and the life of the family and community. Vernacular terms used are mangalkamna (wishing auspiciousness) and … Read more
Folksongs of Madhya Pradesh The history of a country is told in its popular songs. Madhya Pradesh offers a real feast to the aficionados of traditional music. Folk songs narrate stories of sacrifice, duty, love and chivalry using characteristic style of singing. The folklore of DholaMaru, originally from Rajasthan, is popular in Malwa, Nimar and … Read more
Folk Dances of Madhya Pradesh The state of Madhya Pradesh can be termed as a cultural museum of India. The place not only unities many religions in its lap, But is also home to some of the most prominent tribal communities of the country. These tribal and aborigines of Madhya Pradesh have contributed to the … Read more
Rajasthani Languages Evolution of rajasthani languages from Shaurseni Prakrit Saureni Prakrit is then developed into:- Gurjar in western region Shaurseni in eastern region (Apram bhasha) Gurjar- Maru Gurjar or old Rajasthani its common language of Rajasthan and Gujrat 1st work was Bhrateshwar Bahubali Ghor by Vajrasensuri in 1168 … Read more
Folk Music of Rajasthan Rajasthan has a diverse collection of musician castes, including langas, sapera, bhopa, jogi and Manganiar. There are two traditional classes of musicians: the Langas, who stuck mostly exclusively to Muslim audiences and styles, and the Manganiars, who had a more liberal approach. Manganiar are professional hereditary caste musicians. They mostly live … Read more
Rajasthani Languages Evolution of rajasthani languages from Shaurseni Prakrit Saureni Prakrit is then developed into:- Gurjar in western region Shaurseni in eastern region (Apram bhasha) Gurjar- Maru Gurjar or old Rajasthani its common language of Rajasthan and Gujrat 1st work was Bhrateshwar Bahubali Ghor by Vajrasensuri in 1168 … Read more