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रामाधार साहू द्वारा नचा शैली में लोरिक चंदा की कथा प्रस्तुति
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लोरिक
लोरिक हाथ में तेन्दू की लाठी, नौ हाथ की पगड़ी बांधे, ‘सेमर धरे’ (सेमल की रूई और चकमक पत्थर लिए) कम्बल और ‘खुमरी’ (बांस और पत्तों से बनी टोपी जिसे चरवाहे पहनते हैं)। ओढ़े, बाजार की ओर…
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Assam has a long and strong tradition of dance, drama and music. Ankiya Bhaona, Oja Pali, Dhuliya-bhaoriya, Khuliya-bhaoriya, Putala-nach and Kushan Gan are a variety of dramatic forms that enrich the performing arts tradition of the state. Among these age-old theatrical genres of the region…
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Performers are essential to any art form. In Bhavai, they assume even greater significance because of Bhavai’s particular characteristics. Bhavai is not merely a theatre form, it is a social and cultural institution which governs important aspects of its members’ lives. Traditionally, only a…
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Bhavai is a popular folk theatre form in Gujarat with a 700-year old history. The word Bhavai derives its meaning from a combination of two words—bhav meaning emotion, and vahini meaning carrier—thus it is named as an art form which is a carrier of emotions.
Bhavai’s original aim was mass…
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A nomadic tribe of Gujarat, the Bhavaiyya community is known for its ancestral occupation of ‘Bhavai’—a 14th century folk theatre form. With their subtle criticism of social ills combined with devotional elements, it was popular for using humour as a means of social education. With the advent of…
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