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Shraddha Shree Rai
The natural history of Sikkim is shaped by myth-making and religious ideas. According to various Buddhist beliefs and stories, Guru Rinpoche was believed to have consecrated the land of Sikkim by hiding sacred objects in the caves, rocks, and sacred lakes. Subduing all the evil spirits of the land…
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Sanjay Purohit
Vijaydan Detha, fondly known as ‘Bijji’, brought ‘to prominence not only the richness of the storytelling traditions of Rajasthan, but the inventive forms of locution characteristic of Rajasthani.’ He treated folklore as a seed, attempting to explore limitless stories from it. Sahapedia remembers…
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Simran Agarwal
With the waning power of the Mughals in the eighteenth century, slaves, especially concubines, close to the ruler wielded great influence and power in the state of Rajputana. But how? We investigate how the companionship between Maharaja Vijay Singh and his chief concubine Gulabrai—compared…
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This video is a recording of the dantkatha of Karan byah. These tales are not a part of the Mahabharat, but have been heard by Lakhan Singh Dhruv from the elders. These are called Labed (oral) Katha in Chhattisgrahi.    This content has been created as part of a project commissioned by…
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This video is a recording of Shyamlal Chauhan's recitation of Karna Janam Katha with his 'hunkari' Shyamlal Gond.  It was recorded in Amanmethi, Sarguja, Chhattisgarh in 2018.   This content has been created as part of a project commissioned by the Directorate of Culture and archaeology,…
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  Pandvani is one of the most celebrated forms of folklore from Chhattisgarh. Before it became a professional performative genre , the Pandavani consisted of different forms of oral lore in circulation in this region. Initially there were lores that belonged to the Gond adivasis of this region…
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Pandvani is one of the most celebrated forms of folklore from Chhattisgarh. In recent recent years its popularity outside this region owes much to the lauded performer Teejan Bai. Known mostly as a regional/ folk version of the Mahabharata, its terms of relationship with the Sanskrit epic are…
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  Pandvani is one of the most celebrated forms of folklore from Chhattisgarh. In recent recent years its popularity outside this region owes much to the lauded performer Teejan Bai. Known mostly as a regional/ folk version of the Mahabharata, its terms of relationship with the Sanskrit…
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 पंडवानी के पुरोधा श्री झाडूराम देवांगन जी वेदमती शैली के शीर्षस्त एवं सिंद्धस्त कलाकार थे. महाभारत कथा को लोक धुन में बांध कर जो प्रस्तुति करते थे वे अद्भुद और मनमोहक होता था. पंडवानी गायन का एकल अभिनय भारत वर्ष में बेजोड़ है. महाभारत कथा पर आधारित संपूर्ण भारत के अन्य प्रांतो में भी आंचलित…
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The Pardhans are bards to Gond Adivasis. Traditionally they go to gond homes every year after the harvest, singing songs of Gond  genealogy and gods while playing the Bana. In their role as mediators between humans and gods, they are also called Pathari. The Pandvani of the…
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