Pandvani Histories IIModule
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Mahabharat
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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 Gonds recount adventures…
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The Gonds relate stories of the Pandavas in which Bheem plays a central role. One of the many mythologies around Bheem connects him to the mandar baja, a musical instrument that causes rain to fall when played. Bheem plays the mandar baja which appeases god Indra, and leads to rain. In the month…
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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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Chetan Devangan is the chief disciple of the famous Pandvani singer Jhaduram Devangan. He is the senior most Pandvani singer. He is not only a Pandvani singer but a logist of oral traditions and especially, Pandvani. In this conversation, Chetan Devangan talks about the trajectory of Pandvani in…
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Pandvani are lore of the Pandavas sung and recited in Chhattisgarh. This video presents a rarely sung and little known form of singing the Pandvani known locally as Khatgayan Pandvani. The story, part of regional lore, recounts adventures that lead to the marriage of Sahadev, with Bheema as its…
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लगभग अड़तालीस वर्षीय पंडवानी गायिका प्रभा यादव पंडवानी के पितामह कहलाने वाले झाडूराम देवांगन की शिष्या और वर्तमान पंडवानी गायकों की अग्रिम पंक्ति में से एक हैं। पंडवानी प्रस्तुति और प्रक्रिया में परंपरा तथा कलाकार की निजिता का क्या स्वरुप है इस विषय पर उनके विचार जानना रुचिकर है। यह एक अल्प…
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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 epic are…
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This video presents a conversation with Kunj Bihari Devangan, son of the famed Pandvani singer Jhaduram Devangan. He speaks on his father's legacy, on the shaping of Pandvani performances and the introduction of the banjo as musical accompaniment .
This content has been created as part of a…
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This video presents a conversation with Meena Sahu -a noted performer of the Pandvani in Chhattisgarh.
This content has been created as part of a project commissioned by the Directorate of Culture and Archaeology, Government of Chhattisgarh, to document the cultural and natural heritage of the…
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