Author: Ashish Mohan Khokar
Publisher: Rupa
Year: 2003
Language: English
Pages: 104
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8129100975
Description
India dances to the rhythms of a million rural feet. With no formal training in dance, unaware of classical traditions, the innocent dancers of the villages dance because they must. A happy, vigorous ode to life and living.
The richness and variety, expanse and extent of the country’s folk-dance forms are captured in this book, in all their entirety. Several unknown forms-some on the verge of extinction-have been featured, as a record of the last century, a period of change and transition.
The book is in many ways the first of its kind, for it also encapsulates ritual, martial and tribal dances.
ETERNAL INDIA SERIES
The cultural expression of India is as varied in style as it is in form and this is due partly to the size of the land, its myriad religions, races, beliefs, customs and its many layered history.
The series combines pieces of this splendid mosaic with an eye on the apparent as well as the hidden nuances; on tradition and continuity as well as the winds of change.
Contents
Introduction
Jammu and Kashmir
Himachal Pradesh
Punjab
Haryana
Uttar Pradesh
Rajasthan
Gujarat
Maharashtra
Goa
Karnataka
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
Pondicherry
Andhra Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Bihar
Orissa
West Bengal
Sikkim
Assam
Manipur
Tripura
Other North-Eastern States
Norms, Means & Ends
Costume, Jewellery & Instrumentation