Indian art and culture / Performing arts
Folk dances by region
Practise 2 PYQsConcepts to cover
- Garba and Dandiya (Gujarat, Garba UNESCO 2023), Ghoomar and Kalbelia (Rajasthan, Kalbelia UNESCO 2010), Lavani and Tamasha (Maharashtra), Dandiya
- Bhangra and Giddha (Punjab), Rauf (Kashmir), Chhau (east), Karma (Chhattisgarh), Raslila (Braj), Charkula
- Bihu (Assam), Cheraw bamboo dance and Chapchar Kut festival (Mizoram), Hojagiri (Tripura), Thang-Ta martial dance (Manipur), Nongkrem (Meghalaya), Singhi Chham (Sikkim)
- Yakshagana (Karnataka), Kummi and Kolattam (Tamil Nadu), Theyyam and Padayani (Kerala), Dollu Kunitha, Lambadi (Andhra and Telangana)
Where to study
Indian Art and Culture · Nitin Singhania
- ch. 11
Our Pasts II, Class VII, ch. 7 The Making of Regional Cultures
- ch. 7 The Making of Regional Cultures, pp. 1-15 (printed 79-93)
UNESCO ICH Representative List: Garba of Gujarat (India, 2023)
- Garba of Gujarat (2023): description
UNESCO ICH Representative List: Kalbelia folk songs and dances of Rajasthan (India, 2010)
- Kalbelia folk songs and dances of Rajasthan (2010): description
UNESCO ICH Representative List: Chhau dance (India, 2010)
- Chhau dance (2010): description
InsightsIAS, Ancient Indian History topic index
- Folk Dances