KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NO 2

BELGAUM CANTT
GLIMPSES OF UTTRAKHAND

ENGLISH ART INTEGRATED

PROJECT
 11 A SSTUDENTS
NAME ROLL NO SIGN
MADE BY THE STUDENTS : 1. ADITYA 3 ____
2. UMESH 49 ____
3. SHASHIDHAR 39 ____
4. BALMUKUND 11 ____
5. KRUNAL 18 ____
 DANCE
• DANCING RUNS IN THE VERY VEINS OF THE PEOPLE
OF GARHWAL KUMOAN OF UTTARAKHAND. LIKE THE
RESIDENTS OF OTHER STATES OF INDIA, THE LOCALS
OF UTRAKHAND CELEBRATE THEIR JOYS AND
SORROWS THROUGH DANCE. AHEAD, KNOW ABOUT
THE FIVE POPULAR DANCES OF UTTARAKHAND AND
THE STORIES BEHIND THEM.
 PANDAVA NRITYA
THE PANDAVA NRITYA TELLS THE TALE OF THE FIVE
HEROES OF HINDU MYTHOLOGY, THE PANDAVA
BROTHERS OF MAHABHARATA, FROM START TO END.
THROUGH THIS ECSTATIC DANCE, THE VARIOUS STAGES
OF THEIR LIFE ARE PORTRAYED, PERFORMED ON THE
DRUM BEATS. IT IS A 10 - 12 DAYS DANCE-DRAMA
CELEBRATION PERFORMED BETWEEN NOVEMBER TO
FEBRUARY EVERY YEAR. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE
ENERGIES OF THE FIVE PANDAVAS ENTER THE BODY OF
PERFORMING ARTISTS DURING THE STAGE
PERFORMANCE. ON THE LAST DAY OF PANDAVA NRITYA,
A GRAND FEAST IS ORGANISED FOR THE VILLAGERS.
 BHOTIA DANCE
THE BHOTIYAS ARE AN ANCIENT TRIBE OF
UTTARAKHAND, AND THE NAMESAKE DANCE IS
PERFORMED BY THEM IS CLOSELY LINKED TO THEIR
DEATH RITUALS. IT IS A COMMON BELIEF AMONG
THE BHOTIYAS THAT THE SOUL OF THE DEAD LIVES IN
THE BODY OF A SHEEP OR GOAT AFTER THE HUMAN
BODY DIES. BY PERFORMING THE BHOTIYA DANCE,
THE SOUL OF THE DEAD CAN BE LIBERATED FROM
THE ANIMAL’S BODY. CALL IT THE DANCE OF THE
DEAD!
 CHOLIYA DANCE
• CHOLIYA DANCE IS THE SWORD DANCE, MEANT TO
DEPICT THE MARTIAL ART TRADITIONS OF THE
KUMAONI TRIBE. THIS DANCE FORM IS AS OLD AS A
THOUSAND YEARS, AND IT IS PERFORMED DURING
THE LOCAL RAJPUT WEDDINGS. THE CHOLIYA
DANCERS ARE EQUIPPED WITH SWORDS AND
SHIELDS, REGIONAL BRASS INSTRUMENTS INCLUDING
TURI AND RANSING, AND PERCUSSION
INSTRUMENTS LIKE DHOL AND DAMARU ETC.
THE DANCERS DRESS LIKE THE KUMAON WARRIORS
AND ENGAGE IN MOCK SWORD FIGHTS WITH DULY
SYNCHRONISED TWISTS AND TURNS OF THE BODY.
 JHORA DANCE
JHORA DANCE IS A SPRINGTIME CELEBRATION
PERFORMED BY THE LOCAL PEOPLE BY
MOVING AROUND IN CIRCLES. IT IS A HIGHLY
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POPULAR DANCE IN THE KUMAON
HIMALAYAS. THE USP OF THIS DANCE IS THAT
IT AIMS TO BREAK CASTE BARRIERS, THUS
ALLOWING BOTH HIGHER AND LOWER CASTE
PEOPLE TO PERFORM IT TOGETHER. BESIDES
SPRINGTIME, THIS DANCE IS ALSO
PERFORMED DURING WEDDINGS AND LOCAL
FAIRS.
 MUKHOTA DANCE •

IT IS ANOTHER INTERESTING DANCE PERFORMED

AT A FAIR ORGANISED IN THE MONTH OF
VAISHAKHA. THE FAIR STARTS FROM VAISHAKHA
SANKRANTI (THE DAY WHEN THE SUN ENTERS A
NEW SIGN) AND THE WORSHIP OF BHUMIYAL
DEVTA. PEOPLE OFFER GROUND RICE
PREPARATIONS EVERY DAY DURING THIS FEST.
PARTICIPANTS WEAR TRADITIONAL CLOTHING AND
MASKS THAT ARE MADE TO RESEMBLE VARIOUS
DEITIES AND DEMONS.
 MUSIC
• UTTARAKHAND MUSIC
• ALTHOUGH UTTARAKHAND IS FAMOUS FOR ITS TOURISM, THE LOCAL
CULTURE ALSO PLAYS A VERY IMPORTANT ROLE. HE HAS A RICH AND
COLORFUL CULTURE. EACH OF THE ETHNIC GROUPS AND SUBGROUPS
PRESENT HERE EACH HAVE THEIR OWN MODEL. UTTARANCHAL’S MUSIC
REFERS TO THE SONGS OF KUMOAN AND GARHWAL. THE MUSIC OF THIS
REGION ALSO HAS ITS ROOTS IN NATURE. HE TALKS ABOUT PEOPLE’S
WAY OF LIFE AND THEIR CULTURAL HERITAGE. IT ALSO REFERS TO
FESTIVALS, FAITH, CULTURAL PRACTICES, FOLKLORIC STORIES,
HISTORICAL FIGURES, THE BEAUTY OF NATURE, AND SO ON.
 THE LOCAL INSTRUMENTS USED ARE DHOLKIS, DAUR THALIS,
BHANKORAS, MASAKBHAJAS, PAINTINGS, HARMONIUMS, ETC. SOME OF
THE WELL-KNOWN POPULAR SONGS ARE “BAJUBAND” WHICH SPEAKS
OF LOVE AND SACRIFICE, “CHHURA“, ANOTHER TYPE OF LOVE SONG,
“BASANTI” ON THE SEASONS, “JAGARS“, WHICH DEALS WITH
MYTHOLOGICAL BEINGS, “KHUDED“. WHICH IS A NARRATION OF THE
SUFFERINGS OF A WOMAN, ‘MANGAT‘, WHICH ARE SONGS SUNG ON
CEREMONIAL FUNCTIONS
 PAINTING
• THE PAINTING OF GARHWAL REGION ARE FAMOUS FOR THEIR
MUGHAL INFLUENCE. TO SEE SOME OF THE MOST EXQUISITE
MUGHTA PAINTINGS, ONE SHOULD GO TO UNIVERSITY
MUSEUM IN SRINAGAR IN UTTARANCHAL. THE PAINTINGS OF
UTTARANCHAL HAVE A SENSE OF FRESHNESS AND DIVERSITY
ABOUT THEM. THE WOMEN FOLK OF KUMAON ALSO
PRACTICE A DIFFERENT KIND OF PAINTING CALLED AIPAN. IN
THIS FORM OF PAINTING, GEOMETRICAL FIGURES OF GODS,
GODDESS AND OBJECTS ARE PAINTED ON THE WALLS, PAPER
AND PIECES OF CLOTHES. ANOTHER FORM OF WALL PAINTING
IS PEETH, WHICH IS ONE OF THE OLDEST OF ALL THE FORM OF
ART PRACTICED IN UTTARANCHAL. EXTENSIVE USE OF
GEOMETRIC SHAPES ARE INCORPORATED IN THESE PAINTINGS
AS WELL.
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