Jhumair
 Jhumair dance by Tea-tribes of Assam | |
| Genre | Folk dance |
|---|---|
| Time signature | Circular group formation |
| Tempo | Moderate to lively |
| Instrument(s) | Dhol, Mandar, Nagara, Flute, Payel |
| Origin | Chota Nagpur Plateau |
| Related dances | Domkach, Paika, Chhau |
Jhumair or Jhumar, is a folk dance from the Indian states of Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Assam, Bihar and West Bengal.[1][2][3][4] It is a traditional dance of the Sadan, the Indo-Aryan ethnic groups of Chotanagpur.[5][6][7] It is also performed by Adivasi communities and is mainly associated with the harvest season.[8]
The musical instruments used in Jhumair include the Mandar, Dhol, Nagara, and Bansuri.[5] The dance involves performers standing in a row, holding hands, singing couplets, swaying their bodies, clapping their hands, and occasionally performing timed jumps.[9]
Varieties
[edit]The Jhumair/Jhumar dance varies in style across different regions.[10][5] In the Chotanagpur region, there are various types of Jhumar, such as:
Notable exponent
[edit]- Govind Sharan Lohra, folk artist from Jharkhand
- Mukund Nayak, folk artist from Jharkhand
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Jhumar of the West Bengal highlands". INDIAN CULTURE. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ↑ "Jhumur Song: a Geo – Environmental Analysis - Ignited Minds Journals". ignited.in. Archived from the original on 2022-10-07. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ↑ "Jhumur and Nachni in the Folk Songs of Purulia". hdl:10603/300904.
- ↑ Sinha, Manik Lal (1974). Jhumar of the West Bengal highlands. Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi.
- 1 2 3 "Out of the Dark". democratic world.
- ↑ "talk on nagpuri folk music at ignca". daily Pioneer. Archived from the original on 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ↑ Manish Ranjan (2022). JHARKHAND GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2021. Prabhat Prakashan. ISBN 9789354883002.
- ↑ "अब नहीं दिखती फाग और झूमर नृत्य, खो रही है अपनी धाक". prabhatkhabar. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ↑ Gupta, Shobhna (2002). Dances of India. Har-Anand Publications. ISBN 978-81-241-0866-6.
- ↑ Stephen Blum; Philip Vilas Bohlman; Daniel M. Neuman (1993). Ethnomusicology and Modern Music History. University of Illinois Press. pp. 224–. ISBN 978-0-252-06343-5.
- ↑ "करम महोत्सव में बोले विधायक लंबोदर महतो, भाषा व संस्कृति है झारखंड की मूल पहचान". prabhatkhabar. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ↑ "मनसा पूजा पर देवगांव में झूमर संध्या का आयोजन, संतोष व उर्मिला ने समां बांधा, झूमे दर्शक". lagatar. 20 September 2021. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
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