List of folktales of Chhattisgarh explained

Chhattisgarh is central state of the union of India. It is known for its cultural heritage.

List of Folktales of Chhattisgarh

The List of Folktales of Chhattisgarh^[1] is

• Mohna de gori kayina
• Dhola Maru^{[2] [3]}
• Fox and Mahadev
• Sada Brij Saaranga^[4]
• Vikramāditya as Bikai
• Vikramāditya with Manwa-Patwa
• Satvantin
• Thag and Big
• Kalidas and Vidyamati^[5]
• Bhalnin
• Khirmit
• Belva Kayina
• Paidhna Paidhneen
• Vikramāditya Brings Amrit
• Jheek Jheek
• Two Sadhus visiting a family and a couple
• Lal Bujakkad^[6]
• Raja Bhoj
• Raja Nal and Mata Damyanti
• Loric Chanda^[7]
• Dasmat Kayina
• Old Woman and Prawn

External links

• Chhattisgarhi folk tales Ahiman Kaina

Notes and References

1. Twente, Theophil H. Folk Tales of Chhattisgarh India. North Tonawanda, NY: The Bodoni Press, 1938.
2. https://books.google.com/books?id=ncMPfjLn_M0C&dq=dhola+maru+chhattisgarh&pg=PA132 "Epic traditions in the contemporary world: the poetics of community By Margaret H. Beissinger, Susanne Lindgren Wofford"
3. Wadley, Susan Snow. Raja Nal and the Goddess: the north Indian epic Dhola in performance. Indiana University Press, 2004. p. 212. .
4. https://books.google.com/books?id=fNHfAAAAMAAJ&q=sadabrij "Folk tales of Bihar by Pranab Chandra Roy Choudhury (Saranga and Sada Brij -Chapter 3)"
5. https://books.google.com/books?id=A51BAn4BHNcC&dq=Kalidas++chhattisgarh&pg=PA43 "Chhattisgarh General Knowledge (Page 43)"
6. https://books.google.com/books?id=q7UEAQAAIAAJ&q=lal+bujakkad "Screen World Publication's 75 glorious years of Indian cinema: Complete filmography of all films (silent & Hindi) produced between 1913-1988 (Page 78)"
7. http://www.twitsnaps.com/zoom/39767 "Chanda Loric play snap"