Mardani Jhumar Explained

Mardani Jhumar(also Mardana Jhumar) is a Nagpuri folk dance performed by men in the Indian states of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Odisha.[1] [2] [3] It is performed after harvest in fair.[4] [5] Men wear ghongroo, hold sword, shield and dance in a circle by holding each other's hand. Musical instruments used in this dance are mandar, nagara, dhak and Shehnai or bansi. The dance movement reflects masculine energy.[6] Sometimes women dancers accompany them, who are known as Nacni.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Professor at Folklore Institute and African Studies and Adjunct Professor School of Music Ruth M Stone. The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: South Asia : the Indian subcontinent. 1998. Taylor & Francis. 978-0-8240-4946-1. 371–.
  2. Book: Stephen Blum. Philip Vilas Bohlman. Daniel M. Neuman. Ethnomusicology and Modern Music History. 1993. University of Illinois Press. 978-0-252-06343-5. 224–.
  3. Web site: Mardani Jhumar. Jharkhandculture. 27 September 2022.
  4. Book: Jharkhand General Knowledge 2022. Prabhat Prakashan. Manish Ranjan. 4.10. 2022. 978-9354883002.
  5. Web site: Nagpuri harvest songs and instrumental music – Maharashtra. 10 September 2022. 24 September 2022.
  6. Web site: Mardana Jhumar Dance in India. india9.com. 20 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20120520021020/http://www.india9.com/i9show/Mardana-Jhumar-Dance-57694.htm. 2012-05-20. live.

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