Intoxication Sentiment in Garhwali Folk Drama, Folk Rituals, Community Theaters and Traditional Plays

 गढवाली लोक नाटकों में  मद / नशा   भाव

Review of Characteristics of Garhwali Folk Drama, Folk Theater/Rituals and Traditional Plays part -25

                                        Bhishma Kukreti

         According to Bharat’s Natyashastra, intoxication sentiment should be displayed in drama by show of drunkenness, rolling eyes, and arms drooping or restlessly thrown about and irregular with an unsteady gait.

               The professional caste Badi class Garhwali folk drama performers used to show many dramatically scenes about a person consuming hemp or liquor. I remember a folk drama played by Badis in Mitragram, Malla Dhangu, Pauri Garhwal in between Ramleela scene.  In folk drama, Badis showed that a person consumed hemp roasted seeds in large quantity and went for plough. The hot hemp seeds started showing results and the person became intoxicated. Now, the person does many silly activities as pushing bull back by his head, sitting on how in opposition direction, laughs loudly; dancing-singing as a mad person. The short drama was a perfect drama showing the intoxicated position of a person who consumes roasted hemp in large quantity.  

      I also remember the performance of drunken soldiers of Ravan in Ramleela of Mitragram. In the same Ramleela a Performer Jay Ram Jakhmola copied the acting of Hindi film actor Moti Lal of Hindi film Jagte Raho. The song was ‘ Jindgi khwab hai kaun  ..’ and Jaya Ram Jakhmola acted with marvelous performance to show walking of  a drunken person in between scenes of folk drama of Ramleela.

Copyright @ Bhishma Kukreti, bckukreti@gmail.com  27/10/2013

              Review of Characteristics of Garhwali Folk Drama, Folk Rituals and Traditional Plays part to be continued…

                    References

1-Bharat Natyam

2-Steve Tillis, 1999, Rethinking Folk Drama

3-Roger Abrahams, 1972, Folk Dramas in Folklore and Folk life 

4-Tekla Domotor , Folk drama as defined in Folklore and Theatrical Research

5-Kathyrn Hansen, 1991, Grounds for Play: The Nautanki Theater of North India

6-Devi Lal Samar, Lokdharmi Pradarshankari Kalayen 

7-Dr Shiv Prasad Dabral, Uttarakhand ka Itihas part 1-12

8-Dr Shiva Nand Nautiyal, Garhwal ke Loknritya geet

9-Jeremy Montagu, 2007, Origins and Development of Musical Instruments

10-Gayle Kassing, 2007, History of Dance: An Interactive Arts Approach

11- Bhishma Kukreti, 2013, Garhwali Lok Natkon ke Mukhya Tatva va Charitra, Shailvani, Kotdwara

12- Bhishma Kukreti, 2007, Garhwali lok swangun ma rasa ar Bhav , Chithipatri

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