Surprise Sentiment in Garhwali Folk Drama, Folk Theater, Community Rituals and Traditional Plays

गढवाली लोक नाटकों में   विष्मय  भाव

Review of Characteristics of Garhwali Folk Drama, Folk Theater/Rituals and Traditional Plays part -20

                                        Bhishma Kukreti

                      According to Bharat’s Natyshashtra, Surprise sentiment is performed by the wide opening of eyes, looking steadily without winking, movement of eyebrows, horrification, and tremor of head, commenting appreciation and like.

              The surprise sentiment in Garhwali folk drama is very common. The surprise is found in prose folk dramas played by common men, by Badis (drama performing caste class of Garhwali) or in community ritual dramas.

      There are many folk ritual songs (Jagar or Mantra etc) those tell the tale those surprise the audience.

   I saw a drama by Badis in Mitragram (Malla Dhangu, Pauri Garhwal, UK) that was based on a folk story.

                     गढवाली लोक नाटकों में  विष्मय   भाव

एक - ब्याळि मि धार मा गैणा देखिक रतखुनि से पैल भद्वाड़ बाणों द्वी बल्दुं लेक ग्यों। मीन अन्ध्यर मा इ बल्द हौळ पर जुतिन अर पुंगड़ बाण लग ग्यों।  सुबेर ह्वे त मि क्या दिखुद कि मीन अन्ध्यर मा एक बाग़ अर एक रिक हौळ पर जोति देन अर दस खारिक पुंगड़ बै देन। 

 In this story or drama three men tell their exaggerated story and one story is as under

One man – I watched the star on the hill and went to plough field by taking both oxen. There was dark when I tied up the oxen on plough and started plowing field. In morning I was shocked to see that instead of bulls I was plowing with the aid of a tiger and a bear.  

                    गढवाली लोक नाटकों में  विष्मय   भाव

 When Badis play ‘lang game’ in Lang year in any village the ‘lang game’ by Badis offer the biggest surprise to the audience and people stop breathing till the Lang game is over. In ‘lang game ‘ a Badi has to slip from one hill to other hill foot by help of a grass rope.

  The Ranbhut Jagars also surprise the audience.

Copyright @ Bhishma Kukreti, bckukreti@gmail.com  22/10/2013

              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 Folklife 

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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