Dream Sentiment in Garhwali Folk Dramas

Dream Sentiment in Garhwali Folk Dramas, Folk Rituals, Community Theaters and Traditional Plays

                   गढवाली लोक नाटकों / लोक  गीतों में    सुप्त /सुप्ति    भाव

Review of Characteristics of Garhwali Folk Drama, Folk Theater/Rituals and Traditional Plays part -43

                                    Bhishma Kukreti

             A per Yogic philosophy, the Dream is the state of subconscious mind. Dream is the state between awaken and sleeping.   

 According to Bharat’s Natyashastra, dream should be performed in drama d by deep breaths, dullness, closed eyes, senselessness and talking in sleep.

            There are many religious ritual folk songs in Garhwali wherein dream plays great role to the main story.  There are descriptions and affects of dream sentiments in Garhwali Jagar folklores as Surji Kaunl (edited by Dr S.P. Dabral and published in Khabar Sar newsletter), Jeetu Bagdwal, many rituals songs of Anchheri Jagar, various Mahabharata epic oriented folklores/Jagar.

         The following folk song or Jagar is related to Mahabharata story. In the following song Arjun (one of Pandavas) sees dream and tells his dream to his queen -

गढवाली लोक नाटकों में सुप्ति /सुप्त   भाव

 Dream by Arjun

अर्जुन का सपना

क्या सुपिनो होये मेरो राजा , राति का बिखैमा मेरो राजा।

सुपिनो मा देखे मेरी राणी वसुधरी कोठा मेरी राणी

जैं  राणी को होलो ठै ठै को रंग

कोठायों झुलाया मेरी राणी

स्युंदोळो दिखेन्ड मेरी राणी

धौळी जैसी फाट मेरी राणी

My King! What was the dream?

Arjun replied that I saw in dream

I saw Vasudeva’s fort in dream

I saw her beautiful color in dream

Her Mang  (line left by parting head hair) was plain as Ganga river …

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  Dream Sentiment shown by Badi and Badan in Garhwali Plays

                   Badi Badan is professional special class-caste of Garhwal and Kumaon. I remember a folk play played by Badi –Badan in Mitrgram , Malla Dhangu, Pauri Garhwal India. I would like to name the dram Nindad Buddi (sleeping old lady). In this drama in one sequence the old lady (played by Badan) talks in dream,” Tain Bwari Khajyat Ayin ch ..meri jithan tain sya bwari bhali mandi  ..” . In dream the old lady was criticizing he daughter in law and Jithan (sister in law of her husband).  Badan performed the dream sequence with marvelous effects on audience. Many audience members cried,” ye bwe ini hund supin ma –Oh yes! This happens in dream”    

@ (Folk Song curtseys by Dr. Nand Kishor Hatwal’s Chanchri)

Copyright@ Bhishma Kukreti 19/11/2013

Review of Characteristics of Garhwali Folk Drama, Community Dramas; Folk Theater/Rituals and Traditional to be continued in next chapter.

                 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

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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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गढवाली लोक नाटकों में  सुप्त /सुप्ति     भाव; टिहरी गढ़वाल के गढवाली लोक नाटकों में  सुप्त /सुप्ति     भाव;उत्तरकाशी गढ़वाल के गढवाली लोक नाटकों में सुप्त /सुप्ति      भाव;हरिद्वार गढ़वाल के गढवाली लोक नाटकों में   सुप्त /सुप्ति   भाव;देहरादून गढ़वाल के गढवाली लोक नाटकों में   सुप्त /सुप्ति    भाव;पौड़ीगढ़वाल के गढवाली लोक नाटकों में   सुप्त /सुप्ति    भाव;चमोली गढ़वाल केगढवाली लोक नाटकों में  सुप्त /सुप्ति      भाव; रुद्रप्रयाग गढ़वाल के गढवाली लोक नाटकों में  सुप्त /सुप्ति      भाव;