गढ़वाली लोक नाटकों men धनतारा वाद्य यंत्र

Dhantara: A Folk Musical Instrument of Garhwal Folk Dramas

Review of Characteristics of Garhwali Folk Drama, Folk Theater/Rituals and Traditional Plays part -142  

                  गढ़वाली लोक नाटकों के वाद्य यंत्र

                             

                     Bhishma Kukreti (लोक साहित्य शोधार्थी)

                  Chordophone Musical Instruments of Garhwali Folk Dramas

                  गढ़वाली लोक नाटकों men धनतारा वाद्य यंत्र

              Dhantara is the folk music instrument of Gaddi tribe. Gaddi are grazers or pastoralists.  Gaddi are original people of Himachal-Kangda. Gaddi tribes live near Hari ki Doon, Sukhi and Gangi villages of Uttarkashi.

Garhwalis do use Dhantara very rarely or could be said that Garhwalis of Garhwal don’t use Dhantara at all. However, Gaddi of Garhwal use Dhantara in folk music.

Dhantara is a primitive and indigenous music instrument of Gaddi. Dhantara is like Sarangi and is chordophonic musical instrument. Dhantara hais smaller than Sarangi in size and has only three strings for basic notes.

The Musada singers and Ainchhali Singers use Dhantara for accompaniment. The instrument is made as Sarangi. The folk musical instrument Dhantara does not have any complicated fixing of Tarabs. The bow is also made as the bow of Sarangi. Goat intestine is used in making strings of Dhantara. Singers usually decorate Dhantara by flowers on it.

 Gaddi Natarambh Dance-Song

              गद्दी नटारम्भ नृत्य गीत  झलकी**

ता बुड्डू जो ना देणो चाचुआ , देणी  चाचुआ

सजरे चूंडे रांड भूचगा हली हो .

चा चाकर जो ना देणो चाचुआ , देणी  चाचुआ

हाक पांदे उठि गहँदे हो

ता दूर 
ना देणो चाचुआ , देणी  चाचुआ

गोरु चुगांदे जो देणी हो

ता रोगी जो ना देणो चाचुआ , देणी  चाचुआ

सजरे चूंडे रांड भूचगा हली हो .

भेड़ा चुगांदे जो देणो चाचुआ , देणी  चाचुआ

खोखा भरी देला मांस हो

भेड़ा दे पहल जो देणो चाचुआ , देणी  चाचुआ

पिट्ठी जो देला चोलु हो

*** Kangada Gazetteer, Appendix-1 pages 14-15  

Copyright@ Bhishma Kukreti 23/4/2014

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

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गढवाली लोक नाटकों में धनतारा वाद्य यंत्र ,  टिहरी गढ़वाल के गढवालीलोक नाटकों में  धनतारा वाद्य यंत्र;उत्तरकाशी गढ़वाल के गढवाली लोकनाटकों में धनतारा वाद्य यंत्र, हरिद्वार गढ़वाल के गढवाली लोक नाटकोंमें धनतारा वाद्य यंत्र   ;देहरादून गढ़वाल के गढवाली लोक नाटकों मेंधनतारा वाद्य यंत्र ;पौड़ी गढ़वाल के गढवाली लोक नाटकों में धनतारावाद्य यंत्र;चमोली गढ़वाल के गढवाली लोक नाटकों में ; रुद्रप्रयाग गढ़वालके गढवाली लोक नाटकों में धनतारा वाद्य यंत्र ;