Jhumair

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This article is about Folk dance of east India. For Folk dance of Multan, Balochistan and Punjab, see Jhumar.
Jhumair dance by Tea-tribes of Assam

Jhumair or Jhumar is an Indian folk dance from the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and West Bengal.[1][2] It is folk dance of Sadan.[3][4][5] It is quite famous among Tea-garden community of Assam.[6]

History[]

Mesolithic dancers at Bhimbetka

Jhumair is an ancient folk dance. Similar dance found in Mesolithic paintings of Bhimbetka rock shelters. Jhumair dance dates as far back as Mesolithic period.

Performance[]

Jhumair is a community dance performed during the harvest season and festivals. [7] The dance is mostly performed in open places. Traditional Musical instruments generally used are Dhol, Mandar, Bansi, Nagara, Dhak and Shehnai etc.

Lyrics[]

The lyrics of Jhumair are built on day-to-day languages and mostly depict love or pleasures and pains of day-to-day life.

Varieties[]

There are variety of Jhumair in the region of Chotanagpur such as:

The Jhumair/Jhumar from different region vary from each other in style.[8] [9]

References[]

  1. ^ "Jhumari Dance". dance.anantagroup.
  2. ^ "Jhumar and other popular folk dances of Jharkhand". mythicalindia.
  3. ^ Hoffmann, Johann; Emelen, Arthur Van (1950). "Encyclopædia Mundarica, Volume 2". books.google.com.
  4. ^ "Out of the Dark". democratic world.in.
  5. ^ "talk on nagpuri folk music at ignca". daily Pioneer.
  6. ^ "Karam Puja". assaminfo.
  7. ^ http://www.dance.anantagroup.com/jhumari-dance/
  8. ^ Stephen Blum; Philip Vilas Bohlman; Daniel M. Neuman (1993). Ethnomusicology and Modern Music History. University of Illinois Press. pp. 224–. ISBN 978-0-252-06343-5.
  9. ^ "Out of the Dark". democratic world.in.
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