Jhumair

This article is about a folk dance of east India. For its eponymous music, see Jhumar song. For other uses, see Jhumair (disambiguation).

Jhumair or Jhumar, is a folk dance from the Indian states of Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Assam, Bihar and West Bengal. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} It is a traditional dance of the Sadan, the Indo-Aryan ethnic groups of Chotanagpur. ^{[5] [6] [7]} It is also performed by Adivasi communities and is mainly associated with the harvest season. ^[8]

Jhumair dance by Tea-tribes of Assam

The musical instruments used in Jhumair include the Mandar, Dhol, Nagara, and Bansuri. ^[5] The dance involves performers standing in a row, holding hands, singing couplets, swaying their bodies, clapping their hands, and occasionally performing timed jumps. ^[9]

Varieties

The Jhumair/Jhumar dance varies in style across different regions. ^{[10] [5]} In the Chotanagpur region, there are various types of Jhumar, such as:

• Khortha Jhumar ^[11]
• Kurmali Jhumar ^[12]
• Panch Pargarnia Jhumar
• Nagpuri Jhumar
  • Mardani Jhumar
  • Janani Jhumar

Notable exponent

• Govind Sharan Lohra, folk artist from Jharkhand
• Mukund Nayak, folk artist from Jharkhand

See also

• Circle dance

References

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5. "Out of the Dark". democratic world.
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7. Manish Ranjan (2022). JHARKHAND GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2021. Prabhat Prakashan. ISBN   9789354883002.
8. "अब नहीं दिखती फाग और झूमर नृत्य, खो रही है अपनी धाक". prabhatkhabar. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
9. Gupta, Shobhna (2002). Dances of India. Har-Anand Publications. ISBN   978-81-241-0866-6.
10. 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.
11. "करम महोत्सव में बोले विधायक लंबोदर महतो, भाषा व संस्कृति है झारखंड की मूल पहचान". prabhatkhabar. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
12. "मनसा पूजा पर देवगांव में झूमर संध्या का आयोजन, संतोष व उर्मिला ने समां बांधा, झूमे दर्शक". lagatar. 20 September 2021. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.