WOMEN FOLK SONGS OF SOUTHERN HARYANA: AS A CULTURAL CONNECT
Keywords:
Folklore, subcultures, Articulations, celebrationAbstract
Folklore has many cultural aspects like stories, folk songs, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs and customs within a particular culture and subcultures. In Haryanvi culture at large and Ahirwal subculture in particular the most historic is folksongs which show women’s socio cultural status. Articulations in folk songs reflect the women’s perceptions, their social cognition, their fantasies and provide them a cathartic space. Folk songs have come to be associated with a wide range of styles, influences and social practices. They have become closely linked with an oral tradition in which songs are passed down through generations without any formal transcription. Folk songs can play an important role in construction of social identities. The association of songs with specific places means that the composition is often linked with national or regional identity through its celebration of local events and landscapes. Folk songs from specific rural localities have the potential to represent the lives, grievances and celebrations of those living in that particular rural area. Listening to folk songs is a corporeal performance that has the potential to engage people with places in emotional ways.
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Grewal, Omprakash. Quoted from Subhash.
Nirmal. Lokgeeton Ka Bugcha. Vani Parkashan: New Delhi, 2014
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