Chhau: a comparative study of Sareikela and Mayurbhanj forms
Author :Pani, Jiwan
Keywords :Chhau (Dance)
Folk dancing, Indic
Seraikella dance
Issue Date :1969
Publisher :Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi
Description :This article is about Chhau Nacha (Dance) in two district of Indian states Saraikela in Jharkhand and Mayurbhanj district in Odisha. The Chhau dance is mainly performed during festivals in the region of Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha, especially the spring festival of Chaitra Parva and in which the whole community participates. Mayurbhanj school, surmise that the word chhau has been derived from the Sanskrit etymon chhaya. Chhaya means shadow. Basically it is a masked form of dance.
Source :Sangeet Natak Akademi
Type :Article
Received From :Sangeet Natak Akademi
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dc.contributor.author
Pani, Jiwan
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Jharkhand
dc.date.accessioned
2017-06-15T10:37:28Z
dc.date.available
2017-06-15T10:37:28Z
dc.date.issued
1969
dc.description.abstract
This article is about Chhau Nacha (Dance) in two district of Indian states Saraikela in Jharkhand and Mayurbhanj district in Odisha. The Chhau dance is mainly performed during festivals in the region of Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha, especially the spring festival of Chaitra Parva and in which the whole community participates. Mayurbhanj school, surmise that the word chhau has been derived from the Sanskrit etymon chhaya. Chhaya means shadow. Basically it is a masked form of dance.
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Sangeet Natak Akademi
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35-45p.
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application/pdf
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http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2656
dc.language.iso
en_US
dc.publisher
Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi
dc.subject
Chhau (Dance)
Folk dancing, Indic
Seraikella dance
Government of India
