Panduan ka Kada

Domain:Oral traditions and expressions

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Panduan Ke Kadde is very specific and significant art form of the Meo community of Mewat region. It is a form of cultural identification for the community. The narrative (on which the tradition is based) written by Saddalah Meo in the 16th Century, originally consisted of two thousand five hundred couplets and took approximately forty eight hours of musical rendition. The main instrument Bhapang remains the core instrument for the exposition of the narrative but choruses use Harmonium, Dholak and Khanjari too to encompass the performance.The artists, however, don't use Jogiya Saarangi, which used to be an integral part of the original performances. The existence of Panduan ka Kada, traditionally performed by the Jogi Muslims, is at stake as its patronage has declined.