describe in brief the folk dramas of himachal pradesh
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Himachali folk dramas have developed over the centuries and are a part of life and culture of rural people.Folk playing in the form of dances, songs, and dramas have nourished a rich tradition.Though many of these have now become extinct and some are languishing, the rural folk have preserved and fostered quite a few folk- plays such as SWANG, BANTHARA, BHAGTU etc.
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kariyala- Shimla
Swang and Dhaja- Bilaspur
Banthda/Banthara- Mandi
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This theater form was practiced in Chamba district and the adjoining region inhabited by the Dogra tribe of Jammu and Kangra. It originated from the Raas Leela of Lord Krishna at Mathura and Brindavan and spread to other parts of the country like Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Jammu and the Punjab hill states of Himachal Pradesh
Buddhas , hey too belonged to the lower castes and conducted their activities by going from one village to another to entertain the people and to spread their messages of social appeal.
Their acts were performed in the evenings when the rural folk got time from the hectic routines. On being invited by some landlord they were used to perform in day time or during marriage ceremonies too.
The performers like other theater forms were dressed in funny costumes like tattered or shredded gowns or aprons, funny headgears of grass, long locks of hair made of jute and patched pajamas to incite the humor just with their presence.
There was no stage for the performance of this theater form, but some pasture called chowgan or a wooden platform served the purpose. There was no green room, no script, and no makeup.
In the beginning , he drums were beaten as a sign for the villagers to get assembled. The pleasant sound of shehnai or crude clarinet or flute announced the beginning of the act. Then the characters create the atmosphere by entering the arena one by one. The play begins with dialogues and gestures. The subjects and themes of the play are selected to satirize the eccentricities of the society and to ridicule the universal and whimsical characters found in the locality.
In addition, the dances in the style of Raas Leela were also performed to the tunes of folk music. The act begins with dialogues between gopis or female friends of Lord Krishna, the part played by male characters. This is followed by the appearance of Lord Krishna and his friend Mansukh who get engaged in ludicrous conversation.
Mansukh is the protagonist or the soul of the play who ridicules and satirizes the ways of day to day life of common folk including the religious, secular and political hypocrites or mischievous characters who harm the social fabric for selfish motives. The sarcastic language is used to ridicule and amuse the audience.
A legend goes in Kangra that one Baba Maya Ram, the great artist of the theater form while organizing the performance had to launch his daughter as a Gopi as the male artist could not turn up. It is said that Lord Krishna Himself came to dance in the play on account of the melody of the separation song sung the daughter. Such was the devotion of the artists for the theater.
The Bhagatia artists are very few now and their performances are rare.