Performing arts have a great potential to grow in India - Explain
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Answer:Music, dance, drama, folk theatre or puppetry our country India, had all of it in
abundance. Oh! somebody playing the Dhol (music instrument) and there is
music, we run to see what it is. Well, it is Lohri which is normally held on 13th
January every year in the Northern part of our country. People are singing and dancing
with a lot of enthusiasam. These dances are called Bhangra and Gidda in Punjab. These
songs and dances portray the various stages in our lives. They reflect the socio-religious
customs and practices of rural people earlier, but now are a part of modern city culture
also. No school programme is complete without them. They are linked through centuries
of celebration and might have started with fertility rites to obtain prosperity for the agricultural
community i.e. fertility of land and cattle but also of birth and survival of children. There are
many reasons for celebration that it is difficult to list them. Why don’t you make a list of
these activities and find out how and why people celebrate them. You will not only find this
activity interesting but you will be unable to put a full stop to it. Do you know why?
Because the number is so large that you will never be able to know all the music, dance
and drama that our country has.
India is a land of rich culture and heritage. Since the beginning of our civilization, music,
dance and drama have been an integral aspect of our culture. Initially, these art forms were
used as medium of propagation for religion and social reforms in which music and dance
were incorporated to gain popularity. From the Vedic era to the medieval period, the
performing arts remained an important source of educating the masses. The Vedas laid
down precise rules for the chanting of Vedic hymns. Even the pitch and the accent of
singing different hymns have been prescribed. There was more of exemplary presentation
through them than education or social reforms
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