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'''Jhumair''' or '''Jhumar''' is an Indian folk dance from the [[Indian states]] of [[Bihar]], [[Jharkhand]], [[Chhattisgarh]], [[Odisha]] and  [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dance.anantagroup.com/jhumari-dance/|title=Jhumari Dance|website=dance.anantagroup}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mythicalindia.com/features-page/jhumar-and-other-popular-folk-dances-of-jharkhand/|title=Jhumar and other popular folk dances of Jharkhand|website=mythicalindia}}</ref> It is folk dance of [[Sadan people|Sadan]], the non-tribal people of [[Chota Nagpur Plateau|Chotangpur region]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VesBAAAAMAAJ&q|title=Encyclopædia Mundarica, Volume 2|website=books.google.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://democraticworld.in/component/k2/item/603-out-of-the-dark|title=Out of the Dark|website=democratic world.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2018/state-editions/talk-on-nagpuri-folk-music-at-ignca.html|title=talk on nagpuri folk music at ignca|website=daily Pioneer}}</ref> It is quite famous among [[Tea-garden community of Assam]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.assaminfo.com/festivals/68/karam-puja.htm|title=Karam Puja|website=assaminfo}}</ref>
'''Jhumair''' or '''Jhumar''' is an Indian folk dance from the [[Indian states]] of [[Bihar]], [[Jharkhand]], [[Chhattisgarh]], [[Odisha]] and  [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dance.anantagroup.com/jhumari-dance/|title=Jhumari Dance|website=dance.anantagroup}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mythicalindia.com/features-page/jhumar-and-other-popular-folk-dances-of-jharkhand/|title=Jhumar and other popular folk dances of Jharkhand|website=mythicalindia}}</ref> It is folk dance of [[Sadan people|Sadan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VesBAAAAMAAJ&q|title=Encyclopædia Mundarica, Volume 2|website=books.google.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://democraticworld.in/component/k2/item/603-out-of-the-dark|title=Out of the Dark|website=democratic world.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2018/state-editions/talk-on-nagpuri-folk-music-at-ignca.html|title=talk on nagpuri folk music at ignca|website=daily Pioneer}}</ref> It is quite famous among [[Tea-garden community of Assam]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.assaminfo.com/festivals/68/karam-puja.htm|title=Karam Puja|website=assaminfo}}</ref>


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==History==
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Jhumair dance by Tea-tribes of Assam

Jhumair or Jhumar is an Indian folk dance from the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and West Bengal.[1][2] It is folk dance of Sadan.[3][4][5] It is quite famous among Tea-garden community of Assam.[6]

History

Mesolithic dancers at Bhimbetka

Jhumair is an ancient folk dance. Similar dance found in Mesolithic paintings of Bhimbetka rock shelters. Jhumair dance dates as far back as Mesolithic period.

Performance

Jhumair is a community dance performed during the harvest season and festivals. [7] The dance is mostly performed in open places. Traditional Musical instruments generally used are Dhol, Mandar, Bansi, Nagara, Dhak and Shehnai etc.

Lyrics

The lyrics of Jhumair are built on day-to-day languages and mostly depict love or pleasures and pains of day-to-day life.

Varieties

There are variety of Jhumair in the region of Chotanagpur such as:

The Jhumair/Jhumar from different region vary from each other in style.[8] [9]

References

  1. "Jhumari Dance". dance.anantagroup.
  2. "Jhumar and other popular folk dances of Jharkhand". mythicalindia.
  3. "Encyclopædia Mundarica, Volume 2". books.google.com.
  4. "Out of the Dark". democratic world.in.
  5. "talk on nagpuri folk music at ignca". daily Pioneer.
  6. "Karam Puja". assaminfo.
  7. http://www.dance.anantagroup.com/jhumari-dance/
  8. Stephen Blum; Philip Vilas Bohlman; Daniel M. Neuman (1993). Ethnomusicology and Modern Music History. University of Illinois Press. pp. 224–. ISBN 978-0-252-06343-5.
  9. "Out of the Dark". democratic world.in.