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'''Tippani''' is form of [[folk dance]] | '''Tippani''' is a form of [[folk dance]] which originates from the [[Veraval]] and [[Chorwad]] region of [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]] in [[Gujarat]], India. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
''Tippani'' is made of two long wooden | ''Tippani'' is made of two long wooden sticks of about 175 cm joined by a square wooden or iron block called ''garbo'' at the lower end to make it stronger in opposite rows. It was used to press lime into the foundation of a house or floor in older times. The dance originated among laborers such as Koli community who broke the stones and leveled the ground who performed it to avoid monotony of the work.<ref name="Sharma2004">{{cite book|author=Manorma Sharma|title=Folk India: A Comprehensive Study of Indian Folk Music and Culture|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qzLaAAAAMAAJ|year=2004|publisher=Sundeep Prakashan|isbn=978-81-7574-136-2|pages=253–265}}</ref><ref name="India9">{{cite web | title=Tippani Dance in India | website=India9| date=1 January 2010 | url=http://www.india9.com/i9show/Tippani-Dance-27970.htm | access-date=12 June 2016}}</ref><ref name="dis">{{cite web | title=Tippani Folk Dance in Gujarat | website=Discovered India | url=http://www.discoveredindia.com/gujarat/culture-in-gujarat/dance-in-gujarat/tippani-dance.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616191433/http://www.discoveredindia.com/gujarat/culture-in-gujarat/dance-in-gujarat/tippani-dance.htm | url-status=usurped | archive-date=June 16, 2016 | access-date=12 June 2016}}</ref> | ||
==Dance== | ==Dance== | ||
The dance was performed exclusively by women. The women holding '' | The dance was performed exclusively by women. The women holding ''tippani'' dance while beating the floor in two opposite rows accompanied by folk songs. ''Turi'' and ''thali'' (brass plate) are used to create music. Zanz, [[manjira]], [[tabla]], [[dhol]] and [[shehnai]] are the major musical instruments used for music.<ref name="Sharma2004"/><ref name="India9"/><ref name="dis"/><ref name="Shukla1966">{{cite book|author=Harkant Shukla|title=Folk Dances of Gujarat|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bLYMAAAAYAAJ|year=1966|publisher=Directorate of Information and Tourism|pages=17–18}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Dances Of India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GC9Vegt10IwC&pg=PA52|date=1 August 2010|publisher=Har-Anand Publications Pvt. Limited|isbn=978-81-241-1337-0|page=52}}</ref> It is performed on festivals and wedding.<ref name="Desai2007">{{cite book|author=Anjali H. Desai|title=India Guide Gujarat|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gZRLGZNZEoEC&pg=PA44|year=2007|publisher=India Guide Publications|isbn=978-0-9789517-0-2|page=44}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}}{{India-dance-stub}}{{Dance in India}} | {{reflist}}{{India-dance-stub}}{{Dance in India}} | ||
[[Category:Folk dances of Gujarat]] | [[Category:Folk dances of Gujarat]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:01, 10 November 2025
Tippani is a form of folk dance which originates from the Veraval and Chorwad region of Saurashtra in Gujarat, India.
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Tippani is made of two long wooden sticks of about 175 cm joined by a square wooden or iron block called garbo at the lower end to make it stronger in opposite rows. It was used to press lime into the foundation of a house or floor in older times. The dance originated among laborers such as Koli community who broke the stones and leveled the ground who performed it to avoid monotony of the work.[1][2][3]
Dance[edit | edit source]
The dance was performed exclusively by women. The women holding tippani dance while beating the floor in two opposite rows accompanied by folk songs. Turi and thali (brass plate) are used to create music. Zanz, manjira, tabla, dhol and shehnai are the major musical instruments used for music.[1][2][3][4][5] It is performed on festivals and wedding.[6]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Manorma Sharma (2004). Folk India: A Comprehensive Study of Indian Folk Music and Culture. Sundeep Prakashan. pp. 253–265. ISBN 978-81-7574-136-2.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Tippani Dance in India". India9. 1 January 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Tippani Folk Dance in Gujarat". Discovered India. Archived from the original on June 16, 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ↑ Harkant Shukla (1966). Folk Dances of Gujarat. Directorate of Information and Tourism. pp. 17–18.
- ↑ Dances Of India. Har-Anand Publications Pvt. Limited. 1 August 2010. p. 52. ISBN 978-81-241-1337-0.
- ↑ Anjali H. Desai (2007). India Guide Gujarat. India Guide Publications. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-9789517-0-2.
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