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Dhadi (other)
Dhadi may refer to : * Dhadi (music), a genre of folk ballads from Punjab, India * Dhadi (caste), a subgroup of the Mirasi of Punjab, India, traditionally performers of the dhadi ballads * Dhadi State, a former hill state of India, located in the Simla Hills See also * Dadhi Dadhi is a small village in Rupnagar district, Punjab, India, near the towns of Rupnagar city, Kiratpur Sahib and Anandpur Sahib. The village is situated on the bank of the Sutlej river about south of Anandpur, north of Rupnagar and from C ..., village in Punjab, India * Dhari (other) {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhadi (music)
Dhadi ( (Gurmukhi), Dhādi), also spelled as Dhadhi, is one who sings ballads using Dhadd and Sarangi, the folk instruments of Punjab. According to Kahn Singh Nabha's Mahan Kosh the definition of ''dhadhi'' is "One who sings ballads of warriors playing Dhadd". Dhadis are a distinct group performers emerged in the time of Sikh gurus. The word ''Dhadi'' can be translated in English to be a ''minstrel'' or ''bard''. The word is used several times in the Sikh religious text, Guru Granth Sahib, in the meaning of humbleness. In his compositions, Guru Nanak Dev Ji called himself a Dhadhi of God. The word is also appeared in the writing of the third, fourth and fifth Guru and Bhagat Namdev. Dhadi refers both to a genre of Punjabi music and the performers who play it: a distinctly composed ensemble of ballad-singers. After briefly sketching the long yet hazy background of the art, this article reconstructs its more certain and recent history so far as it can be gleaned from the oral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhadi (caste)
Dhadi may refer to : * Dhadi (music), a genre of folk ballads from Punjab, India * Dhadi (caste), a subgroup of the Mirasi of Punjab, India, traditionally performers of the dhadi ballads * Dhadi State, a former hill state of India, located in the Simla Hills See also * Dadhi Dadhi is a small village in Rupnagar district, Punjab, India, near the towns of Rupnagar city, Kiratpur Sahib and Anandpur Sahib. The village is situated on the bank of the Sutlej river about south of Anandpur, north of Rupnagar and from C ..., village in Punjab, India * Dhari (other) {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirasi
The Mirasi (; ; ) are a community found in North India and Pakistan. They are folklore tellers and traditional singers and dancers of a number of communities. The word "mirasi" is derived from the Arabic word (ميراث) ''mīrās'', which means inheritance or sometimes heritage. In the strict grammatical sense of the term, they are considered to be propagators of the cultural and social heritage. History and origin In North India Some Mirasi are also known as Pakhwaji due to the ''pakhwaj'', a timbrel that they play. In Delhi The Mirasi of Delhi claim descent from the Charanas. The Charanas are said to have converted to Islam during early Mughal rule and were also associated with Amir Khusrau. In Punjab The Mirasi of Punjab were under the patronage of the Sikh Empire during the reign of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. They acted as hereditary bards, genealogists, and musicians. They performed at folk, qawwali, gurbani, melas at Sufi spaces in that period. Traditional lore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhadi State
Dhadi may refer to : * Dhadi (music), a genre of folk ballads from Punjab, India * Dhadi (caste), a subgroup of the Mirasi of Punjab, India, traditionally performers of the dhadi ballads * Dhadi State, a former hill state of India, located in the Simla Hills See also * Dadhi Dadhi is a small village in Rupnagar district, Punjab, India, near the towns of Rupnagar city, Kiratpur Sahib and Anandpur Sahib. The village is situated on the bank of the Sutlej river about south of Anandpur, north of Rupnagar and from C ..., village in Punjab, India * Dhari (other) {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hill States Of India
The Hill States of India were princely states lying in the northern border regions of the British Raj, British Indian Empire. The historic terms ''Punjab Hills'' and ''Pahari Hills'' were used to describe the foothills of the Western Himalayan-range prior to the independence of India in 1947. History Punjab Hills Prior to the late 1940s, the region that is now classified as Jammu division, Jammu and Himachal Pradesh was termed the "Punjab Hills". The Punjab Hills are around 483 kilometres (300 miles) long and 161 kilometres (100 miles) wide. It consisted of a range of foot-hills, known as the Sivalik Hills, Shivalik Range, meeting the Punjab Plains. The hills of the region are stony and rough. The term "Punjab Hills" is now only generally used in the present-era to describe painting styles produced in the courtly settings of Mankot, Guler, Kangra, Kulu, Mandi and Basohli states. The Punjab Hills are not to be confused with the Punjab Plains (i.e. the Punjab proper, being t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dadhi
Dadhi is a small village in Rupnagar district, Punjab, India, near the towns of Rupnagar city, Kiratpur Sahib and Anandpur Sahib. The village is situated on the bank of the Sutlej river about south of Anandpur, north of Rupnagar and from Chandigarh on the Nangal-Rupnagar-Chandigarh road (National Highway 21). Kiratpur Sahib was established in 1627, by the 6th Nanak, Guru Hargobind, who bought the land from Raja Tara Chand of Kehloor through his son, Baba Gurditta. Guru Nanak Dev is said to have visited this place when it was little more than a wilderness. Guru Hargobind spent the last few years of his life here. Both Guru Har Rai and Guru Harkrishan were also born and received the Gurgadi (Guruship) here. It is a sacred place for the Sikhs. The village is also associated with the memory of a Muslim saint, Pir Buddan Shah who, according to legends, lived about 800 years. Guru Ramana Maharshi Gramin Vikas Sanstha, a non-government organisation, has been working for the we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
