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Kavishri
Kavishari or kavishri ( / ) is a style of Punjabi folk music entailing energetic and dynamic a cappella singing. It was originated in the Malwa region of Punjab as a sung form of " Chhand-Baddh" kavita (poetry). A performer or writer of kavishari is known as a kavishar. In this style, ''kavita'' (poetry) is sung faster in a loud, yet stretched voice without any musical instruments. Kavishari is usually performed in melas, weddings, diwaans (religious functions), harvest celebrations (i.e. Visakhi), mehfils, etc. History Kavishari was started in the Malwa region of Punjab by the 10th Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh Sahib, as a sung form of " Chhand-Baddh" ''kavita'' (poetry). There was a need of a particular singing style or genre that could energize the Sikh soldiers. So the Kavishari was mostly sung about bravery, known as ''Veer Ras'', one of the nine Ras' ('flavour'/'subgenre') of the genre. The term ''kavishar'' is made of two words: ''kavi'' means 'singer', and '' shaya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punjab Region
Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and northwestern India. Pakistan's major cities in Punjab are Lahore, Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Multan, Sialkot, and Bahawalpur, while India’s are Ludhiana, Amritsar, Chandigarh, Jalandhar, Patiala, Mohali, and Bathinda. Punjab grew out of the settlements along the five rivers, which served as an important route to the Near East as early as the ancient Indus Valley civilization, dating back to , followed by migrations of the Indo-Aryan peoples. Agriculture has been the chief economic feature of the Punjab and formed the foundation of Punjabi culture. The Punjab emerged as an important agricultural region, especially following the Green Revolution during the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s, and has been described as the " bread ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shayar (poet)
A shayar is a poet who composes ', or couplets, in Urdu poetry ( ). A ''shayar'' writes ''ghazals'' and ''nazms'' in the Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi & Bengali language, Bangla languages. History Amir Khusro (1253–1325) composed the first ghazal in Urdu, titled ze-hāl-e-miskīñ. He wrote in Persian literature, Persian and Rekhta (initial form of Urdu). Mirza Ghalib is considered one of the leading literary authority on Urdu poetry. He lived in Delhi and died in 1869. The literal meaning of ''shayar (shaa'ir)'' is poet. There are more than 30 types of Urdu poetry, also known as shayari. Examples of shayari are ghazal, sher, nazm, marsiya, qita and many more. Traditionally, that this form of poetry is often read to an audience in a special setting called ''mehfil''. Although there are many professional ''shayars'', who write ''shayari'' for their livelihood, it is an immensely popular form of poetry for younger generation. The inspiration for them to write ''shayari'' is largely roman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punjabi Folk Music
Punjabi folk music (, or Punjabi Folk) is the traditional music on the traditional musical instruments of the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent. There is a great repertoire of music from the time of birth through the different stages of joy and sorrow till death. The folk music invokes the traditions as well as the hardworking nature, bravery and many more things that the people of Punjab get from its gateway-to-India geographical location. Due to the large area with many sub-regions, the folk music has minor lingual differences but invokes the same feelings. The sub-regions Bar, Malwa, Doaba, Majha, Pothohar, and hills areas, have numerous folk songs. Punjabi dance OP Bhangra music which is a genre of Punjabi modern music invented in Britain by the Punjabi diaspora. General features of musical style Rhythm The rhythm of Punjabi folk music is very simple. unlike the rhythms of Bhangra music which are generally complex Melody Some songs like Heer and Mirza are ... [...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] |
Jatha
A Jatha (Punjabi language, Punjabi: ਜੱਥਾ Singular (grammatical number), [sg]; ਜਥੇ Plural, [pl] ) is an armed body of Sikhs that has existed in Sikh tradition since 1699, the beginning of the Khalsa (Sikh martial order). A Jatha basically means a group of people. Etymology The word derives from the Sanskrit word ''yūtha'', meaning a "herd, flock, multitude, troop, band, or host". Origins Damdami Taksal Jatha After the creation of the Khalsa, Guru Gobind Singh is said to have created the Damdami Taksal in 1706. Its first Jathedar (leader) was Baba Deep Singh who died at the age of 83 by having his head severed in a battle against Durrani Empire, Durrani forces. Aftermath of the death of Banda Singh Bahadur In the Sikh tradition, a ''Jatha'' refers to a group of Sikh volunteers working together for a common cause, whether that cause is violent or peaceful. The term was already in use by the first half of the 18th century amongst the Sikhs but its exact poi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaguwala
Jaguwala is a town and Union Council of Kasur District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.Tehsils & Unions in the District of Kasur - Government of Pakistan It is part of Chunian Tehsil
Chunian (), is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Kasur District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.
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Majha
Majha ( ''Mājhā''; ; from "mañjhlā" )Punjabi language, Punjabi: ਮਾਝਾ , is a region located in the central parts of the historical Punjab region, presently split between the republics of Pakistan and India. It extends north from the right banksThe left/right bank of a river is determined by looking in the direction of flow of the river (facing downstream). of the river Beas river, Beas, and reaches as far north as left bank of the river Ravi River, Ravi, constituting upper half of the Bari Doab. The Majha region was partition of Punjab, partitioned between India and Pakistan in 1947. It includes four districts of Indian Punjab, India, state of Punjab — Amritsar district, Amritsar, Tarn Taran district, Tarn Taran, Gurdaspur district, Gurdaspur, and Pathankot district, Pathankot. In the Pakistani Punjab, Pakistan, province of Punjab, the Majha region proper includes Lahore District, Lahore and Kasur District, Kasur districts. However, it is not uncommon to include th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ropar District
Rupnagar district is one of twenty-three districts in the state of Punjab, India. The city of Rupnagar is said to have been founded by a Raja called Rokeshar, who ruled during the 11th century and named it after his son Rup Sen. It is also the site of an ancient town of the Indus Valley civilization. The major cities in Rupnagar District are Morinda, Nangal and Anandpur Sahib. Morinda is also known as Baghwāla " he Cityof Gardens." Morinda is located on the Chandigarh-Ludhiana Highway. The Bhakra Dam in Nangal lies on the boundary with the neighboring state of Himachal Pradesh. Dadhi is one of the most important villages of the district, particularly because of Gurudwara Sri Hargobindsar Sahib. Location Rupnagar district, included in the Patiala Division of Punjab falls between north latitude 30°-32' and 31°-24' and east longitude 76°-18' and 76°-55'. Rupnagar (formerly known as Ropar) town, the district headquarters is 42 km from Chandigarh, the state capital. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghanauli
Ghanauli Town is situated near Rupnagar in Rupnagar district in the state of Punjab in India. Location Ghanauli lies on the bank of river Sutlej near Rupnagar. The village is located on National Highway 205 (Earlier NH 21) section between Rupnagar and Kiratpur Sahib in Punjab, on the border of the Rupnagar district and Solan district. Rupnagar, Baddi, Kurali, Kiratpur Sahib are the nearby cities. Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh (; Sanskrit: ''himācāl prādes;'' "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a States and union territories of India, state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen Indian Himalayan ... state line is only 4.5 kilometers from Ghanauli. References Villages in Rupnagar district {{PunjabIN-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baddowal
Baddowal is a village in Punjab in ludhiana district of Punjab State, India. The village is most of belong to jatt GREWAL caste administrated by Sarpanch A sarpanch, gram pradhan, mukhiya, or president is a decision-maker, elected by the village-level constitutional body of local self-government called the gram sabha (village government) in India. The sarpanch, together with other elected panchay ... an elected representative of the village. See also * List of villages in India References Villages in Gurdaspur district {{Gurdaspur-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bathinda
Bathinda is a city and municipal corporation in Punjab, India. The city is the administrative headquarters of Bathinda district. It is located in northwestern India in the Malwa Region, west of the capital city of Chandigarh and is the fifth largest city of Punjab. It is the second cleanest city in Punjab after Mohali. Bathinda is home to the Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University, Central University of Punjab and AIIMS Bathinda. The city is also home to two modern thermal power plants, Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant and Guru Hargobind Thermal Plant at Lehra Mohabbat. Also located in the city is a fertiliser plant, two cement plants ( Ambuja Cements and UltraTech Cement Limited), a large army cantonment, an air force station, a zoo, and a historic Qila Mubarak fort. History Bhatinda was changed to Bathinda to conform to the phonetical expression as locally pronounced. According to Henry George Raverty, Bathinda was known as ''Tabar-i-Hind'' (Labb-ut-Twarikh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karnail Singh Paras
Karnail Singh Paras (28 June 1916 – 28 February 2009) was a Shiromani Kavishar award-winning Kavishar of Indian Punjab. He is the father of former union minister and Samajwadi Party politician Balwant Singh Ramoowalia and Canada based writer Iqbal Singh Ramoowalia. One of his granddaughters is married to famous Punjabi singer and actor Harbhajan Maan. Early life Paras was born as Karnail Singh on 28 June 1916, to father Tara Singh of Ramoowala village and mother Ram Kaur, in his maternal grandparents' village of Mehraj of Firozpur district (now Bathinda district) in British Punjab. His father died when he was only 14. He was sent to a dera for the study of Gurbani where his teacher noticed his intelligence and called him, ''Paras'', that was fixed for ever as his last name. He was very fond of singing from his childhood. In 1938 he married Daljit Kaur of village Boparai. The couple has 6 children; 4 sons and 2 daughters. Career Paras was inspired by Kavishar Mohan Singh R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
