Dholak ke Geet songs are Urdu folk songs from
Hyderabad Deccan, sung by
Hyderabadi women during daily routine chores or during wedding festivities. The folk songs are also known as "Lok Geet" and were popular as Chakkhi ke Geet (''chakkhi''–
mill
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Science and technology
* Factory
* Mill (grinding)
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* Steel mill, a factory for the manufacture of steel
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and ''geet''–songs), as they were sung when women used to grind grains at the mills. In modern days Dholak ke Geet are performed in pre-wedding occasions and upon family gathering on child birth.
History
Popular culture
Dholak ke Geet are the celebratory songs mostly performed during the five days marriage celebrations in Hyderabad region.
Further reading
Hyderabadi Dholak ke Geet , by Sameena Begum (2019)h1>
References
External links
Radio CharminarNor reliable discussion
Indian folk music
Culture of Telangana
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