Khoj, Institute of Punjabi and Cultural Studies, PU - Lahore

کھوج

Institute of Punjabi & Cultural Studies, Punjab University, Lahore
ISSN (print): 1992-6545
ISSN (online): 1992-6545
Abstract

The Social and cultural history of Punjab is very lively and impressive. Folk dances are confident and vibrant expression of happy moments of personal and social life. Many dances has a vital relation with crop cultivation and others are related with Punjab's social and cultural life. All these dances has played in group form either the group of men or women or it consisted on co-gathering as it is a symbol of joint culture of families & friends or neighbors all they believe in livelihood. So they played dances in circles or semi circles using hands for clapping moves of body on song beat. Gursimran Kaur described traditional Punjabi dances their ragas impression, style and playing techniques very gently whose are gradually descending in Pakistan.

 

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Pakistan

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Type: Article
Volume: 40
Issue: 2
Language: eng
Id: 647edab5c24dd
Pages 40 - 51
Discipline: Z
Published May 29, 2023

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