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प्रश्न
Answer the question in 25-30 words.
What is Powada?
What is Powada?
उत्तर
- Powada (ballad) is a dramatic narration by alternatingly reciting poetry and prosaic extracts. Powada narrates great deeds of heroic men and women in a very forceful and inspiring style.
- The Powada composed by Adnyandas, a contemporary poet of Chhatrapti Shivaji Maharaj, narrating the incidence of the killing of Afzal Khan and another one on the battle of Sinhagad, composed by Tulasidas, are two well-known examples of Powada.
- In the British period, Powadas narrating the stories of Umaji Naik, Chapekar brothers, Mahatma Gandhi were composed.
- During the ‘Samyukt Maharashtra’ movement the powadas were used as a medium of creating public awareness.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Complete given concept maps
Complete the concept map :
Explain the following statement with reasons:
Bharuds composed by Saint Eknath the are popular in Maharashtra.
Complete the sentence by choosing the correct option.
________are supposed to be the first keertankar in Maharashtra.
Complete the following chart.
| Bhajan | Keertan | Lalit | Bharud | |
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| Examples |
Read the following extract and answer the questions below :
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Dashavatara Theatre: Dashavatara is part of the folk theatre in Maharashtra. Dashavatara shows are presented in the regions of Konkan and Goa after harvesting season is over. The stories presented in these shows are based on the 10 incarnations of Vishnu, namely Matsya, Koorma, Varaha, Narsimha, Wamana, Parashurama, Ram, Krishna, Buddha and Kalki. At the beginning of the show Sutradhara, the narrator invokes Lord Ganesha, the destroyer of obstacles. The method of acting, make-up, costumes in Dashavatara shows is set by the tradition. The show is mostly musical but sometimes there may be a few spontaneous dialogues. The characters representing gods use wooden masks. The show ends by breaking dahihandi, an earthen pot of curds, followed by aarati, singing praises of the God. In the 18th century Shyamji Naik Kale started a phad, of Dashavatara artists which used to perform all over Maharashtra. Vishnudas Bhave, the pioneer of Marathi theatre staged mythological plays by introducing some modifications in the Dashavatara style. Thus, the origins of the Marathi theatre can be traced to Dashavatara tradition. |
- In which state Dashavatara is part of folk theatre?
- To whom the narrator invokes at the beginning of the show?
- The form of Dashavatara folk theatre. Explain.
Observe the picture given below and answer the questions that follow.
- What is the given art traditionally called in India?
- Name any two archaeological sites where excavations of clay dolls were found.
- Name any two Indian states where artists performing puppet shows are found.
- What is the role of the narrator known in the puppet show?
Identify and write the wrong pair in the following set:
Describe in brief the Dashavatara shows.
Identify the wrong pair in the following and rewrite.
