In the first episode of our Trunks N Wheels series on Folk Dances of India, we take a trip to our magnificent South India and travel across boundaries starting from Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.   In Karnataka, the language spoken is Kannada and the people are referred to as Kannada people or Kannadigas. The folk dance that we pick up to describe for our listeners is Kunitha, a ritualistic dance form especially performed by men.   Kerela is rightly known for its tea and coffee plantation. Their folk dance is primarily Kathakali but we talk about the Padayani dance form which is usually performed in the Bhadrakali temples from mid-December to mid-May. In Padayani dance form, only one instrument is played throughout.   Tamil Nadu has a maximum number of folk dances available as it’s musically a very rich state. Their most considered folk dance form is Mayilattam, mostly performed by women dressed as a peacock to worship Lord Murugan or Kartikeya.   Andhra Pradesh is known for its farming folk dance Dhimsa which, in the earlier days, was exclusively performed by women  but now both the genders take part in it. The dance form is the official dance form of Vishakapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. The instruments played while dancing this particular form is Dappu, Mori, Tudumu, etc.   Telangana is rich in its art & crafts and dance. The folk dance of our last stop Telengana is Lambadi, performed by females of a nomadic tribe. They dance to the music of the drums played by males. The drive behind this dance is to celebrate the harvest season.   Enjoy all this information in podcast format now.   www.chimesradio.com  FB: https://www.facebook.com/chimesradio/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vrchimesradio/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChimesRadio 

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