The Fever Folk Project

In this episode, RJ Peeyush will tell about the 'Lai Haraoba' Folk Form of Manipur. What was the real story behind this folk? Why is it named 'Lai Haraoba'? Tune in Now to know the full interesting story!

In this episode, RJ Peeyush will talk about the folk form of Tamil Nadu - Kargam. What is the speciality and the story behind Kargam? Why this dance form is called is a mixture of various dance forms? Tune in now to know more!

In this episode, RJ Peeyush will talk about the famous folk dance Poikkaal Kuthirai Attam. Also, why it is called a Dummy horse dance? Tune in to know the belief that what happened in between when Maa Durga was performing.

तो आज हमने चुना है ककसार या ककसाड़ फोक डांस को। ये फोक आर्ट MP -छत्तीसग़ड़ के बस्तर इलाके में रहने वाले Abuj-Maria tribal community का ट्रेडिशनल डांस है।

‘ककसाड़’ दरअसल स्थानीय देवता है जिनकी पूजा ये कम्युनिटी बारिश के बाद करती है। इस उम्मीद से अगर ‘ककसाड़’ का आशीर्वाद मिल गया तो उनके खेतों में उपज अच्छी होगी। तो उन्हें प्रसन्न करने के लिए साल में एक बार ज़ोरों शोरों से एक यात्रा निकाली जाती है और उसी दौरान इस लोक कला का प्रदर्शन किया जाता है।

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Kaksar is a folk dance of Madhya Pradesh which is performed by the people of the Abhujmaria Tribe. It is done after the annual community rain in hope of a good harvest. Tune in to this episode of The Fever Folk Project in which RJ Peeyush to know more about it!

Bhotkala is a deity worship festival celebrated in South Karnataka and a few parts of Kerela. Localites believe that the mistakes made by humans tend to upset the spirits and so, it is important to apologize to them and this festival serves the purpose. Tune in to this episode of The Fever Folk Project in which RJ Peeyush explains everything you need to know about the festival.

Chakyar Koothu is a performance art from Kerala, India. It is primarily a type of highly refined monologue where the performer narrates episodes from Hindu epics and stories from the Puranas. Tune in to this episode as RJ Peeyush tells you in depth about the classical art form of Kerala.

Bhojpuri is part of the Eastern-Hindi or Bengali continuum of languages which once extended from Assam and Bengal to Benaras. Tune in to this episode as RJ Peeyush tells you in depth about the origin of the Bhojpuri language and their culture.

Powada, which means 'to glorify', is a traditional Marathi ballad that traces its history to more than 750 years Powadas often glorified and celebrated deeds of popular folk figures and leaders such as Chhatrapati Shivaji and Tanaji Malusare. Tune in to this episode as RJ Peeyush tells you all about this traditional singing of Maharashtra.

In this episode, RJ Peeyush tells you about the tale of Veerbhadra. Where it originated from? What is the story behind this Karnataka folk and why only the male gender was allowed to perform this art form? Tune in to this episode to know more!