{"id":111473,"date":"2026-07-06T12:46:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T07:16:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=111473"},"modified":"2026-07-06T15:09:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T09:39:13","slug":"pandavani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/pandavani\/","title":{"rendered":"Pandavani"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Pandavani Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the legendary Pandavani folk singer Teejan Bai who took Chhattisgarh&#8217;s traditional storytelling art to audiences across the world passed away.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Pandavani<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pandavani is one of India&#8217;s most <\/span><b>distinctive oral storytelling traditions,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> originating in the central <\/span><b>state of Chhattisgarh.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The name <\/span><b>literally means &#8220;the story of the Pandavas&#8221;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and refers to a musical narration of episodes from the <\/span><b>ancient Indian epic, the Mahabharata.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Features of Pandavani<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike classical theatre, Pandavani <\/span><b>relies primarily on a single lead performer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who narrates the story while singing verses and acting out different characters.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>performance is accompanied<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by musicians playing traditional instruments such as the <\/span><b>harmonium, tabla, manjira, and dholak.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>storyteller often carries a tambura or ektara,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> using it not just as a musical instrument but also as a prop that transforms into a weapon, chariot, mace, or bow depending on the scene being enacted.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are <\/span><b>two styles of narration in Pandavani<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Vedamati:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> In the Vedamati style, the lead artist narrates the story in a simple manner, <\/span><b>sitting on the<\/b> <b>floor throughout the performance.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Kapalik:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> In this narrator <\/span><b>enacts the incidents and characters. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Performers move around the stage, adopt different voices, enact battle scenes, and use dramatic gestures to bring the Mahabharata&#8217;s characters to life.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Famous artists of Pandvani:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Teejan Bai and Ritu Verma are renowned singers of Pandvani.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/pandavani-legend-teejan-bai-dies-at-70\/article71185044.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pandavani is one of India&#8217;s most distinctive oral storytelling traditions, originating in the central state of Chhattisgarh. 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