{"id":83058,"date":"2026-01-18T12:41:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T07:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=83058"},"modified":"2026-01-19T16:25:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T10:55:44","slug":"bagurumba-dance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/bagurumba-dance\/","title":{"rendered":"Bagurumba Dance"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Bagurumba Dance Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Prime Minister of India witnessed a performance of the traditional Bagurumba dance of the Bodo community in Assam with over 10,000 artistes participating in the programme.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Bagurumba Dance<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is one of the <\/span><b>folk dances of the Bodo community<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, deeply inspired by nature.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It represents peace, fertility, joy and collective harmony, and is closely <\/span><b>associated with festivals <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">such as <\/span><b>Bwisagu, the Bodo New Year, and Domasi.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Features of Bagurumba Dance<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The dance <\/span><b>symbolises blooming flowers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and reflects harmony between human life and the natural world.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It features gentle, flowing movements that imitate butterflies, birds, leaves and flowers. Performances are <\/span><b>usually organised in groups<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, forming circles or lines that enhance its visual elegance.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is traditionally <\/span><b>performed only by women<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the Bodo community, with the musical instruments being played by their male counterparts.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Dance Attire:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The dancers <\/span><b>dress in handwoven, bright re<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">d, yellow, and green dokhna, jwmgra, and aronai, dancing to the beautiful beats of the handmade percussion instruments.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Musical Instruments used: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The musical instruments include the <\/span><b>traditional kham<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (a drum made of wood and goatskin), including sifung (a bamboo flute), and other wooden instruments like jota, gongwna and tharkha.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/themeghalayanexpress.com\/modi-witnesses-10000-artistes-perform-bodo-folk-dance-bagurumba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TME<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bagurumba is a folk dance of the Bodo community inspired by nature, symbolizing peace, fertility, joy, and harmony, performed during Bwisagu and Domasi. 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