CULTURE OF WESTERN INDIA-GUJARAT


Gujarat is a state in Western India and Northwest India. Gujarat is home to the Gujarati people. It was also the home of Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel, a founding father of the republic of India.


 Literature:-

Gujarati literature's history may be traced to 1000 AD. Well known laureates of Gujarati literature are Hemchandracharya, Narsinh Mehta, Mirabai, Akho, Premanand Bhatt, Shamal Bhatt, Mahatma Gandhi, K. M. Munshi, Umashankar Joshi, Suresh Joshi, Swaminarayan, Pannalal Patel and Rajendra Shah.
Kavi Kant, Zaverchand Meghani and Kalapi are famous Gujarati poets.
 Saraswatichandra is a landmark novel by Govardhanram Tripathi. Writers like Aanand Shankar Dhruv, Ashvini Bhatt, Balwantray Thakore, Bhaven Kachhi, Bhagwatikumar Sharma,  Khabardar, Sundaram, Makarand Dave, Ramesh Parekh, Suresh Dalal, Tarak Mehta, Dhruv Bhatt and Varsha Adalja have influenced Gujarati thinkers.

A notable contribution to Gujarati language literature came from the Swaminarayan paramhanso.Shrimad Rajchandra Vachnamrut and Shri Atma Siddhi Shastra, written in 19th century by philosopher Shrimad Rajchandra (Mahatma Gandhi's guru) are very well known.Gujarati theatre owes a lot to Bhavai. Bhavai is a folk musical performance of stage plays.

Cuisine:-


Gujarati food is primarily vegetarian. The typical Gujarati thali consists of rotli or bhakhari or thepala or rotlo, dal or kadhi, khichdi, Bhat and shak. Athanu(Indian pickle) and chhundo are used as condiments. Many Gujarati dishes are distinctively sweet, salty, and spicy at the same time. In Saurashtra region, chhash (buttermilk) is believed to be a must-have in their daily food.






Cinema:-


The Gujarati film industry dates back to 1932, when the first Gujarati film, Narsinh Mehta, was released.After flourishing through the 1960s to 1980s, the industry saw a decline. The industry is revived in recent times. The film industry has produced more than one thousand films since its inception.The Government of Gujarat announced a 100% entertainment tax exemption for Gujarati films in 2005 and a policy of incentives in 2016.




Music

Gujarati folk music, known as Sugam Sangeet, is a hereditary profession of the Barot, Gadhvi and Charan communities. The omnipresent instruments in Gujarati folk music include wind instruments, such as turi, bungal, and pava, string instruments, such as the ravan hattho, ektaro, and jantar and percussion instruments, such as the manjira and zanz pot drum.




Festivals:-


The folk traditions of Gujarat include bhavai and raas-garba. The raas-garba is a folk dance done as a celebration of Navratri by Gujarati people. The folk costume of this dance is chaniya choli for women and kedia for men. Different styles and steps of garba include dodhiyu, simple five, simple seven, popatiyu, trikoniya (hand movement which forms an imagery triangle), lehree, tran taali, butterfly, hudo, two claps and many more Sheri garba is one of the oldest form of garba where all the ladies wear red patola sari and sing along while dancing. It is a very graceful form of garba.Makar Sankranti is a festival where people of Gujarat fly kites. In Gujarat, from December through to Makar Sankranti, people start enjoying kite flying. Undhiyu, a special dish made of various vegetables, is a must-have of Gujarati people on Makar Sankranti. Surat is especially well known for the strong string which is made by applying glass powder on the row thread to provide it a cutting edge. Apart from Navratri and Uttarayana, Diwali, Holi, Tazia and others are also celebrated.



  











Diffusion of culture:-

Due to close proximity to the Arabian Sea, Gujarat has developed a mercantile ethos which maintained a cultural tradition of seafaring, long-distance trade, and overseas contacts with the outside world since ancient times, and the diffusion of culture through Gujarati diaspora was a logical outcome of such a tradition. Many Indians had migrated to Indonesia, most of them being Gujaratis.







By-
G.Abirami

Comments

  1. imaginatively creativeFebruary 11, 2019 at 6:24 AM

    The culture of Gujarat is so interesting and this blog explains it in the more interesting way.
    Varshaa.R

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  2. imaginatively creativeFebruary 12, 2019 at 4:40 AM

    Hamsika
    The folk culture of Gujarat is enjoyable and amusing. The pictures are also attractive

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  3. imaginatively creativeFebruary 12, 2019 at 6:33 AM

    The dance costumes of the state was interesting- Archita.T. Menon

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  4. imaginatively creativeFebruary 12, 2019 at 6:35 AM

    Gujarat has a wonderful culture. It was nice to know about it.
    Faaiqa Aisha

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  5. imaginatively creativeFebruary 12, 2019 at 6:54 AM

    The culture of Gujarat displays much colour and variety and this blog does justice to the same.
    Faadila Aisha

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