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B K Samant is a folk singer, music director and lyricist from Uttarakhand, known for his viral song Thal Ki Bazar which is most viewed Kumauni or Garhwali music video on YouTube with over 60 million views.
Bedu Pako Baro Masa (English: Figs do ripen round the year) is a Kumaoni folk song in Kumaoni language which was composed by Mohan Upreti, B. M. Shah and written by Brijendra Lal Shah. This Kumaoni song was composed, written and first performed in the early 1950s and since has become popular all over Uttarakhand as even before it had been sung ...
Jagar (Devanagari: जागर) is a Hindu form of Shamanism which is practiced in the hills of Uttarakhand, both in Garhwal and Kumaon. [1] As a ritual, Jagar is a way in which gods and local deities are woken from their dormant stage and asked for favors or remedies.
Kumaoni food is simple and comprises largely of vegetables and pulses. Vegetables like potato ( aaloo ), radish ( mooli ), colocacia leaves ( arbi ke patte , papad ), pumpkin ( kaddoo ), spinach ( palak ) and many others are grown locally by the largely agrarian populace and consumed in various forms.
Kumaoni (Kumaoni-Devanagari: कुमाऊँनी, pronounced [kuːmɑːʊni]) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by over two million people of the Kumaon region of the state of Uttarakhand in northern India and parts of Doti region in Western Nepal. [4] As per 1961 survey there were 1,030,254 Kumaoni speakers in India. [5]
The city has played a major role in exporting the Kumaoni culture to the rest of India. [39] Naini dwellers in the morning. Pithoragarh- The city is known for its distinctive and unique culture. It has been one of the major hubs of Kumaoni culture and is the largest city in the hills of Kumaon. [40]
His iconic Kumaoni song Bedu Pako Baro Masa is fondly referred to as the cultural anthem of Uttarakhand. [2] It is said that this song was also a favourite of former Prime Minister of India Jawahar Lal Nehru who heard it in a band march as this song is also the official regiment song of the Kumaon Regiment of Indian Army. This iconic song has ...
Kumaoni Rajput (Kumaoni:कुमाउनी राजपूत, Sanskrit:राजपुत्र), also referred to as Thakur, Rajput or Kshetri is a caste of Kshatriya Rajputs who held considerable power in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand, from around the 4th century till the conquest of Kumaon by the Gorkha.