Towards Excellence

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UGC-MALAVIYA MISSION TEACHER TRAINING CENTRE GUJARAT UNIVERSITY

FROM RITUAL TO ROMANCE: AN ETHNOCENTRIC READING OF SOME TRIBAL FOLKLORE OF SOUTH GUJARAT REGION

Authors:

Jagdish Joshi, Neha Hariyani

Abstract:

A study of any culture may involve its anthropological roots, genealogy of the families, its taboos and the gradual being and becoming of the culture group. The paper tries to study the ethnicity of the tribal natives of the South Gujarat, located in the Western part of India, through its folklores as the study of folklores is one of the impetuses all over the globe and is a remarkable component of identity formation. These tribal communities flourished since six hundred years and gradually the acid of modernity, acculturation and assimilation have washed away their past tribal originality, but if we minutely observe their culture, their residues remain in their rituals, in their religiosity, in their communal life in some form or other. The paper is an attempt to bring to the limelight the rich cultural heritage from ritual to romance in the tribals of south Gujarat through their folk songs, tales, riddles, and dances, which contributes to the enrichment of the Indian culture. 

Keywords:

Acculturation, Assimilation, Taboo, Identity, Folklore, Ethnicity, Tribals, South Gujarat, Culture, Tradition, Heritage, Language, Folktales, Folksongs, Folkdance, Riddles, Nature, Celebrations, Festivals, Rituals 

Vol & Issue:

VOL.14, ISSUE No.1, March 2022