RENAISSANCE CALL: FOLK DANCES OF HARYANA

Every Indian is a dancer" Uday Shankar (qtd. in Bala,Unpublished Thesis) Amongst the art, dance is the most primeval and classy and scarcely there is any civilization where the wakefulness of human movement as a vehicle of expression, ecstasy and grief is not evident. Perchance, before man begins to verbalize and to paint, he began to dance. Dancing, which is dependent on human habits and action is the most malleable and changeable. India has a very rich tradition of folk dances. Every region manifests different cultural feature. Haryana - the land of raaginis, saangs and swift folk dances, vividly depicts life in its variegated colour with joys and sorrow, ups and downs in melodious tunes and fascinating ways. But this folk art is dialing for renaissance umbrella as it has been replaced by dark and loud clouds named filmy and English songs and dances. The present paper has made an attempt to highlight folk dances of Haryana with its changes over the years. Further author(s) jotted down few efforts made by govt. and assemble youth's insight regarding this folk dance of Haryana. Author(s) came up with handful of suggestions as to pick renaissance call dialed by this folk art.