Q. Which one of the following is not a ‘folk dance’ of Uttarakhand?
(a) Thadya
(b) Mitai
(c) Jhumailo
(d) Chauphula
Answer: b
Dance of Uttarakhand
- Chancheri
- Chhapeli
- Jhora
- Chauphula
- Jhumailo
- Langvir Nritya
- Barada Nati
- Bhotiya tribal dance
- Choliya
- Pandav Lila
- Chholiya
- Ramola
- Thadya
Uttarakhand is not only known for its geographical beauty but also for it diverse cultural traditions all over India. The culture here is a confluence of amazing rapport between the public mind and nature, which is not seen anywhere else.
This region, blessed with divine places and nature heritage, has preserved its folk culture with decency. Various colors of folk culture go scattered in all the four directions in the festivals and religious ceremonies here. The folk instruments, folk songs, folk singing style, folk dances, paintings or crafts are so rich that the amount of research done on this will be less. Like the folk songs here, there is an amazing variety in the folk dances.