Context: Preparations are in full swing at Guwahati's Sarusajai Stadium for the 'Jhumoir Binandini' event which will be attended by the Prime Minister on 24 February, 2025. More than 8,000 artists from tea garden areas across Assam are set to perform the traditional Jhumoir dance.
Relevance of the Topic:Prelims: Key facts about Jhumoir dance.
About Jhumoir/Jhumar Dance
- It is a traditional dance performed in Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Assam, Bihar and West Bengal.
- In Jharkhand and surrounding areas, it is mostly performed by both the Indo-Aryan groups of Chotanagpur region and tribal groups during the harvest season.
- Musical instruments used are Mandar, Dhol, Nagara, Bansuri (flute).
- The dance style consists of performers standing in a row holding hands, singing couplets, swaying their bodies, clapping their hands and occasionally adding timed jumps.
Assam’s case
- In Assam Tea tribes are the main performers of this dance form. Jhumoir Binandini or Jhumar Nandini is an event that will commemorate 200 years of the tea sector in Assam.
- The dance is usually performed in groups, most of which are made up of women, who dance to the rhythms of traditional instruments like flute, cymbals and dhol.
- The dancers move in circular patterns, with coordinated footwork and hand gestures that depict various aspects of daily life, nature and folklore.
- Traditional attire includes bright red & white sarees and dhoti with jewellery for women and white kurta-dhoti for men.