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Title
Paik Naach
Subject
Paik Naach
Description
The Paik community were originally tax collectors or zamindars before the British came to India. During Lord Cornwallis’ tenure as the head of the British East India Company, the Paik community fell into penury due to the draconian provisions of the Permanent Settlement of 1793, from which they never recovered. Currently, they are classified as a Scheduled Caste in West Bengal.
Dr. Subrata Mukhopadhyay, who has conducted extensive research on folk cultures in the Jangalmahal region, pointed out that the “Paik-naach” was essentially a martial dance that originated out of the community’s revolt against the Permanent Settlement, that took the shape of an armed rebellion. Unlike other folk performances that have their own script, the “Paik-naach” has been performed in the modern Bengali script for many generations now. Originally of a one-hour duration, a performance can now range between 30 and 40 minutes. Even though there were a number of groups in the Paik community who performed this dance in the past, today only the members of Dubra Agragami Club, as well as another group from Garbeta, perform this dance in India.
Dr. Subrata Mukhopadhyay, who has conducted extensive research on folk cultures in the Jangalmahal region, pointed out that the “Paik-naach” was essentially a martial dance that originated out of the community’s revolt against the Permanent Settlement, that took the shape of an armed rebellion. Unlike other folk performances that have their own script, the “Paik-naach” has been performed in the modern Bengali script for many generations now. Originally of a one-hour duration, a performance can now range between 30 and 40 minutes. Even though there were a number of groups in the Paik community who performed this dance in the past, today only the members of Dubra Agragami Club, as well as another group from Garbeta, perform this dance in India.
Creator
UGC-SAP III, DRS Phase II, Department of English, Vidyasagar University
Source
Vill- Dubra, P.S- Jamboni, P.O- Dubra, Dist- Jhargram
Publisher
UGC-SAP III, DRS Phase II, Department of English, Vidyasagar University
Date
19.03.2017
Contributor
Parimal Dolai: 9933792051
Jiten Mallik: 9800415089
Jiten Mallik: 9800415089
Rights
© Department of English, Vidyasagar University
Relation
Naach, Dance, Gaan, Song, Performing Arts of Bengal, Performance Studies, Interview, Workshop
Format
JPG Image Files, AVCHD Video File
Language
Bengali
Type
Performing Art and Cultural Text
Identifier
The Department of English, Vidyasagar University had undertaken a Field Trip to Vill- Dubra, P.S- Jamboni, P.O- Dubra, Dist- Jhargram, West Bengal on 19.03.2017 under the aegis of UGC-SAP III, DRS Phase II Project entitled "Translation, documentation, and conservation of Tribal Oral Folk Literature and Cultural Texts of West Bengal"
Coverage
Folk Performance/ Folk Drama of Bengal, Interview, Workshop