The Students of Government Geetanjali Girls College, Bhopal on their excursion tour visited Madhya Pradesh Tribal Museum on Wednesday.
Situated at Shyamla Hills of Bhopal city, Madhya Pradesh Tribal Museum is the Museum for living aspects of tribal life indigenous knowledge systems and aesthetics. In this special visit, college girls were delighted and expressed their gratitude over presentation of tribal life and their aesthetic culture exhibited in galleries; Tribal life, Tribal Aesthetics, Tribal Devlok, Guest State and Tribal Games of Madhya Pradesh Tribal Museum.
Further, the students were introduced with cultural values of folk dance and song presented by folk artists at open air stage of the Museum. Here the artists arrived for Jheel Mahotsav presented popular folk dance Kanha Gwalia dance, Matki dance and Dhimariyai dance-song form at the premises of Sangrahalaya on Wednesday evening. Kanha Gwalia dance is most prominent folk dance of Malwa region, where cowherds of the region wander into the village and ask for their better half for wedding. This dance form is usually performed by cowherds in colourful attires after crop ripens. Makti dance is rendered by women on various occasions like wedding, child birth and other celebrations.
Presented with musical instruments such as Dhol and other prop, the dance in performed in group which comprises of Alah Naach, Kerwa Naach and Rajwadi dance form. The dance begins with low pace and concludes with high alacrity at the end. This dance was presented by Shri Prem Kumar Sen and group arrived from Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. It was like a delightful experience for the students as they witnessed the lifestyle of as many as 52 tribes of Madhya Pradesh. They not only had a close look at each section of the museum, but also got an experience of exploring the colourful and rich culture and tradition of the State.