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Name the folk music of Uttar Pradesh mostly sung during the monsoon months and which is also reflective of the mood of separation.
1. Cahiti
2. Giddha
3. Kajari
4. Kaharwa

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Correct Answer - Option 3 : Kajari

The correct answer is Kajari.

  • The Kajari folk music of Uttar Pradesh is mostly sung during the monsoon months and is also reflective of the mood of separation.
  • It is sung in the month of Sawan by females.
  • It also evolved into the form of semi-classical singing and its singing style is closely associated with the Banaras Gharana.
  • Uttar Pradesh has produced some of the greatest exponents of Kajari such as Pundit Chhanulal Misra, Shobha Gurtu, Girja Devi, Rajan, and Sajan Mishra among others

  • Uttar Pradesh is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populous state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world.
  • UP was created on 1 April 1937 as the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh during British rule and was renamed Uttar Pradesh in 1950, giving it the acronym UP.
  • The state is divided into 18 divisions and 75 districts, with the state capital being Lucknow, and Allahabad serving as the judicial capital.
  • The two major rivers of the UP state, the Ganges and Yamuna, join at Triveni Sangam in Allahabad and flow further east as the Ganges.
  • According to the National Human Rights Commission of India (NHRC), Uttar Pradesh tops the list of states of encounter killings and custodial deaths.
  • Yogi Adityanath of the Bharatiya Janata Party is serving as the incumbent chief minister since March 19, 2017.

  • Folk Music of Uttar Pradesh are:
Folk Music Details
Sohar It is a form that is part of the life-cycle repertoire. It is described as a form sung to celebrate the birth of a child.
Kaharwa It is sung by the Kahar caste at the time of the wedding.
Nauka Jhakkad This is very popular in the barber community and considered as the barber song.
Banjara and Njava This form of music is sung by the people of the Teli community during the night.

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