List of folktales of Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh is central state of the union of India. It is known for its cultural heritage.
List of folktales
The following is a list of folktales of the state of Chhattisgarh first published by author Theophil H. Twente in 1938:[1]
- The Frog and the Lizard[2]
- The Two Who Were Brothers Indeed[3]
- How the Gond Saved His Field of Gram[4]
- Bhimsen and Fever[5]
- The King Who Learned From a Cock[6]
- The Wicked Mother-In-Law[7]
- How a Wedding Song Saved Property[8]
- The Wonderful Ox[9]
- The Three Drunkards[10]
- Satwanti[11]
- The Woman on a Fig Tree[12]
- The Girl Who Understood the Language of Birds and Beasts[13]
- The Brahman's Daughter Who Married a Crane[14]
- The Eight Foolish Weavers[15]
- Wealth and Wisdom[16]
- The Fox, the Tortoise and the Serpent[17]
- The Two Mendicants[18]
- The Bracelet-Sellers[19]
- The Fox and the Elephant[20]
- Three Men In A Boat[21]
- The Girl and the Goat[22]
- The Mouse With Three Wives[23]
- The Gond Who Sold Firewood[24]
- The Greedy Man and the Liar[25]
- The Secret of Knowledge[26]
- Two Blind Men and Their Faith[27]
Below are other folktales attested in other sources from Chhattisgarh:
- Mohna de gori kayina
- Dhola Maru[28][29]
- Fox and Mahadev
- Sada Brij Saaranga[30]
- Vikramāditya as Bikai
- Vikramāditya with Manwa-Patwa
- Satvantin
- Thag and Big
- Kalidas and Vidyamati[31]
- Bhalnin
- Khirmit
- Belva Kayina
- Paidhna Paidhneen
- Vikramāditya Brings Amrit
- Jheek Jheek
- Two Sadhus visiting a family and a couple
- Lal Bujakkad[32]
- Raja Bhoj
- Raja Nal and Mata Damyanti
- Loric Chanda[33]
- Dasmat Kayina
- Old Woman and Prawn
References
- ^ Twente, Theophil H. Folk Tales of Chhattisgarh India. North Tonawanda, NY: The Bodoni Press, 1938.
- ^ Twente 1938, p. 9
- ^ Twente 1938, p. 10
- ^ Twente 1938, p. 11
- ^ Twente 1938, p. 12
- ^ Twente 1938, pp. 13–14
- ^ Twente 1938, pp. 15–16
- ^ Twente 1938, pp. 17–19
- ^ Twente 1938, pp. 20–23
- ^ Twente 1938, p. 24
- ^ Twente 1938, pp. 25–27
- ^ Twente 1938, p. 28
- ^ Twente 1938, pp. 29–30
- ^ Twente 1938, pp. 31–35
- ^ Twente 1938, p. 36
- ^ Twente 1938, pp. 37–39
- ^ Twente 1938, p. 40
- ^ Twente 1938, pp. 41–42
- ^ Twente 1938, pp. 43–44
- ^ Twente 1938, pp. 45–46
- ^ Twente 1938, pp. 47–48
- ^ Twente 1938, pp. 49–51
- ^ Twente 1938, p. 52
- ^ Twente 1938, pp. 53–54
- ^ Twente 1938, p. 55
- ^ Twente 1938, pp. 56–60
- ^ Twente 1938, p. 61
- ^ "Epic traditions in the contemporary world: the poetics of community By Margaret H. Beissinger, Susanne Lindgren Wofford"
- ^ Wadley, Susan Snow. Raja Nal and the Goddess: the north Indian epic Dhola in performance. Indiana University Press, 2004. p. 212. ISBN 9780253217240.
- ^ "Folk tales of Bihar by Pranab Chandra Roy Choudhury (Saranga and Sada Brij -Chapter 3)"
- ^ "Chhattisgarh General Knowledge (Page 43)"
- ^ "Screen World Publication's 75 glorious years of Indian cinema: Complete filmography of all films (silent & Hindi) produced between 1913-1988 (Page 78)"
- ^ "Chanda Loric play snap"
- Bibliography
- Twente, Theophil H. (1938). Folk Tales of Chhattisgarh India. North Tonawanda, NY: The Bodoni Press.
- Elwin, Verrier (1953). "Ballads and Tales". Folk Songs Of Chhattisgarh. Oxford University Press. pp. 247–403.