https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=JhumarJhumar - Revision history2026-07-31T03:30:42ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.45.4https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Jhumar&diff=421526&oldid=prevAjay Kumar at 16:10, 29 August 20232023-08-29T16:10:37Z<p></p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Form of music and dance that originated in the Multan and Balochistan}}<br />
{{about|Folk dance of Multan, Balochistan and Punjab|Folk dance of east India|Jhumair}}<br />
[[Image:Jhumar Dance Punjab.JPG|thumb|right|300px|Jhumar performed before 1947]]{{Punjabis}}<br />
<br />
'''Jhumar or Jhoomar''' (also called '''Ghumbar''' in the [[Sandalbar]] area)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Dhillan |first=I. S. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=edbfAAAAMAAJ&q=ghumbar+dance+sandalbar |title=Folk Dances of Panjab |date=1998 |publisher=National Book Shop |isbn=978-81-7116-220-8 |pages=55 |language=en}}</ref> is a traditional [[Punjabi people|Punjabi]] dance in Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2019-04-29 |title=International Dance Day is being observed today |url=https://www.globalvillagespace.com/international-dance-day-is-being-observed-today/ |access-date=2023-01-16 |website=Global Village Space |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Of culture and political identity {{!}} Art & Culture {{!}} thenews.com.pk |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/568182-culture-political-identity |access-date=2023-01-16 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref> It is also popular in the [[Sandalbar]] areas of [[Punjab]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qy9uAAAAMAAJ&dq=ghumbar+dance&pg=PA93 |title=Punjab District Gazetteers: Shahpur District |date=1897 |pages=93 |language=en}}</ref> It is slower and more rhythmic form.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.discoveredindia.com/punjab/culture-in-punjab/dance/punjabi-folk-dances-for-males/jhumar.htm |title=Jhumar Dance - Folk Dance Performed on Marriage Ceremonies by Men |access-date=2015-01-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150829153551/http://www.discoveredindia.com/punjab/culture-in-punjab/dance/punjabi-folk-dances-for-males/jhumar.htm |archive-date=2015-08-29 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The word "Jhumar" comes from ''Jhum/Jhoom'', which means Swaying. Jhumar is performed at the wedding ceremonies usually.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Manga |first=Dhiren |date=2018-08-21 |title=The Most Popular Dances of Pakistan |url=https://www.desiblitz.com/content/most-popular-dances-pakistan |access-date=2023-01-16 |website=DESIblitz |language=en}}</ref> The dance is also performed in circle, to the tune of emotional songs.<ref name=":0" /><br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
<br />
* [[Bhangra (dance)]]<br />
* [[Punjabi dance|Folk dances of Punjab]]<br />
* [[Punjabis]]<br />
*[[Saraiki people|Saraikis]]<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Tgu_NVIcns Watch Jhumar Performance Video Online]<br />
[[Category:Punjabi culture]]<br />
[[Category:Folk dances of Punjab]]<br />
[[Category:Dance in Pakistan]]<br />
[[Category:Bhangra (music)]]<br />
[[Category:Punjabi words and phrases]]</div>Ajay Kumar