Geet Gawai- Bhojpuri Folk Songs in Mauritius - An Ode to the Geetharines of Mauritius is the latest book of Dr Mrs Sarita Boodhoo. It was launched in India, precisely at the prestigious Indira Gandhi ...

FACT CHECK: BOOM found that the viral video is edited. In the original footage, people are heard singing the Bhojpuri folk song ‘Geet-Gavai’ with drums and cymbals, welcoming PM Modi with the lyrics: ...

The original avatar of Jhumka Gira Re, Pranita Nair Pandurangi tells us, was a Bhojpuri folk song where a woman recounts her ordeal of being beaten up by her husband, nanand and mother-in-law when she ...

On the first day of the Chhath Mahaparv, Sharda Sinha, the voice synonymous with the four-day festivities in Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh, and among the natives of these States spread across the ...

Geet-Gawai is a traditional, pre-wedding ceremony combining rituals, prayer, songs, music and dance performed mainly by Bhojpuri-speaking communities in Mauritius. Taking place at the bride or groom's ...