Journal of Community Mobilization and Sustainable Development
  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue: 1

Traditional Folk Media of Kumaon: A Study of Nature, Theme and Extent of Use

  • Author:
  • Pooja Sah1,, O. P. Mishra2,
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 38 to 42

1Project Manager, ICARDA, NASC Complex, DPS Marg, Pusa Campus, New Delhi-110012

2Department of Extension Education, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005, U.P.

*Corresponding author email id: sahpooja@gmail.com

** op_mishra21970@yahoo.com

Online published on 31 August, 2016.

Abstract

Traditional folk media term speaks of those performing arts which are cultural symbols of people. They are direct, face to face and linked with emotions and values of people. The traditional folk media carry various themes. Different folk media have different nature and their extent of use by the people varies. The present study was conducted in Dwarahat block of Almora district of Uttarakhand to find out the nature, theme and extent of use of different folk media.

Keywords

Nature, Theme and extent of use, Traditional folk media