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@article{187595,
        author = {Dr. Jayanta Kumar Barman and Riya Roy},
        title = {‘Rajbanshi Folk Dance’ and Hindustani Classical Dance ‘Kathak’ : Special Emphasis on ‘Asangjukta Hastamudra},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {12},
        number = {6},
        pages = {5761-5766},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=187595},
        abstract = {The ‘Rajbanshi’s, a large population of North East India, North Bengal and several regions of Bangladesh, have their own language, food, costume and ornaments, deities, rituals, festivals, songs, folk instruments, theater and folk music, as well as their traditional folk dances. These dances have been performed for a long time at different times in their daily life and throughout their entire life cycle. Even today, they are practiced sporadically, sometimes at home and sometimes outside. But now a days due to socio-economic or political reasons, these folk-dance styles are disappearing. There are several dances that are different and other cannot be separated from each other. Such as Chokra or Chukri dance, Baran dance, Hudum dance, Kati dance, Kamdev dance, Shaitol dance, etc. 
Hindustani classical dance is primarily a North Indian classical dance tradition, such as Kathak, which has developed in coordination with the ‘Bol’ and ‘Vani’ of Hindustani classical music. These classical forms are deeply rooted in India's spiritual, cultural and artistic history, drawing their foundational guidance from ancient texts such as Bharata Muni's Natya Shastra. Kathak dance is well-structured. Folk dances vary from place to place with time. It is important to discuss and creatively analyze its body movements and hand gestures to introduce this dance in the educational arena.},
        keywords = {Rajbanshi, Folk Dance, Hindustani Classical Dance, Kathak},
        month = {November},
        }