“Shakunakharas":

Translating the Ritual Folk Songs from the Central Himalayan Region of Kumaon

Authors

  • Shruti Pant Banerjee Kumaun University
  • Hari Priya Pathak

Keywords:

Oral culture, India, folk songs, Shakunakharas, Kumaon

Abstract

The oral culture of the Central Himalayan region of Kumaun survives mainly due to its folk songs, which represent the true spirit of Kumauni life by reflecting the daily struggles, beliefs and superstitions, customs and rituals, and the popular legends and myths of the region. However, there are a variety of folk songs which are sung on specific occasions and have a particular social function. In the following paper, we have attempted to present the translations of some of these popular folk ritual songs called the Shakunakharas.

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Author Biographies

Shruti Pant Banerjee, Kumaun University

Shruti Pant Banerjee is a recipient of the Indian Council of Social Science Research
Doctoral Fellowship. She is pursuing her Ph D from the Department of English, D.S.B.
Ca mpus, Kumaun University, Nainital. Her research interests are a result of her fascination
with study ing folk life and culture. Through her research she attempts to analyse, document
and translate the folk songs of the Central Himalayan region of Kumaun.

Hari Priya Pathak

Dr. Hari Priya Pathak is an Associate Professor in the Department of English, D.S.B.
Campus, Kumaun University, Nainital. Her work focuses specifically on Culture and Gender
Studies. Dr. Pathak has so far supervised five Doctoral scholars and is currently supervising
four Doctoral candidates with a diverse range of interests. Her research has been published
in prestigious journals of National and International significance, some of which include
Translation Today London Centre for Interdisciplinary Research , and Routledge.

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Published

2024-08-12

How to Cite

Pant Banerjee, S. ., & Pathak, H. P. . (2024). “Shakunakharas":: Translating the Ritual Folk Songs from the Central Himalayan Region of Kumaon. Sanglap: Journal of Literary and Cultural Inquiry, 10(2), 81–87. Retrieved from http://sanglap-journal.in/index.php/sanglap/article/view/269

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 2 (2024): The Everyday

Section

Translations