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Punjab,
the land of five rivers, is very fortunate in having developed
and cherished, a long and glorious tradition of composite culture.
It seems to have been evolved and enriched by a galaxy of men
who belonged to various faiths and creeds, such as Hindu saints,
Sikh Gurus and Sufi fakirs. Their mystical songs, in particular,
are the pride of whole Punjab and form a common and invaluable
heritage of all Punjabis.
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Just
as every society has dual moral values, so does the Punjabi
community. Everything is viewed from two angles, one is a close
up of morality and the other is a distant perspective. All this
is inculcated in the sage of the love legends of Punjab. The
action became two dimentional: while on one hand mortal love
gained the stature of worship of God; on the other hand, it
lent courage to defy religious constraints.
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In
Punjab, the birth of folk drama appears to have taken place
with the birth of man. There are different folk dramas like
the Ram Leela, Prahlad Leela, Baba Balik Nath Leela, Guru Balmik
Leela, Guru Ravidas Leela, Swang, Naqals and Bhands.
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Oral
literature has many distinct features of its own. Oral literature
is a spontaneous outburst of innermost feelings which emerges
from the depth of the unconscious mind of community. It has
its roots deep in tradition and is preserved in memory. It is
ever fresh and ever on the move like a river.
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Rasipuram
Krishnaswamy Iyer Narayanswamy (Graham Greene had curtailed
the 37-letter-name into RK Narayan!) is not unfamiliar to the
Indian readers. As he passed away recently, it is worth recalling
his absorbing life--crests and troughs, of a master storyteller
who was arguably the finest Anglo--Indian novelist of the 20th
century.
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