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is very rich in the field of dances. Punjab has many types of
folk dances, among them Bhangra and Giddha being the most famous.
These days, many non-Punjabis are also getting into Punjab's
folk dances, as you occasionally see a European or Chinese in
various Bhangra competitions. The various Punjabi dances include
Bhangra, Giddha, Jhumar, Luddi, Dankara, Julli, Sammi, Dhamal,
Jaago, Kikli and Gatka. Read
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 Half-way
through Aks there is an arresting portraiture-level visual of
Manoj Bajpai meditating in a cave behind a cascading waterfall,
before taking on the might of the burly Bachchan. After viewing
Aks, I too underwent a similar experience. Only I meditated
over the film's profound yet only-intermittently-communicated
message over a cup of tea in a quiet corner of an overcrowded
Udipi restaurant. Read
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has a rich musical tradition as Punjab's folk instruments go
back many centuries. The various Punjabi instruments are Dhad,
Dhol, Algoje, Dafli, Damryu, Sarangi, Ghalar, Sapera, Tumbi,
Supp, Ghalar and Chimta. Read
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all the district headquarters have excellent clubs; Chandigarh,
Amritsar, Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Patiala have outstanding clubs
offering all standard facilities of a club in any metropolis
such as tennis and squash courts, libraries, card rooms, entertainment,
billiards and bar. Many of them have reciprocal membership arrangements
with well known clubs in other towns of the country.
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entire Punjab is on the TV map of the country. The southern
districts near Kasauli receive telecasts from New Delhi. The
central, northern and south-western districts are serviced by
the Jalandhar Doordarshan Kendra and the relay stations at Amritsar
and Bhatinda. All India Radio stations at Chandigarh and Jalandhar,
apart from organising programmes, like the TV station at Jalandhar,
also relay the National Programme. Cable television has also
reached to the farthest corners of the state. The state has
over 200 cinema houses and, like the rest of the country has
been touched by the video revolution.
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