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PROVINCIAL FOLKLORE The provinces of Pakistan are known by the love stories in their folklore that has been immortalized by singers, reciters and story-tellers of the regions In Punjab , many folklores have being revered worldwide, especially in Punjabi Diaspora in UK and USA . The tale of two lovers,Heer and Ranjha is based in Pakistani part of Punjab , in a city called Jhang . Today it is celebrated in songs, movies, theatre plays and quotations. One may call a romantic person as Ranjha,meaning he is a devoted lover. Similarly a girl in love may be called Heer. Apart from the Epic of Hir and Ranjha, the Punjab has a rich tradition of ballads, folktales and folk music and dance. The folklore of the Potohar Plateau of the north shows a local variant, while the lush green irrigated agriculture of the central plains is home to more sophisticated forms of folklore. The oldest living urban centre of Multan in the south has the gentler forms of music and dance. In the Pukhtun areas of the northwest, the Northwest Frontier Province is the home of energetic warlike dancers, the most prominent being the Khattak dance, which bears the name of the tribe that dances it. The romantic tale of Adam Khan and Durkhanai features a lute player (rabab)whose music earns the love of a beautiful girl, although she hasn't seen him yet! In Balochistan, the folklore is alive with the love story of Hani Shah Murid, while the war tales of the Baloches are stirring. Baloch dancing, the chap, has a curious rhythm with an inertial back sway with every forward step and Baloch music has a unique flavour of its own. Sindh in the south is equally rich in folklore, and the love story of Sasui, who pines for her lover Punnu is known to and sung at every Sindhi settlement. |
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