Even as the little kid reads in his social studies text book as we did in our childhood, that every corner of
Heralding the advent of the season of colors, the Bihu festival was a treat to my eyes and soul. Brightly dressed women in red and off-white silk mekhlas with red bindi on their foreheads, danced to the tunes of dhol, pepa, gogona, toka, and taal. Kalpana prompted to me that the song being played was Husori – a type of devotional melody sung in praise of Lord Krishna. However, she did not forget to point out that the songs of Bihu generally are woven around subjects of love and romance and more often than not bear erotic overtones. The rapid steps, flinging and flipping of hands and sensuous swaying of hips, representing youthful passion, reproductive urge and a universal sense of joy and happiness were enough to prod me on to trying out a few steps.
Folk dance of every corner of the world breathes of the roots of the particular place and Bihu is no exception. It speaks of the joyous moods and culture of the Assamese people. To have a glimpse of the same you can log on to Pictures India site.
