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doctrines and ideas. Since scriptural utterances and verses were generally pithy and aphoristic, they needed to be expounded for the laity and there emerged in the Indian tradition forms such as 'tika' (paraphrase), 'sabdartha' (gloss) and 'bhasya' (commentary), with 'pramanas' or suitable authoritative quotations from religious and didactic works to support the thesis or interpretation. These three modes of elucidation converge in the Sikh katha which is verbal in form.
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The carnatic singers
Soolamangalam Vaidyanatha Bagavathar (1866–1943), Mangudi Chidambara Bagavathar (1880–1938), Chitrakavi Sivarama Bagavathar (1869–1951), Soolamangalam Soundararaja Bagavathar (1890–1925), C. Saraswathi Bai (1894–1974) and N. S. Krishna Bagavathar (1892–1984) were all inspired by
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songs); the stories are told accompanied by a stringed instrument resembling a bow. The stories are heroic ballads, and the medium is used to propagate social-welfare programmes such as AIDS awareness, family planning and election information. Kanian koottu and
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provided interpretation and commentary for each verse; creating a new style, he is considered the father of pravachans. Pravachan, Patakam and
Upanyasam can be synonyms for the narration of stories from epics and puranas and the interpretation of scriptures.
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Wall paintings in temples and shrines across India also served the same purpose. The propagation of
Hinduism and the creation of awareness in worshippers of the characters of the deities were aided by katha with imagery in temples.
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Harikatha is a composite art form combining storytelling, poetry, music, drama, dance and philosophy. In harikatha, a story is intermingled with related songs. The music may be congregational singing of
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has become popular. Present-day storytellers include satire, humor and music and can convey a message in several languages. Many of them play an important part in the religio-social life of India.
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texts. Music is used sparingly to recite the shlokas. Reading the shloka and presenting its meaning is the method used by pravachan pandits. The 19th-century
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means "skull"). In this tradition, travellers narrate stories while beating the drum. In Tamil Nadu, folk narratives are known as
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Sikh diaspora : theory, agency, and experience
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4708:Panchatantra
4703:Storytelling
4666:
4627:C. H. Tawney
4612:N. M. Penzer
4536:Thomas North
4464:translators,
4452:Jungle Tales
4451:
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4406:
4402:Jataka tales
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3647:Thiruppugazh
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3460: /
3456: /
3452: /
3448: /
3446:and Buddhism
3444: /
3408:Architecture
3371:Other topics
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2713:s (Hinduism)
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2337:Shraddhanand
2312:Ravi Shankar
2292:R. D. Ranade
2153:Śyāma Śastri
2148:Swaminarayan
2108:Rupa Goswami
2018:Morya Gosavi
1978:Jiva Goswami
1878:Adi Shankara
1704:Pratyabhijña
1670:
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1656:
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1642:
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1435:Samavartanam
1415:Vidyāraṃbhaṃ
1400:Annaprashana
1324:Dandiya Raas
1299:Mohiniyattam
1192:Nididhyāsana
997:Epistemology
929:Brahmacharya
809:Ātman (self)
772:
716:Brahmacharya
645:Saccidānanda
597:Panchikarana
473:
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393:Other major
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146:
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90:
77:Satyanarayan
67:
61:
41:
37:
36:-narrators (
25:
21:
20:
18:
4662:Frame story
4657:Beast fable
4637:Ramsay Wood
4546:Simeon Seth
4437:Other media
4428:Śukasaptati
4396:Hitopadesha
3862:Burra katha
3831:to perform
3813:Bhai Gurdas
3779:performing
3743:North India
3705:Villu Paatu
3689:burra katha
3613:digressions
3558:(pravachan
3454:and Judaism
3450:and Sikhism
3418:Iconography
3343:Nationalism
3336:Persecution
3120:Shiva Stuti
3014:Yoga Sutras
2844:Agni Purana
2746:Other texts
2737:Mahabharata
2480:Atharvaveda
2377:Vivekananda
2302:Rama Tirtha
2297:Ramakrishna
2272:Nigamananda
2262:Mahesh Yogi
2138:Sripadaraja
2128:Siddheshwar
2023:Mukundarāja
2003:Madhusūdana
1993:Kanaka Dasa
1913:Chakradhara
1857:Yajnavalkya
1847:Vishvamitra
1716:Pancharatra
1614:Vaisheshika
1570:Ratha Yatra
1518:Janmashtami
1513:Rama Navami
1430:Ritushuddhi
1405:Chudakarana
1395:Nishkramana
1365:Garbhadhana
1334:Pandav Lila
1243:Bhakti yoga
1128:Prāyaścitta
899:Niti śastra
747:Bhakti yoga
726:Vānaprastha
541:Vishvakarma
474:Post-Vedic:
310:Vaishnavism
252:Traditional
115:monasteries
107:South India
38:kathavachak
4682:Categories
4516:Kshemendra
4496:Durgasimha
4123:References
4063:1229095133
3818:Adi Granth
3767:In Sikhism
3716:Performers
3625:Ashtapadis
3294:Varna-less
3166:Tiruppukal
3127:Vayu Stuti
3091:Panchadasi
3084:Swara yoga
2972:Kama Sutra
2911:Dhanurveda
2571:Taittiriya
2549:Yajurveda:
2541:Kaushitaki
2518:Upanishads
2510:Upanishads
2434:Scriptures
2282:Prabhupada
2198:Vidyaranya
2083:Ram Charan
2058:Prabhākara
1973:Jayatīrtha
1923:Dadu Dayal
1918:Chāngadeva
1777:Bharadwaja
1767:Ashtavakra
1533:Kumbh Mela
1481:Durga Puja
1410:Karnavedha
1390:Nāmakaraṇa
1319:Yakshagana
1248:Karma yoga
1238:Jnana yoga
1233:Hatha yoga
1170:Meditation
1143:Tirthadana
924:Aparigraha
780:Paramātman
765:Liberation
757:Karma yoga
752:Jnana yoga
481:Dattatreya
281:Traditions
206:Historical
152:Traditions
123:Arunachala
119:Tamil Nadu
4216:Harikatha
4112:801604646
4071:cite book
4018:cite book
4010:857971285
3967:cite book
3722:Karnataka
3663:Tyagaraja
3556:pauranika
3552:pravachan
3468:Criticism
3462:and Islam
3423:Mythology
3276:Kshatriya
3208:Athichudi
3145:Tirumurai
3063:Tirumurai
2672:Vyākaraṇa
2608:Chandogya
2600:Samaveda:
2488:Divisions
2466:Yajurveda
2426:Ātmatuṣṭi
2382:Yogananda
2357:Trailanga
2352:Sivananda
2217:Aurobindo
2203:Vyasaraja
2168:Tyagaraja
2118:Sankardev
2088:Ramananda
1983:Jñāneśvar
1958:Harivansh
1943:Gaudapada
1903:Chaitanya
1842:Vashistha
1812:Patanjali
1792:Jamadagni
1711:Vaishnava
1699:Pashupata
1476:Navaratri
1453:Festivals
1420:Upanayana
1385:Jatakarma
1370:Pumsavana
1289:Kuchipudi
1284:Kathakali
1253:Rāja yoga
1187:Samādhāna
1068:Prarthana
1042:Practices
969:Svādhyāya
573:Mythology
568:Cosmology
561:Worldview
506:Kartikeya
437:Prajapati
376:Saraswati
142:Harikatha
138:Pravachan
63:Pravachan
4713:Ramayana
4526:Narayana
4466:adapters
4462:Editors,
4132:(1989).
3955:29703420
3851:See also
3621:Jayadeva
3572:Sanskrit
3481:Glossary
3413:Calendar
3348:Hindutva
3271:Brahmana
2942:samhitas
2934:Shastras
2904:Ayurveda
2895:Upavedas
2730:Ramayana
2721:Itihasas
2687:Jyotisha
2654:Vedangas
2638:Mandukya
2534:Aitareya
2526:Rigveda:
2505:Aranyaka
2500:Brahmana
2473:Samaveda
2188:Valluvar
2183:Vallabha
2163:Tulsidas
2093:Ramanuja
2043:Nayanars
2028:Namadeva
1865:Medieval
1807:Kashyapa
1723:Charvaka
1694:Kapalika
1558:Puthandu
1548:Vaisakhi
1445:Antyesti
1425:Keshanta
1349:Adimurai
1344:Silambam
1309:Sattriya
1294:Manipuri
979:Mitahara
959:Santosha
919:Achourya
731:Sannyasa
721:Gṛhastha
580:Ontology
554:Concepts
342:Trimurti
305:Smartism
300:Shaktism
295:Shaivism
169:Hinduism
161:a series
159:Part of
111:scholars
101:Sanskrit
74:didactic
54:Ramayana
30:Hinduism
4718:Puranas
4491:Borzuya
4304:Stories
3857:Satsang
3824:masands
3799:: ਕਥਾ;
3797:Punjabi
3789:Sikhism
3638:Tevaram
3601:Kannada
3593:Marathi
3550:) is a
3548:Puranas
3486:Outline
3281:Vaishya
3249:Society
3100:Stotras
2751:Puranas
2677:Nirukta
2667:Chandas
2662:Shiksha
2645:Prashna
2631:Mundaka
2495:Samhita
2459:Rigveda
2322:Samarth
2158:Tukaram
2103:Ravidas
1837:Valmiki
1787:Jaimini
1757:Angiras
1752:Agastya
1744:Ancient
1630:Advaita
1624:Vedanta
1619:Mīmāṃsā
1599:Samkhya
1486:Ramlila
1228:Sādhanā
1118:Tarpana
1103:Kīrtana
1098:Bhajana
1049:Worship
974:Shaucha
949:Akrodha
795:Saṃsāra
659:Ishvara
628:Nirguna
623:Brahman
587:Tattvas
511:Krishna
496:Hanuman
491:Ganesha
427:Chandra
422:Ashvins
386:Parvati
381:Lakshmi
368:Tridevi
334:Deities
241:Śramaṇa
221:History
202:Origins
192:History
97:puranas
87:History
50:Puranas
4650:Topics
4555:Modern
4541:Rudaki
4193:
4172:
4148:
4110:
4100:
4061:
4051:
4008:
3998:
3953:
3943:
3726:Kerala
3655:kirtan
3597:Telugu
3567:pandit
3560:pandit
3286:Shudra
3104:stutis
2940:, and
2938:sutras
2592:Maitri
2317:Ramdas
2210:Modern
2143:Surdas
2008:Madhva
1928:Eknath
1898:Basava
1893:Alvars
1827:Raikva
1817:Pāṇini
1802:Kapila
1797:Kanada
1782:Gotama
1689:Shaiva
1637:Dvaita
1538:Pongal
1461:Diwali
1440:Vivaha
1304:Odissi
1279:Kathak
1218:Yogini
1182:Dhyana
1133:Tirtha
1088:Bhakti
1078:Temple
1073:Śrauta
954:Arjava
914:Ahimsa
909:Niyama
892:Ethics
700:Moksha
685:Dharma
633:Saguna
531:Shakti
516:Kubera
462:Varuna
442:Pushan
355:Vishnu
350:Brahma
187:Hindus
134:shloka
52:, the
34:priest
26:Kathya
4667:Katha
4473:Early
4262:aka:
3883:Notes
3833:katha
3809:katha
3801:Kathā
3793:Katha
3781:Katha
3701:burra
3697:skull
3672:padas
3605:Hindi
3576:Tamil
3303:Dalit
3256:Varna
3173:Kural
2711:Agama
2682:Kalpa
2578:Katha
2450:Vedas
2421:Ācāra
2416:Smṛti
2411:Śruti
2395:Texts
1988:Kabir
1852:Vyasa
1762:Aruni
1609:Nyaya
1563:Vishu
1543:Ugadi
1223:Asana
1208:Sadhu
1177:Tapas
1148:Matha
1138:Yatra
1123:Vrata
1108:Yajna
1083:Murti
964:Tapas
939:Damah
934:Satya
904:Yamas
790:Karma
690:Artha
607:Guṇas
521:Radha
486:Durga
457:Ushas
452:Surya
447:Rudra
432:Indra
408:Vedic
399:Devis
395:Devas
360:Shiva
117:; in
91:Each
81:karma
22:Katha
4191:ISBN
4170:ISBN
4146:ISBN
4108:OCLC
4098:ISBN
4077:link
4059:OCLC
4049:ISBN
4028:link
4024:link
4006:OCLC
3996:ISBN
3973:link
3951:OCLC
3941:ISBN
3841:and
3755:and
3693:drum
3665:and
3603:and
3574:and
3317:Jāti
3102:and
2615:Kena
2564:Isha
1772:Atri
1604:Yoga
1553:Bihu
1523:Onam
1466:Holi
1266:Arts
1213:Yogi
1200:Yoga
1163:Sevā
1158:Dāna
1113:Homa
1093:Japa
1063:Ārtī
1058:Puja
984:Dāna
944:Dayā
802:Mind
785:Maya
695:Kama
536:Sita
526:Rama
501:Kali
467:Vayu
417:Agni
319:List
69:Vrat
42:vyas
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3787:In
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3683:In
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