Sign In
Learn bits
Awards
Mahesh

18/04/23 13:45 PM IST

Bihu' dance Enters Guinness World Records

In News
  • Assam made a historic achievement by entering the Guinness Book of World Records with over 11,000 dancers and drummers performing the traditional 'Bihu' dance and playing the 'dhol' at a single venue.
  • The Assam CM also received a Geographical Indication (GI) registration certificate for Gamosa (Assamese scarf) from Controller General of Patent, Designs and Trademarks.
Bihu Dance
  • Bihu is a popular Assamese dance that is done by both men and women in groups.
  • Bihu is also used to refer to Bihu dance, also known as Bihu Naas, and Bihu folk music, also known as Bihu Geet.
  • To highlight the pomp and gaiety, the dancers are clothed in colourful traditional costumes.
  • Group formations, fast hand movements, and brisk footsteps are all part of the dancing performance.
  • The dance form's roots are unknown, but it has long played an important role in the culture of Assam's many ethnic groups, including the Kaivarttas, Deoris, Sonowal Kacharis, Chutias, Boros, Misings, Rabhas, Moran, and Borahis, among others.
Source- India Today

More Related Current Affairs View All

24 Jan

Enemy property

'Madhya Pradesh High Court has asked actor Saif Ali Khan to approach the appellate authority against an order of the central government that declared historical properties of the P

Read More

24 Jan

Appointment of ad hoc Judges

'Recently, the Supreme Court suggested temporarily appointing retired judges on an ad hoc (as required) basis to address the growing backlog of pending criminal cases before severa

Read More

24 Jan

Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’

'Exactly a decade ago, on January 22, 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) program to arrest the decline in the child sex ratio.' Ini

Read More

India’s First Ai-Driven Magazine Generator

Generate Your Custom Current Affairs Magazine using our AI in just 3 steps