art_culture medium MCQ

'Pandavani', a folk narrative tradition recounting episodes from Mahabharata, is predominantly performed in which state?

  1. Chhattisgarh
  2. Odisha
  3. Jharkhand
  4. Bihar

Answer: Chhattisgarh

Pandavani from Chhattisgarh features a lead singer narrating Mahabharata episodes with musical accompaniment (dholak, manjira). Recognized for preserving oral epic traditions and community identity through performance.

Topic Performing Arts - Folk Narrative Songs
Exam Relevance SSC, Railway, Banking
More art_culture Questions Back to all questions