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PM Modi to attend Jhumoir Binandini 2025 and inaugurate Advantage Assam 2.0 Summit, highlighting Assam’s cultural heritage and investment opportunities

About Jhumoir Binandini Dance

• It is a traditional folk dance performed by the Adivasi tea tribes of Assam.
• Jhumur was brought to Assam by the tea garden community.
• It is a folk dance of the Sadan ethnolinguistic group
• Their origin is traced to the Chotanagpur region of Jharkhand
• It is mainly performed in the harvest season.
• Another name is Jhumur.
• Traditional instruments like the Madal, Dhol, Taal, Flute are used along with the dance.
• The dance is performed to celebrate various occasions like
• harvest festivals
• weddings
• community gatherings
• Both men and women perform the dance.
• They dance in a circular formation, holding each other's waists.
• The dance is famous for
• rhythmic footwork
• swaying movements
• lively music
• The traditional attire for Jhumur dance includes
• colorful sarees for women
• dhotis and kurtas for men
• It embodies the spirit of inclusivity, unity and cultural pride.
• It is a symbol of Assam’s syncretic cultural mélange.
• It acts as a means of social bonding and cultural expression.
• Themes of Jhumur songs include
• lively and rhythmic theme
• many of them depict the hardships faced by tea plantation workers
• The lyrics narrate stories of
  • • Migration
    • Exploitation
    • social struggles of the tea garden community

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