What is the subversive potential of folk forms? Discuss in detail-- whether they are live performances, literature or oral traditions.
Folk forms spring from the heart of the folk or common people and reach out to the folk. They are alive and sensitive to the feelings and emotions of the folk. Being an ongoing process which records the narratives of an individual engaging with the social space available to him or entire communities seeking to assert and identify themselves, the folk form has great elasticity. Folk forms go on acquiring new strands of thoughts, ideas and issues which sometimes may burst into gestures of protest. Protest can be understood as both the desire to question the authority of social, religious and political structures and the expression of this desire whether spontaneously or through organized display such as protest marches etc.
Folk forms are characterized by simplicity and spontaneity which are their hall mark. These forms arise from, and are part of, the lived life of the performers. Naturally, these also register their simple and spontaneous feelings, including those of protest. Folk forms are the artistic expression of the people. They are produced by and cater to people sharing a sense of belonging with the same community. Sharing the same or similar identity and sharing grievances against some authority or power creates participative forms of expression. Folklore is not a fossilized thing of a hoary past. Its evolution is a continuous process and therefore can become a vehicle of people's aspirations, anxieties, joys and sorrows arising out of their lived experience. It is because of this that folk forms are capable of lending themselves as vehicles of protest from time to time.
Folk ballads on heroes of particular regions and communities bestow a mythical status on folk-heroes who overthrew powerful rulers, both Indian overlords and colonial masters and their representatives. These ballads valorize protest and defiance as can be seen in the ballad 'Resma'. This is about Chauharmal, a Dushad hero born at Anjani near Mocama (Patna), who, with the help of goddess Durga, defeated Ajabi Singh, a notorious landlord. Chauharmal is worshipped by the Dushads and an annual fair is held near his wrestling ground. 'Lorikayana' celebrates an Ahir
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