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AI NAM, THE SOFT ATTRACTIVE RELIGIOUS SONGS OF NORTH KAMRUP AREA: A DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS
Dr. Babita Baruah, Dr. Mukut Kalita
Page No. : 117-128
ABSTRACT
Like any the other branches of folklore folk songs are the creation of folk society and all such songs carry with it peculiar note of attraction. Throughout the centuries from such folk songs human being get consolation, relief from mental and physical pain, receive worldly knowledge and thus get spirit to proceed amidst obstacles. Ai Nam is one of the same categories of songs. With its soft note of presentation, religious submission and magical, medicational chanting it has been playing a tremendous role among folk people in curing disease and thereby emancipating reverence to invisible deities. However with progress of civilization and development of scientific temperament and environmental degradation such songs are losing its status that it used to avail earlier among the simple God fearing rural community. In the present research article an attempt is made to interpret such songs available in Pati Darrang area of the North Kamrup of Kamrup district.
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