[TISS/AO/UPSC/SSC/XAT] - Not so Awesome yet highly useful short article on Folk Dances of India

Actually this was the first mind Map prepared by me for myself when I was preparing for CGL-14 but I am posting it now as I realize that it can help a lot of aspirants specially in TISS and XAT.

Folk dances are different from Classical dances (Bharatnatyam,Kuchipudi etc).Let's try to memorize them State-wise by looking at the image below.

Note : Read and then look at the Image at the same time. I guarantee you will remember all names.

बकर Starts:

Dance	State	Cheap(गिरी हुई ) Tricks
Rauf	J&K	Look at the Roof in Kashmir.
Dumhal	J&K	There is the Mahal in Kasmir which Pakis want  to capture
Gatka	Punjab	Look at the Gutka Sachet in Punjab
Lava	Lakshadweep	Look at the Volcano in Lakshadweep
Karagam	Tamil Nadu	Remember Jaya Lalita going to कारागार and full गम in Tamil Nadu.
Kavadi	Tamil Nadu	Kabbadi Match in Tamil Nadu
Nautanki	UP	Politics in UP itself is a big Nautanki.
Tamasha	Maharashtra	Bollywood is there.Tamasho ka Baap !
Gaur	Rajasthan and MP	Look at Gauhar Khan's photo in Madhya Pradesh
Bihu	Assam	Look at the Balika Vadhu (Bahoo) in Assam.
Padayani	Kerela	Look at Daya's (CID) image in Kerela and relate.
Gobbi	Andhra Pradesh/Telegana	Look at the Cauliflower's image in Andhra
Bathukamma	Andhra Pradesh/Telegana	Look at बत्तक + अम्मा (Mother).
Ghanta Mardala	Andhra Pradesh/Telegana	Look at Ghanta in Andhra/Telegana.I could have added Madhuri's photo from Mardala song from Devdas.But I hope after this much बकरबाजी you will remember it.

Dholu	Karnataka	Look at the Dholak in Karnataka.
Yakshagana (Asked in UPSC)	Karnataka	Asked in UPSC. Do you need anything else ?
Chhau	West Bengal	Look at the Boy sitting under tree's shade(छाॉव ) near Bay of Bengal
Changu	Odisha	Look at the person who has been hanged.
Ghumar	Rajasthan	Look at the झूमर in Rajasthan.
Tripani	Gujrat	Modiji ghat ghat ka pani pi kar Gujrat ke मुख्यमंत्री बने।
Kunitha	Karnataka	No trick.एक खुदसे याद करलो ! ya K for Kunitha and K for Karnataka.Happy Learning !