Dholak ke Geet

Dholak ke Geet songs are Urdu folk songs from Hyderabad Deccan, sung by Hyderabadi women during daily routine chores or during wedding festivities. The folk songs are also known as "Lok Geet" and were popular as Chakkhi ke Geet (chakkhi–mill and geet–songs), as they were sung when women used to grind grains at the mills. In modern days Dholak ke Geet are performed in pre-wedding occasions and upon family gathering on child birth.^[1][2]

Dhol a musical instrument used in Dholak ke Geet

History

Popular culture

Dholak ke Geet are the celebratory songs mostly performed during the five days marriage celebrations in Hyderabad region.^[3]

Further reading

• Hyderabadi Dholak ke Geet , by Sameena Begum (2019)