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By Victor S. Fischer
  ✍️ CRR Cash Reserve Ratio is the minimum fraction of total deposits of a bank’s customers that banks have to hold as reserves with the central bank. ✍️ SLR Statutory Liquidity Ratio is the ratio of liquid assets to the net demand and time liabilities. ✍️ LAF Liquid Adjustment Facility is a tool to allow banks to borrow money through repurchase agreements. It consists of repo and reverse repo operations. ✍️ MSF Marginal Standing Facility allows scheduled banks to borrow funds overnight from RBI against approved government securities. ✍️ MSS Market Stabilization Scheme is a monetary policy intervention by RBI to withdraw excess liquidity by selling government securities in the economy. ✍️ OMO Open Market Operations refers to the buying and selling of government securities in the open market so as to expand or contract the amount of money in the banking system. ✍️ REPO Repo...
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Folk dances of different states

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1 Andhra Pradesh

Kuchipudi

Kolattam


2 Arunachal Pradesh

Bardo Chham

3 Assam

Bihu dance

Jhumur Naach

Bagurumba

Ali Ai Ligang

4 Jharkhand

Karma/Munda

5 Chhattisgarh

Panthi

Raut Nacha

Gaur Maria Dance

6 Goa

Tarangamel

Dashavatara

Dekhni

Dhalo

Dhangar

Fugdi

Ghodemodni

Goff

Jagar

Kunbi

Mando

Musal Khel

Perni Jagar

Ranamale

Romta Mel

Divlyan Nach (Lamp dance)

Veerabhadra

Morulo

Tonayamel

7 Gujarat

Garba

Raas

Tippani Dance

8 Himachal Pradesh

Kinnauri Nati

Namgen

9 Haryana

Saang

Chhathi Dance

Khoria Dance

Ras Leela

Dhamal Dance

Ghoomar

Jhumar Dance

Loor Dance

Gugga Dance

Teej Dance

Phag dance

Chaupaiya

10 Karnataka

Yakshagana

Bayalata

Dollu Kunitha

Veeragaase dance

11 Jammu and Kashmir

Kud

Dumhal

12 Kerala

Mohiniyattam

Kathakali

Thirayattam

Theyyam

Thullal

Koodiyattam

Duffmuttu or Aravanmuttu

Oppana

Kaikottikali or Thiruvathirakali

Margamkali

Thitambu Nritham

Chakyar Koothu

Chavittu Nadakam

13 Madhya Pradesh

Tertali

Charkula

Jawara

Matki Dance

Phulpati Dance

Grida Dance

Maanch

14 Maharashtra

Pavri Nach

Lavni

Dhangri Gaja

Povadas

Koli

Tamasha

Dindi

Kala

Dangi

15 Manipur

Thang Ta

Dhol cholom

16 Mizoram

Cheraw Dance

17 Nagaland

Chang Lo or Sua Lua

18 Odisha

Ghumura Dance

Ruk Mar Nacha (& Chhau dance)

Goti Pua

Nacni

Odissi

19 Western Odisha

Baagh Naach or Tiger Dance

Dalkhai

Dhap

Ghumra

Karma Naach

Keisabadi

20 Puducherry

Garadi

21 Punjab

Bhangra

Giddha

Malwai Giddha

Jhumar

Karthi

Kikkli

Sammi

Dandass

Ludi

Jindua

22 Rajasthan

Ghoomar

Kalbelia

Bhavai

Kachchhi Ghodi

23 Sikkim

Singhi Chham

24 Tamil Nadu

Bharatanatyam

Kamandi or Kaman Pandigai

Devarattam

Kummi

Kolattam

Karagattam or Karagam

Mayil Attam or Peacock dance

Paampu attam or Snake Dance

Oyilattam

Puliyattam

Poikal Kudirai Attam

Bommalattam

Theru Koothu

25 Tripura

Hojagiri

26 West Bengal

Gambhira

Kalikapatadi

Nacni

Alkap

Domni

CHOW: CHOW belongs to PURULIA in West Bengal

Some other Major Folk Dances of India:

Ghoomar (Rajasthan, Haryana)

Koli (Maharashtra and Goa)

Padayani (Kerala)

Kathak (North India)


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