March 12, 2012
Culture of
Nagpur
Popularly known as the Orange city, Nagpur is
a multicultural city of India. Along
with its Maharashtrian culture Nagpur has also adopted other cultures as it
witnessed the heavy influx of people from various states of India making the
city of Nagpur a cosmopolitan in nature and spirit. Nagpur culture boasts of
having many beliefs and religions like Hindu, Muslim, Buddhism, Christian, Jain
etc. Along with Marathi the native
language of Nagpur, Hindi language is also widely used by the people.
Dhoti and Pheta was the traditional attire of
men of Nagpur, while their women folk used to don Choli and sari. But the city of Nagpur and Maharashtra as a
whole has changed with time and adopted themselves to modern style of living.
Young ones of Maharashtra are passionately following the western style of
dressing.
Povada and Lavani
are the folk songs and dance of Nagpur. Lavani, the fascinating folk dance form
performed by women, has still retained its significance and charm in Nagpur and
other parts of state of Maharashtra. Some Bollywood films have also featured Lavani
songs making it huge popular in other parts of India also. Earlier Lavani was mainly performed in
Tamasha (a folk drama of Maharashtra) which is now on the verge of extinct. But
Lavani is still enthralling the people of Maharashtra.
Nagpur has
become a home to the people of different religion and region and so the city
cuisine offers wide ranges of dishes. Varan-Bhat (dish of pulse and boiled
rice), Kadhi (dish made from curd), Poli or Chapati and green vegetable have
been its traditional cuisine. In Nagpur
Ghee is also liberally used in the food as it is supposed to be the taste enhancer.
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