Moral Values and Ethical Consciousness in Haryanvi Svangs: A Folkloristic Perspective
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Svang of Haryana is considered to be among the best traditions of folk theatre in North India, serving not only as entertainment but also as a means of propagating moral and ethical values from one generation to another. Using tales of mythology, history, folklore, and contemporary social affairs, Svang conveys values like truthfulness, justice, sympathy, honesty, duty, sacrifice, respect for gender, harmony, and social responsibility. Being a performance, it makes people accept these values by way of dialogue, music, satire, and feeling emotions, not being taught them formally. This research aims to study the moral and ethical aspects contained in Haryanvi Svang on the basis of folklore. It will be focused on the ways of preserving norms of social behaviour with the help of the oral tradition. Moreover, this research focuses on the contribution made by famous Svang artists in the formation of public morality and the significance of these folk performances in modernising society.
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