{"id":353559,"date":"2026-01-09T16:15:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T10:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=353559"},"modified":"2026-01-09T10:51:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T10:51:05","slug":"rural-urban-and-tribal-issues-social-structure-festivals-fairs-music-folk-dances-literature-and-languages-dialects-social-customs-of-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/uppsc\/rural-urban-and-tribal-issues-social-structure-festivals-fairs-music-folk-dances-literature-and-languages-dialects-social-customs-of-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Rural, Urban and Tribal issues: social structure, festivals, fairs, music, folk dances, literature and languages\/dialects, social customs of UP."},"content":{"rendered":"<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid; background-color: #f7ecc8;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\"><em><strong>This post is part of out UP Special (History) Syllabus Decode with Focussed Themes. It is the intiative of ForumIas to help the students prepare for UPPSC Mains. <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/uppsc-syllabus-decode\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click Here<\/a> to view other articles related to our initiative.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%; text-align: center;\"><strong>Table of Content<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\"><a href=\"#t1\">1. Social Structure and Issues: Rural, Urban,and Tribal<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#t2\">2. Festivals and Fairs of Uttar Pradesh<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#t3\">3. Music and Folk Dances<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#t4\">4. Literature and Languages\/Dialects<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#t5\">5. Social Customs of UP<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><strong><a id=\"t1\"><\/a>1. Social Structure and Issues: Rural, Urban,and Tribal<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Trend:<\/strong> Sociological analysis of &#8220;Caste Dynamics,&#8221; &#8220;Urbanization challenges,&#8221; and &#8220;Tribal Mainstreaming.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>A. Rural Social Structure &amp; Issues<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Structure:<\/strong> Dominant Castes vs. Marginalized groups; Impact of Reservation and Political Mobilization (Identity Politics), <strong>Jajmani System, Khap Panchayats:<\/strong>Honor killings vs. Social regulation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Key Issues:<\/strong> Agrarian Distress, Land fragmentation, Debt cycle, &#8220;Feminization of Agriculture&#8221;, Social Exclusion.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Development Initiatives:<\/strong> <strong>Lakhpati Didi, BC Sakhi<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>B. Urban Social Structure &amp; Issues<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Structure:<\/strong> <strong>Class Stratification:<\/strong> The rise of the &#8220;New Middle Class\u201d, <strong>Migration:<\/strong> &#8220;Rural-to-Urban&#8221; migration creating a floating population.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Key Issues:<\/strong> <strong>Slums (Malin Basti), Urban Flooding, Safe City:<\/strong> Women safety concerns in rapid urbanization.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>C. Tribal Social Structure &amp; Issues<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Key Tribes:<\/strong> <strong>Tharu<\/strong> (Terai), <strong>Buksa<\/strong> (Bijnor), <strong>Kol\/Sahariya<\/strong> (Bundelkhand), <strong>Gond<\/strong> (Eastern UP), <strong>Vantangiya<\/strong> (Forest dwellers).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Social Customs:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tharu:<\/strong> Matriarchal traces; Joint family system; <em>Badla Vivah<\/em> (Exchange marriage).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Buksa:<\/strong> Social hierarchy (Brahmins, Kshatriyas within tribe); Worship of Chamunda Devi.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Key Issues:<\/strong> Land Alienation, Identity Crisis, Vantangiya Issues.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Current Affairs Linkage :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Vantangiya Villages:<\/strong> The UP Govt declared <strong>38 Vantangiya villages<\/strong> in Gonda\/Bahraich as revenue villages in 2024, granting them voting rights and access to schemes for the first time since independence.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Family ID (Ek Parivar Ek Pahchan):<\/strong> Launched to map the social structure of every family (Rural &amp; Urban) to ensure <em>saturation<\/em> of welfare schemes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tribal Museum:<\/strong> Inauguration of the <strong>Tharu Janjati Museum<\/strong> in Balrampur (2024) to preserve their unique social structure and artifacts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong><a id=\"t2\"><\/a>2. Festivals and Fairs of Uttar Pradesh<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Trend:<\/strong> Focus on <strong>&#8220;Religious Tourism Economy&#8221;<\/strong> and <strong>&#8220;Intangible Heritage.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>A. Festivals (Utsav)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Religious:<\/strong> Deepotsav (Ayodhya), Dev Deepawali (Varanasi), Lathmar Holi (Barsana\/Nandgaon), Janmashtami (Mathura-Vrindavan)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tribal:<\/strong> <strong>Bajhar<\/strong> (Tharu festival during Jyeshtha\/Baisakh).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cultural:<\/strong> <strong>Taj Mahotsav<\/strong> (Agra &#8211; Art &amp; Craft), <strong>Ganga Mahotsav<\/strong> (Varanasi), <strong>Lucknow Mahotsav<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>B. Fairs (Melas)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kumbh\/Mahakumbh (Prayagraj):<\/strong> World\u2019s largest human gathering; UNESCO Intangible Heritage.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cattle Fairs:<\/strong> <strong>Bateshwar Fair<\/strong>, <strong>Dadri Mela<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Communal Harmony:<\/strong> <strong>Nauchandi Mela<\/strong> (Meerut) \u2013 Site of a Devi temple and a Sufi shrine.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Others:<\/strong> Shakumbhari Devi Mela, Deva Sharif Mela.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Current Affairs Linkage :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mahakumbh 2025:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Theme:<\/strong> &#8220;Green &amp; Digital Kumbh.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Infrastructure:<\/strong> Massive expansion of Ghats and the &#8220;Tent City.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Economy:<\/strong> Projected to generate \u20b950,000 Crore for the UP economy (SBI Report).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>International Trade Show (UPITS):<\/strong> While a trade fair, it showcased UP&#8217;s <em>culture<\/em> alongside <em>commerce<\/em> (ODOP) to a global audience in Greater Noida.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong><a id=\"t3\"><\/a>3. Music and Folk Dances<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Trend:<\/strong> Match-the-following questions on <strong>Gharanas<\/strong> and region-specific <strong>Folk Arts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Music (Sangeet)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Classical (Hindustani): <\/strong>Lucknow Gharana, Banaras Gharana, Agra\/Kirana Gharana.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Folk Music (Lok Geet):<\/strong> Kajri, Rasiya, Birha, Alha, Sohar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2. Folk Dances (Lok Nritya)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Classical:<\/strong> Kathak<\/li>\n<li><strong>Folk: <\/strong>Charkula, Karma, Pai Danda, Dhobia, Rai, Tharu Dance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Current Affairs Linkage :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Padma Awards 2024:<\/strong> Recognition of folk artists like <strong>Khalil Ahmed<\/strong> (Handicraft\/Culture) and <strong>Urmila Srivastava<\/strong> (Kajri singer) highlights the state&#8217;s push to preserve folk traditions.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sangeet Natak Akademi:<\/strong> New initiatives in 2024 to document &#8220;dying folk forms&#8221; of Bundelkhand.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong><a id=\"t4\"><\/a>4. Literature and Languages\/Dialects<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Trend:<\/strong> Contributions of specific litterateurs and the geography of dialects.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Languages &amp; Dialects<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hindi:<\/strong> Official Language; UP as the &#8220;Hindi Heartland.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Urdu:<\/strong> Second Official Language; Lucknow as a center of Urdu poetry (<em>Shayari<\/em>).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dialect Geography:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kauravi (Khari Boli):<\/strong> Western UP (Meerut, Baghpat) \u2013 Base of modern Hindi.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Braj Bhasha:<\/strong> Mathura, Aligarh, Agra (Medieval literary language).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Avadhi:<\/strong> Lucknow, Ayodhya, Prayagraj (Ramcharitmanas).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bhojpuri:<\/strong> Eastern UP (Gorakhpur, Varanasi) \u2013 Maximum speakers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bundeli:<\/strong> Jalaun, Jhansi, Lalitpur.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bagheli:<\/strong> Banda, Chitrakoot.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2. Literature (Sahitya)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ancient\/Medieval: <\/strong>Tulsidas, Surdas, Kabir, Malik Md. Jayasi<\/li>\n<li><strong>Modern:<\/strong> Bhartendu Harishchandra, Munshi Premchand, Firaq Gorakhpuri, Mahadevi Verma<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Current Affairs Linkage :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dictionary Project:<\/strong> In 2024, the UP Bhasha Sansthan initiated a project to create comprehensive dictionaries for <strong>Bhojpuri<\/strong> and <strong>Bundeli<\/strong> to preserve local vocabulary.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vishwaken Hindi Samman:<\/strong> New awards instituted by the Hindi Sansthan to honor diaspora writers contributing to Hindi.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong><a id=\"t5\"><\/a>5. Social Customs of UP<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Trend:<\/strong> Questions on &#8220;Sanskars&#8221; and Tribal customs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>General Customs<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The 16 Sanskars:<\/strong> Importance of rituals from <em>Garbhadhan<\/em> (Conception) to <em>Antyeshti<\/em> (Funeral) in Hindu society of UP.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Marriage Customs:<\/strong> Detailed rituals (Tilak, Dwar-Pooja, Bidaai); Prevalence of Dowry (Dahej) despite laws.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Food Culture:<\/strong> <em>Sattvic<\/em> cuisine of temple towns vs. <em>Awadhi<\/em> cuisine (Galawati Kebabs) vs. <em>Street Food<\/em> (Chaat\/Kachori).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tribal Customs<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tharu:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Diwali as Mourning:<\/strong> Traditionally, Tharus observed Diwali as a day of mourning for ancestors (Note: This practice is fading).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Widow Remarriage:<\/strong> Socially accepted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jaunsari:<\/strong> (Though mostly in Uttarakhand, traces in UP border) \u2013 Polyandry traces.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Current Affairs Linkage :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mass Marriage (Samoohik Vivah):<\/strong> Under the <em>Mukhyamantri Samoohik Vivah Yojana<\/em>, the government sponsored thousands of weddings in 2024, promoting simple, dowry-free customs across all communities.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Green Cremation:<\/strong> Promotion of electric crematoriums in Varanasi and Prayagraj to modify the <em>Antyeshti<\/em> custom for environmental protection (Namami Gange).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This post is part of out UP Special (History) Syllabus Decode with Focussed Themes. 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