Grinding Songs from Goa
As Women Grind Grain and Predicaments
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3753979 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Cielo Festino (0000-0003-2862-0554, Universidade Paulista, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 225-246 |
| Publication date | 2021-03-31 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Aletria Revista de Estudos de Literatura (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1679-3749 • E-ISSN: 2317-2096 |
| Publisher | Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - Pro-Reitoria de Pesquisa (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.35699/2317-2096.2021.25541 |
| OpenAlex | W3196161609 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
The aim of this paper is to bring an analysis of oviyos, folkloric songs that Indian women from the Hindu community of Goa, former Portuguese colony in India used to sing while working at the grinding stone. These songs, a sample of Goan folklore, were collected by Heta Pandit in the book Grinding Stories. Songs from Goa (2018), based on her field work with singers Subhadra Arjun Gaus, Saraswati, Dutta Sawant and Sarojini Bhiva Gaonkar. The songs, sung in a dialect of Marathi-Konkani, were transcribed into English. These elaborate songs are of psychological and social significance as they provide a release from a sometimes harsh reality, at the same time they are an invaluable cultural document. They have been analyzed from the perspective of Goan folklore as discussed by Phaldesai (2011), the meaning of folkloric narratives (Dundes, 2007) and a reflection on the genre oviyos (Jassal, 2012
Art · Folklore · Hinduism · Linguistics · Literature · Marathi · Meaning (existential · Narrative · Sociology · Cultural Identity and Representation · History · Media, Gender, and Advertising · Music History and Culture · Philosophy · Psychology
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |