In Assam, officials take to folk arts to drum up voter awareness

Hand putting voting paper in the ballot box. Vintage engraving stylized drawing. Vector illustration

The authorities of western Assam’s Nalbari district would be using Assamese folk art such as

biya naam (marriage carols),

ojha paali (dance), and

dhuliya (percussion ensemble) to drum up awareness among voters for the Lok Sabha election. “We will experiment with these folk art forms from Friday. Apart from adding entertainment, it intends to let the present generation remain grounded in tradition,” the district’s Deputy Commissioner Bharat Bhushan Dev Choudhury told

The Hindu . Folk groups in the district have been entrusted with the task of writing scripts and lyrics for the exercise.