Title: Looking into Folklores of Punjab through Guru Nanak’s Tradition of Music
Abstract: Shri Guru Granth Sahib, as we all know is the holy scripture of sikh community.Hymns in Shri Guru Granth Sahib are called Gurbani.Gurbani is regarded as spiritual and heavenly.It reveals all about almighty God.Gurbani is arranged mainly in thirty one ragas.On one hand, it acquaints us with the ragas of that period while on the other hand it includes the element of folk music also.Many social evils and worthless rituals have been addressed in Gurbani giving examples of folklores only, so as to reach the folks and make the appeal strong and influential as well.Nine tunes of folk-ballad singing are incorporated in Shri Guru Granth Sahib by the sixth Guru, Guru Hargobind Sahib to encourage and enthuse His followers to fight against tyrant Mughals.Gurus used the titles of some folk singing styles prevalent at that time like Alahuniya, Vanjara, Chhant, Chaubole, Din-Rean, Ghoriyaan, Mangal, Karhale, Kafi, Pehre, Ruti, Sadd, Birhade, Anjali, Barah Mah etc. in Guru Granth Sahib reciting Gurbani to give the right knowledge while enlightening the masses against the superstitions and social evils.This paper is aimed at exploring the folklores of Punjab popular during those days through the tradition of Guru nanak's music.