Scotland's bagpiper created in Uttarakhandi folk

Scotland's bagpiper created in Uttarakhandi folk
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Dinesh Kukreti
The bagpipe that the British brought here from Scotland during the period of British rule, in the form of Mashkabeen (Mashkabaja, Beenbaja, Morbiyan), was so ingrained in Uttarakhandi as if it were born here.  The bagpipe is the national instrument of Scotland, but without it the list of folklores of Uttarakhand now seems incomplete.  In Manglik events, if there is no connection with the drum-damau, then the Sangat does not get perfection.  When the player plays folk songs such as 'Bedu Pako Baramasa', 'Tuck-Taka-Tuck Kamala', 'Calle o'clock Muruli O Baina high-altitude Dany Ma', the steps start to sound automatically.

The soldiers who went to World War I first learned this art
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The British Army first brought the bagpipe to the hilly areas of Uttarakhand in the 19th century.  However, it gained popularity in the 20th century.  In fact, the Garhwali-Kumaoni soldiers who took part in the First World War learned to play the bagpipe there and brought this art with them here.  In the Second World War too many Garhwali soldiers were trained to play bagpipe.  These soldiers, after coming home from the army, made this instrument in the form of a muslin, a part of ceremonies like marriage.  Later, the induction of muskabeen into the Indian Army increased its attraction.  Gradually this instrument became the identity of Uttarakhandi folk culture.

The effect of the teachings of the British is seen
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Even today, the impact of British teaching can be felt clearly in the waves of mushrooms.  In the remote mountain region, old players can be heard playing Scottish tunes on a mushroom.  However, they have no idea where they are playing the tune.  Well!  The origins of the mushroom, wherever it is, but the way the art of playing it went on from generation to generation in Uttarakhand, it distinguished it as the folklore of Uttarakhand.

The lack of a melodious instrument played by the mushroom
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People of folk music say that the traditional musical group of Uttarakhand included Dhol-Damau, Nagara, Damru, Thali, Hudka, etc., but there was no melodious instrument playing with the sound.  The tunes filled the gap.  Today, the beauty of the footsteps of those who dance in the Choliya dance in Kumaon and Pauna dance in Garhwal is further enhanced by the melodious tunes.  From auspicious events like marriages to festivals, festivals, kauthig, etc., on occasions of euphoria, its notes dissolve.

No response to Sialkot's investigation
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There are several mushroom factories in Meerut and Jalandhar in the country.  A mushroom costs from one thousand to four and a half thousand rupees.  However, even today the best mushrooms are manufactured in Sialkot, Pakistan.  But, Uttarakhand is dominated by Meerut and Jalandhar.

Training of mushrooms are being conducted in the young guru-disciple tradition
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The Guru-Shishya Tradition Scheme has been started by the Uttarakhand Culture Department for the preservation and promotion of folklore.  The mushroom is also part of this plan.  The good thing is that under this scheme many young artists are taking training from senior artists.

A musical instrument with five pipes is a mushroom
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Mashqabeen is a wind instrument.  It is played with the help of Funk.  It consists of five pipes.  One of these pipes is filled with air by blowing in a leather flash.  The second pipe (chandal) with holes is controlled with fingers of both hands.  Whereas, the other three pipes placed on the shoulder produced a sweet sound.