Etymology and nomenclature Kirtan

the root of kirtana kirt (sanskrit: कीर्त्). root found in samhitas, brahmanas , other vedic literature, vedanga , sutras literature. kirt, according monier-williams contextually means, mention, make mention of, tell, name, call, recite, repeat, relate, declare, communicate, commemorate, celebrate, praise, glorify .

kirtana, referred sankirtana (literally, collective performance ), call-and-response chanting or musical conversation, genre of religious performance arts developed during india s bhakti devotional traditions. however, heterogeneous practice varies regionally according christian novetzke, , includes varying mixture of different musical instruments, dance, oration, theatre, audience participation , moral narration. in maharashtra example, states novetzke, kirtana call-and-response style performance, ranging devotional dancing , singing lead singer , audience, intricate scholarly treatise, social commentary or philosophical/linguistic exposition , includes narration, allegory, humor, erudition , entertainment – aesthetic part of ranga (beauty, color) of kirtana.

kirtan locally known abhang, samaj gayan, haveli sangeet, vishnupad, harikatha. vaishnava temples , monasteries of hinduism in assam , northeastern, called satra, have large worship hall named kirtan ghar – name derived being used congregational singing , performance arts.

in regional languages, kirtana scripted bengali: কীর্তন; nepali & hindi: कीर्तन; kannada: ಕೀರ್ತನೆ; marathi: कीर्तन; punjabi: ਕੀਰਤਨ; tamil: கீர்த்தனை; telugu: కీర్తన.