Dholak ke Geet
Dholak ke Geet is an Indian folk song style in the Dakhni language from Hyderabad Deccan, sung by Hyderabadi Muslim women during daily routine chores as well as during wedding and other festivities. The name "Dholak ke Geet" is derived from dholak which is the sole instrument used while singing. These songs are outcome of an 18th-century Sufi singing tradition called "Chakkinama" or "Chakkhi ke Geet", which were sung when women used to grind grains at the mills. In modern days Dholak ke Geet is performed during the five-day Hyderabadi wedding celebrations, childbirth and other familial gatherings. The Indian scholar Sameena Begum is attributed for reviving Dholak ke Geet, particularly through her research and her authored books titled Dholak ke Geeton ki Rivayat and Hyderabadi Dholak ke Geet. The women singers of Dholak ke Geet are called "mirasan" or "mirasaniya", meaning folk singers. Hafeeza Begum is a noted mirasan who is also attributed for promoting this form through her group of singers, Hafeeza Begum and Party.