Editing Haryana (section)

==== Folk music and songs ====
Haryanvi folk music is based on day-to-day themes and injecting earthly humour enlivens the feel of the songs.<ref name=harcu3/> Haryanvi music takes two main forms: "Classical folk music" and "Desi Folk music" (Country Music of Haryana),<ref name=harmu1/> and sung in the form of ballads and love, valor and bravery, harvest, happiness and pangs of the parting of lovers.<ref name=harmu3/><ref name=harmu1>S. C. Bhatt and Gopal K. Bhargava, 2006, [https://books.google.com/books?isbn=8178353652 Land and People of Indian States and Union Territories: 21 Arts and Crafts of Haryana].</ref><ref name=harmu2>S. Gajrani, 2004, [https://books.google.com/books?isbn=818205060X History, Religion and Culture of India], Volume 1, Page 96.</ref>

=====Classical Haryanvi folk music=====
Classical Haryanvi folk music is based on [[Indian classical music]].<ref name=harmu1/> [[Hindustani classical raga]]s, learnt in [[gharana]] [[parampara]] of [[guru–shishya tradition]], are used to sing songs of heroic bravery (such as [[Alha-Khand]] (1163–1202 CE) about the bravery of [[Alha|Alha and Udal]], [[Jaimal Rathore|Jaimal]] and [[Patta Sisodia|Patta]] of Maharana [[Udai Singh II]]), [[Brahma]]s worship and festive seasonal songs (such as [[Teej]], [[Holi]] and [[Phalguna|Phaag songs of Phalgun month near Holi]]).<ref name=harmu1/><ref name=harmu2/> Bravery songs are sung in high pitch.<ref name=harmu3/>

=====Desi Haryanvi folk music=====
[[Desi]] Haryanvi folk music, is a form of Haryanvi music, based on [[Bhairavi (Hindustani)|Raag Bhairvi]], [[Bhairav (raga)|Raag Bhairav]], [[Kafi (raga)|Raag Kafi]], [[Jaijaivanti|Raag Jaijaivanti]], [[Jhinjhoti|Raag Jhinjhoti]] and [[Raga|Raag Pahadi]] and used for celebrating community bonhomie to sing seasonal songs, [[ballad]]s, [[Religious music|ceremonial songs]] (wedding, etc.) and related religious legendary tales such as [[Puran Bhagat]].<ref name=harmu1/><ref name=harmu2/> Relationship and songs celebrating love and life are sung in medium pitch. Ceremonial and religious songs are sung in low pitch.<ref name=harmu3/> Young girls and women usually sing entertaining and fast seasonal, love, relationship and friendship-related songs such as [[Phalguna|Phagan]] (song for eponymous season/month), [[Kartik (month)|Katak]] (songs for the eponymous season/month), [[Shraavana|Samman]] (songs for the eponymous season/month), {{lang|bgc-Latn|bande-bandi}} (male-female duet songs), {{lang|bgc-Latn|sathne}} (songs of sharing heartfelt feelings among female friends).<ref name=harmu3/> Older women usually sing devotional Mangal Geet (auspicious songs) and ceremonial songs such as [[Bhajan]], Bhat (wedding gift to the mother of bride or groom by her brother), [[Punjabi wedding traditions#Sagai|Sagai]], [[Hindu wedding|Ban]] (Hindu wedding ritual where pre-wedding festivities starts), [[Childbirth in India|Kuan-Poojan]] (a custom that is performed to welcome the birth of a child by worshiping the well or source of drinking water), [[Sanjhi]] and Holi festival.<ref name=harmu3/>

===== Socially normative-cohesive impact =====
Music and dance for Haryanvi people is a way of lessening societal differences as folk singers are highly esteemed and they are sought after and invited for events, ceremonies and special occasions regardless of their caste or status. These inter-caste songs are fluid in nature, and never personalised for any specific caste, and they are sung collectively by women from different strata, castes, and dialects. These songs transform fluidly in dialect, style, words, etc. This adoptive style can be seen in the adoption of tunes of Bollywood movie songs into Haryanvi songs. Despite this continuous fluid transforming nature, Haryanvi songs have a distinct style of their own as explained above.<ref name=harmu3/>

With the coming up of a strongly socio-economic metropolitan culture in the emergence of urban Gurgaon Haryana is also witnessing community participation in public arts and city beautification. Several landmarks across Gurgaon are decorated with public murals and graffiti with cultural cohesive ideologies and stand the testimony of a lived sentiment in Haryana folk.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/Artists-give-Gurgaons-walls-a-makeover/articleshow/51552667.cms|title=Artists give Gurgaon's walls a makeover|date=25 March 2016|first=Pratyush|last=Patra|website=The Times of India|access-date=6 November 2019|archive-date=9 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209170004/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/Artists-give-Gurgaons-walls-a-makeover/articleshow/51552667.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>