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Thanks for fixing this for me (re the keep template). Metamagician3000 08:19, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
For good suggestions on how to improve this article, please see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Indian folklore.
Thanks -- Argon233 T C @ ∉ 04:06, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
I don't profess to have deep knowledge of the folklore of India. The opening sentence seems to suggest that there is no folklore in India, and that the claim that India has folklore is wholly the result of some kind of colonial condescension to their religion and way of life. This strikes me as frankly preposterous. Folklore is a human universal, even if the scope of what's folklore and what represents a greater or more formal social investment in its truth may have fuzzy outlines. There must be at least some local narratives, oral traditions, and children's games in India.
Also, I'd suggest that this be moved to Folklore of India, just on the outside chance that someone might come here looking for Native American folklore. — Smerdis of Tlön 13:41, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
More importantly, though, I can't imagine that India is free from folktales, semi-historical legends of heroes, villains, and tricksters, folk music, folk dance, folk poetry, and folk art. Religion is probably peripheral to at least some of this material. Some of it is likely shared between the Hindu, Muslim, and other citizens of India. To claim that sensitivity to the religious feelings of Indians requires an assumption that the very concept of the folklore of India is some kind of colonialist imposture goes beyond obnoxious social constructionism: it implies that Indians aren't human.
We really need a Portal:Folklore, to standardize the folklore titles and give some assistance in improving these articles. An appropriate starting outline would perhaps help avoid these sorts of misunderstandings. — Smerdis of Tlön 03:16, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
It is a good thing that Wiki has decided to retain this name space. This is a topic area with a great deal of reliable sources covering it, and covering it under the current name. For academic treatment of the subject area and bibliographies and reliable treatment of primary sources see William Crooke and those who cite him.
This is an absolutely huge topic area that could take a team of editors years of work documenting but an overview of existing sources. Best regards to any bold souls who attempt to contribute in this area. Feel free to drop a note at my user page if you would like support and encouragement in pursuing such aims. Cheers all, Alastair Haines (talk) 01:55, 9 November 2008 (UTC)
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