Fill in the Blank: Tippani arises from the ____ region of Gujarat.

Correct — B. Tippani is a women's folk dance from the Veraval and Chorwad area of Saurashtra, the peninsula of south-western Gujarat.

It grew out of work. The dancers beat the floor with the tippani, two long wooden sticks joined by a block at the foot, once used to press lime into floors and foundations → option (b).

Why the others are wrong

• (a)
  Kutch — Kutch is a different region, north of Saurashtra across the Gulf of Kutch. Tippani belongs to the Veraval and Chorwad area of Saurashtra.
• (c)
  Surat — Surat lies in south Gujarat on the mainland, away from the Saurashtra peninsula. Tippani comes from the Veraval and Chorwad area of Saurashtra.
• (d)
  Vadodara — Vadodara is in central Gujarat, on the mainland. Tippani's home is the Veraval and Chorwad area of the Saurashtra peninsula.

Gujarat divides into three physical regions: Kutch, Saurashtra (the Kathiawar peninsula) and the mainland.

Tippani belongs to Saurashtra, around Veraval and Chorwad. The tippani was used to press lime into house foundations and floors.

Labourers, notably of the Koli community, turned that work into a dance. It is performed by women, who pound the floor with the sticks to folk songs.

Key facts

• Tippani comes from the Veraval and Chorwad region of Saurashtra, Gujarat.
• It is performed by women, who beat the floor with the tippani.
• The tippani is two long wooden sticks joined by a wooden or iron block at the lower end.
• The tool was once used to press lime into house foundations and floors.

Common traps

• Choosing Kutch because it is also a named region of Gujarat: Tippani belongs to Saurashtra.
• Treating Surat or Vadodara as regions: they are cities of mainland Gujarat.

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