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In Haryanvi Saang folk performances, male-authored depictions of female desire and male suffering (viraha) function as cautionary tales that project masculine anxieties and reinforce patriarchal control. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To examine how male-authored Haryanvi Saang traditions utilize the motif of viraha (longing or separation) to project masculine anxieties and reassert patriarchal authority.

September 8, 2026South Asia Journal of South Asian Studies

Yearning and Its Limits: Viraha and the Gendered Script of Desire in Haryanvi Saang

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To examine how male-authored Haryanvi Saang traditions utilize the motif of viraha (longing or separation) to project masculine anxieties and reassert patriarchal authority.
Conducted a textual analysis of two Saang folk performances authored by Pandit Lakhmi Chand.
Evaluated narrative motifs of female desire, emotional excess, and male suffering across the socio-cultural performative landscape of Haryana.
Characterized female desire within the performances as a stylized source of emotional excess and betrayal.
Observed that narratives frame male suffering from viraha as a cautionary device to discipline feminine transgression and reinforce traditional gender hierarchies.

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Textual analysis uncovers how representations of viraha reinforce patriarchal control in Haryanvi folk drama, highlighting masculine anxieties surrounding female desire.

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Sigroha et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9fd77658e84d0ff5b46181 https://doi.org/10.1080/00856401.2026.2702795

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Textual analysis uncovers how representations of viraha reinforce patriarchal control in Haryanvi folk drama, highlighting masculine anxieties surrounding female desire.

Yearning and Its Limits: Viraha and the Gendered Script of Desire in Haryanvi Saang

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Yearning and Its Limits: Viraha and the Gendered Script of Desire in Haryanvi Saang

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