Question

What is the difference between a Powada and a Bhajan?

• A. Bhajans are songs based on gods and goddesses, whereas Powadas were songs based on kings and queens.
• B. Bhajans were ballads based on heroic men and women, whereas Powadas were ballads based on men only.
• C. Powadas were ballads based on heroic men and women, whereas Bhajans were songs based on gods and goddesses.
• D. Powadas were ballads based on gods and goddesses, where as Bhajans were songs based on kings and queens.

Answer 1

The correct option is C Powadas were ballads based on heroic men and women, whereas Bhajans were songs based on gods and goddesses.

Powadas are ballads based on heroic men and women. They were also used to spread awareness during the Indian freedom struggle. Bhajans, on the other hand are devotional songs.