Powada

Powada is a dramatic narration by alternatingly reciting poetry and prosaic extract. Powada narrates great deeds of heroic man and woman in a very forceful and inspiring style.

The Powadas composed by Adnyandas and Tulsidas are two well-known examples of Powada. In the British period Powadas narrating the stories of Umaji Naik, Chapekar Brothers, Mahatma Gandhi were composed. During the Sanyukta Maharashtra Movement the Powadas were used as a medium of creating public awareness.