Ghungroo

A ghungroo is one of many small metallic bells strung together to form ghungroos, a musical accessory tied to the feet of classical Indian dancers. [cite book | last = W. Hesse, Jr. | first = Rayner | title = Jewelrymaking Through History: An Encyclopedia | publisher = Greenwood Publishing Group | date = 2007 | pages = 8 | url = http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=IVgU0icm948C&pg=PA8&dq=Ghungroo&as_brr=3&client=firefox-a&sig=ACfU3U0AR0uAdOqpxxrpVhl8ZWVk8ZM_SQ | isbn = 0313335079] The sounds produced by ghungroos vary greatly in pitch depending on their metallic composition and size. Ghungroos serve to accentuate the rhythmic aspects of the dance and allow complex footwork to be heard by the audience. They are worn immediately above the ankle, resting on the lateral malleolus and medial malleolus. A string of ghungroos can range from 50 to greater than 200 bells knotted together. A novice child dancer may start with 50 and slowly add more as she grows older and advances in her technical ability. Ghungroos are worn in traditional performances of the classical Indian dance forms: bharatnatyam, kuchipudi, odissi, and kathak.

"Ghungroo" is also the name of the annual undergraduate cultural production of the South Asian Association at Harvard College.

Meena Kumari in Pakeezah wore ghungroo to perform her many famous and lovable mujra (Classical Dances). Madhubala in Mughal-E-Azam wore ghungroo in her famous song "Jab Pyar Kiya Toh Darna Kya" ("If I Have Loved Why Should I Be Frightened").
Vidya Balan danced to "Ami Je Tomar" ("I Am Yours") in Bhool Bhulaiya.

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