Ghaara is a Pashto folklore genre, which is spoken solely in the kakar belt or region of Balochistan. It is deep-rooted in this region and very common among women. It is spoken on different occasions of life in happy and sad moments. In this genre a woman expresses her feelings and emotions, bitter and pleasant experiences of life in such words and delicacy which is a fine collection and reflection of beauty and decency. Ghaara has a unique and individualistic composition. Though it has the same sense and message like that of Pashto tappa but technically different. It consists of two lines, which are of eight syllable each. It has a clear meaning and understood by everyone without any confusion. Due to its clear meaning and message, it attracts the people towards itself. The people are very conscious and love to speak Ghaara, and this is the reason that this folkloric genre is dealt as the symbol of atheism and attractiveness in the Pashto folklore. But unfortunately, no considerable work has been done on this genre. Pashtoon women in this genre express their deep feelings and emotions in such a way which cannot be possible in usual life.
This research study focusses technical composition of ghaara and also examines existing romantic feelings in the composition of ghaara among women in pashtoon society of Balochistan.
