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    History of Puppetry in India

    Theater Art
    by
    Rajiv Sarkar and Prof. Ravi Poovaiah
    IDC, IIT Bombay
    Kalasutri Bahulya (String Puppet)
     
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    Traditional string puppet theatre from Maharashtra in south-west India. The performers of kalasutri bahulya (kalasutri, string, and bahulya, puppet), descendants of families of puppeteers that originally came from Rajasthan and Gujarat, are today very few in number. Their performances center on the many episodes of the Ramayana, beginning with the accounts of the birth of Rama and ending with the killing of Ravana. The small puppets, finely sculpted from wood, wear elaborate headdresses, turbans, and ornaments. Articulated at the shoulders and knees, the puppets do not have strings attached to their feet, which remain free. A string attached to the head joins one connecting to the back and two others extending from the hands. A single musician sings the text and alternately, in turn, plays the tabla and the cymbals.

    • Introduction
    • Mapping on a Timeline
    • Types of Puppetry in India
    • Indian People in Puppetry
    • Media, Materials, and Stories
    • Major Puppetry Traditions of Indian States
      • Tholu Bommalata (Shadow Puppet)
      • Koyya Bommalata (String Puppet)
      • Putul Naach (Rod Puppet)
      • Yampuri (Rod Puppet)
      • Gomba Atta (String Puppet)
      • Togalu (Shadow Puppet)
      • Tholpavakoothu (Shadow Puppet)
      • Kalasutri Bahulya (String Puppet)
      • Chammadyache Bahulya (Shadow Puppet)
      • Rabana Chaya (Shadow Puppet)
      • Kathputli (String Puppet)
      • Bommalattam (String Puppet)
      • Kandei Nach (Glove Puppet)
    • Conclusion
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