living dolls-story of indian puppets
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Living dolls-story of
indian puppets
Author
Jiwan Pani
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introduction
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Puppets are actors though not human beings.Nor are they merely bits of woods or rags. Just as
mask is consider as the other face of man, so alsowe may consider puppets as the other being.
Since it is endowed with such extraordinary life ofits own, it can carry drama to heights beyond the
reach of human actors.
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PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECT
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Puppet theatre fascinates not only because they move theaudience by their impersonality, but there are other deep
psychological reasons too.
Some of them are :-
We all wish to have powers over others. It is the wish to makeourselves felt by controlling others destinies. Accordingly the
puppeteer creates his puppets and populates his own world.Perhaps he behaves as a despot or a god.
The other wish is somewhat the same as that of a father whoaspires to fulfill in his son what he has missed in life.Therefore, puppets often perform such acts that we want to
but can not do. This is kind ofsublimation. Thus, because of these psychological reasons puppetry is very
effectively used in correcting delinquency in children.
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HISTORY OF PUPPETRY
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Many scholars said that puppet theater
originated in India and it is from here that thisart moved to other Asian countries.
There are, a number of evidences to prove that
puppetry reached great heights in India as longback as in the early centuries B.C.
Its popularity is evident from the way it hasbeen referred to in poems, especially with
metaphysical content.
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For instance:-
In SRIMAD BHAGAVATA , the god almighty hasbeen linked to a puppeteer who with threestrings- SATTVA, RAJAS and TAMASmanipulates all the beings in the universe.
It is probable that the earliest appearance ofpuppets was in connection with religiousceremonies or as a medium of popularizing
religious legends . And as civilization advancedit was recognized that puppets not only mystify,they also do entertain.
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THREE - DIMENSIONAL
PUPPETS
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1. Kundhei-nacha of orissa
Kundhei + nacha=doll dance Two puppets representing Krishna and the other
Radha.
Group comprises of two persons ;one puppeteerproper and the other drummer-cum-puppeteer.Drummer plays Dholak.
No stage is required.
Puppeteers donot hide behind a curtain and theymanipulate their puppets in full view of audience. Main appeal singing and literary content of the
song.Interspersed humorous sequences enhance itsappeal.
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2. PAVA- KUTHU OF KERALA
Pava+kuthu =doll orpuppet dance
Richer than kundhei-nacha of Orissa(theatrically).
Practised by few families ofParuthipully village.
Influence of kathakaliresulted in starting ofpuppetry calledPavakathakali.
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3. ROD-PUPPETS
Found only in West Bengal andOrissa.
In Tamil Nadu and Karnataka,traditional puppet ismanipulated both by strings androd.
Hand of this puppet figures areattached with rods but aresuspended by strings andmanipulated from above.
Appropriately belong to stringpuppets.
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4. KATHPUTLI OF RAJASTHAN
Kathputli=stringpuppets
The neck ,face and
head of a puppet figureare carved out of asingle piece of wood.
Head carving is done tosuggest the wearing ofa headgear.
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Features-elongatedstylized eyes ,faces
painted yellow ;fewhave white faces.
Dont have legs.
Upper garment
approximate medievalRajasthani dress.
Perform one play on
the story of a legendaryhero Amar SinghRathore.
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5.PUTUL-NACH OF WEST BENGAL
Puppets are of about 3.5-4feet in height.
Have three joints.
Head jointed at the neck
and both hands at theshoulders.
Manipulation is interesting a bamboo-made hub isfirmly tied to the waist ofthe puppeteer.
Puppets stand behind ahead-high curtain.
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Some MORE FORMS OF
THREE-DIMENSIONALPUPPETS
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Glove - puppets
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Stringpuppets or marionettes
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Bommalatam of Tamil Nadu
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Kalasutri bahulye of Maharashtra
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Gombe-atta of Karnataka
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Shadow-theatre
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Also known as shadow-play or shadow show. Different from all otherforms of theatre,including the varioustypes of puppetry. It is a type of puppetryin which flat figures,usually made of leather,are lightly pressed on atranslucent screen with
a strong source of lightbehind.
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FORMS OF SHADOW
THEATRE
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1. PUTLA-NACH OF ASSAM
Putla=doll dance The stylized traditionalhuman theatre is known asBhaona theatre,the plays of
which are known asAnkianat. A traditional performer ofPutla-nach could not belocated, but a few are still
performing this traditionaltype of puppetry in remoterural areas of Assam.
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2.RAVANACHHAYA OF ORISSA
Ravanachhaya =theshadow of Ravana
Theme is exclusivelybased on the Rama
story but is namedafter Ravana.
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3. CHAMDYACHA BAHULYE OF
MAHARASHTRA
Chamdyacha Bahulye =puppets made ofleather.
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SOME MORE FORMS OF SHADOW
THEATRE
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THOL PAVA -KUTHU OF KERALA
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TOGALU GOMBE -ATTA OFKARNATAKA
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Contemporary puppettheatre
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India is said to be the homeof puppetry and thecountry has the longest
and the richest tradition inthe art.
Contemporary creationsare still in their infancy.
Outside India in countrieslikeUSA,USSR,FRANCE,SWEDEN,GERMANY,HUNGARY,POLAND,CANADA contemporary theatreclaims equal status tohuman theatre.
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In India ,kathputli showis famous in cities like
rajasthan,kolkata. In Mumbai ,the Indian
institute of puppetryand Indian puppet
theatre are doingexperimentation.
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Ajay paul of udaipur,mahipatkavi of ahm edavad,r.n.lsrivatsava ofnew delhi,modulkar master of Mumbaiarededicated contemporary puppeteers for drawing inspirationfrom both traditional and modern techniques.
Central sangeet natak akademi at new delhi has donecommendable work for revival of interest in puppet theatre.
In 1970 ,jiwan pani was entrusted the responsibility ofimplementing schemes aimed at reviving interest in bothcontemporary and traditional puppet theatre.
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Preservation and promotion of puppetry was implementedunder jiwan pani supervision.
Suresh dutta came with a conclusion that showmanshipshould get priority over aesthetic considerations.
Indian should realize that both human and puppet theatreneed to look for a brighter future.
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CONCLUSION
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It is however, unfortunatethat in India which has anunbroken tradition of
puppet theatre for morethan two thousand years isyet to awaken to thedesirability of strengthening
the fascinating art. In thecontemporary scene ofperforming arts, puppetry isperhaps the most neglected.
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GROUP MEMBERS
Akshara
Saumya
PriyanshiMegha
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THANK YOU