Category Archives: Puppetry

Schools were a distant dream – Tamil Nadu Nomads Federation

Posted on 01/05/2012 by website administrator

The Hindu,  MADURAI, September 20, 2010  It was nothing short of making the impossible possible. The bringing together of various groups of nomadic tribes like the Nari Koravars, Paliyars, Kaatu Naickers, Sholigars, astrologers, palmists, whip dancers, leather puppet showmen circus performers … Continue reading →

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Wedding dance with horse puppets – Jharkhand

Posted on 25/08/2011 by website administrator

This dance is performed during wedding ceremonies. Men wear loose horse puppets around their waists and dance to the rhythms of indigenous folk instruments. Source: Easrern Zonal Cultural Centre Address : http://ezccindia.org/jharkhand.html Date Visited: Fri Aug 26 2011 00:30:53 GMT+0200 … Continue reading →

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Stories behind the masks – Santhal scroll depicting a VIP visit

Posted on 24/08/2011 by website administrator

Shailaja Tripathi, The Hindu, NEW DELHI, November 4, 2010 An exhibition in New Delhi that gives a glimpse of diverse storytelling traditions in India. IGNCA lay enveloped in an eerie silence during the mega cultural festival held during the just-concluded Commonwealth Games in … Continue reading →

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Shyamali Khastgir – puppet stories based on tribal values

Posted on 16/08/2011 by website administrator

Moral values in puppet story - Up close at art camp Tuesday , August 18 , 2009 M. GANGULY Ranchi, Aug. 17: She is an art teacher-turned-social activist. She knows eminent activists of India and those of the US and Canada … Continue reading →

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Darpana Academy of Performing Arts – folk and tribal arts

Posted on 06/08/2011 by website administrator

Darpana is deeply committed to preserving and promoting the plurality and richness of India’s folk and tribal art forms, through research, teaching, publications, and performance. Janavak , Darpana’s folk and tribal arts department, works extensively throughout India to research, preserve, … Continue reading →

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Santhal puppetry Chadar Badar gets new lease of life – The Telegraph

Posted on 19/07/2011 by website administrator

Tug at heartstrings of tribal heritage - Obscure Santhal puppetry Chadar Badar gets new lease of life M. GANGULY Ranchi, Jan. 6: Clay animation, meet your great-great grandparent. This is indigenous animation at its best — figures that dance in such … Continue reading →

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