Context:
The Sangeet Natak Akademi began the revival of leather puppetry
Puppetry:
- Puppetry – Form of theatre or performance that involves the manipulation of puppets, often resembling some type of human or animal figure
- History – Dates back to the Indus Valley Civilization
- Earliest reference – Found in Tamil classic ‘Silappadikaaram’
- World Puppetry Day – 21 March
- Different Types –
- String Puppets – Jointed limbs controlled by strings
- Rod Puppets – Large glove puppets supported by rods
- Shadow Puppets – Operated against a white cloth screen
- Glove Puppets – Worn on hands
String Puppets:
- Kathputli, Rajasthan
- Kundhei, Odisha
- Gombeyatta, Karnataka
- Bommalattam, Tamil Nadu
- Combine the techniques of both rod and string puppets
- Largest, heaviest and the most articulate of all traditional Indian marionettes.
Shadow Puppets:
- Togalu Gombeyatta, Karnataka
- Tholu Bommalata, Andhra Pradesh
- Ravanachhaya, Odisha
- They are not coloured, hence throw opaque shadows on the screen.
Rod Puppets:
- Putul Nautch – West Bengal and Odisha
- Yampuri – Bihar
Glove Puppets:
- Pavakoothu – Kerala
Related Article: Sangeet Natak Academy
Source: The Hindu
Previous Year Question
How do you distinguish between Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam dances?
1. Dancers occasionally speaking dialogues are found in Kuchipudi dance but not in Bharatanatyam.
2. Dancing on the brass plate by keeping the feet on its edges is a feature of Bharatanatyam but Kuchipudi dance does not have such a form of movements.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
[UPSC Civil Service Exam – 2012 Prelims]
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (a)
Explanation: Statement 2 is not correct. Dancing on the brass plate by keeping the feet on its edges is a feature of Kuchipudi.
