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Folk Songs, Instrumental Music and Puppet Show
| Content Provider | Internet Archive: Cultural Resources of India |
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| Description | Puppet : Rajasthan puppetry is identified by one name only—Kathputli (kath meaning ‘wood’, putli meaning ‘doll’) it is a marionette tradition in which the puppets are manipulated by strings. Rajasthani puppeteers won their right to practice their craft through a contest where their wooden puppets were pitted against opposing court puppeteers’ papier-mâché puppets. The puppets were each dropped into a well of water and the ones that survived would be the winner. Wood was more durable and gave advantage to the Rajasthani puppeteers but they turned to the court puppeteers for instruction, regarding them as ustads or teachers. Kathputli tradition is thousands of years old. There are references to this type of puppetry in folk tales, ballads and folk songs. The shows express societal issues such as dowry, women’s empowerment, illiteracy, poverty, unemployment and cleanliness—providing social education as well as entertainment. The tradition is passed on hereditarily from father to son, but there is another segment in society that is engaged in puppetry but not involved in the traditional society of puppeteers, they are called urban puppeteers. Urban puppeteers treat this tradition as a universal art form, continuously designing new puppets, themes and stories. Traveling has also become a way to generate income, to reach a wider audience of people to perform for. Puppeteers are among the most migrant of all performers in India. Anatomy and Performance : In the past puppets have been made from the akra plant, or the boradi tree. Nowadays puppets are made from the aradu tree. The akra plant produced material that was light and insect resistant, the boradi tree has multiple uses related to carpentry and agriculture, and the aradu tree produces wood that is easy to mold and sculpt into a maker’s vision. There are two kinds of Rajasthani puppets, Hindu Rajas and the Mughal Nawabs. The female characters are mostly depicted as dancers. Puppets are constructed in a way to facilitate specific movements. Some puppets have only a wooden head where as others may have a neck and a body entirely made from wood. The rest of the body is made of cloth attached to the wood. There are no leg controls in Rajasthani puppetry, all movement in the lower part of the body is suggested through the flow of the garment. The primary source of differentiation between characters is found in their costumes and facial appearances. Hindu Rajas typically have beards that are short and parted in the center, or an upward pointing mustache, and wear spreading garments. In this AC the Story of Amar Singh Rathore is being narrated by Puppetters. लोक गीत - चालो ढोला देश म्है जी काकड़ीया ; लोक वाद्य - सतारा और ढोलक ; लोक गीत - सावण आयौ सायबा ; लोक गीत - होजी रै म्हारौ मदकर मारु घर आय ; लोक गीत - अढे पढ जनपथ राजौ ; लोक गीत - राज जैसाणौ राज रै महारा रै ; लोक गीत - जवाब नही आयो हाजी टेलिफोन रा जवाब नही आयौ ; लोक गीत - दोय दिन बक्सा क्है रहेवती दोय दिन ; लोक गीत - सोना रुपा रौ बीड़लौ ; लोक गीत - गोरी हीरा पन्ना रौ रुख लगायौ पर धरती म्है ; लोक गीत - गाढा मारु होजी रै म्हारा राज ; लोक गीत - म्हारा लंगा जेठ जी सिलाया फाट गया फागण म्है; लोक वाद्य - कमायचा |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
| Subject Keyword | Puppetry and Instrumental Music |
| Content Type | Audio |
