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Bazaar Puppet Play

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Previously, I had performed puppet shows in spaces, schools, and colleges, as well as libraries, community halls, and cultural centers in colonies. During our time in the middle of the bazaar or market, we did something that was not only novel but also exciting and difficult. Perhaps I ought to say that my childhood dream of working in the retail industry has finally come true. I have always believed that the most effective locations for public awareness programmes are intersections of major roads and busy marketplaces. One type of administrative division is called a mandal. It is a head town to which a number of smaller villages report their allegiance. Even though the day of the market is when all of the villagers in the mandal come together to do their shopping for provisions, groceries, clothing, selling vegetables, and buying things related to agriculture, all three marketplaces were quite crowded. Observing Gonds tribal men and women interact in the marketplace is a joyful, vibr...

"Mava Jiva Mava Aasti"-Puppet Play on Health Awareness for Gonds Tribes, by Gonds Tribe in Gondi Dialect

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"Mava Jiva Mava Aasti"-Puppet Play on Health Awareness for Gonds Tribes,  by Gonds Tribe in Gondi Dialect A puppet play was performed in Gondi Dialect on August 15, 2016 at  Police Parade Ground, Adilabad. This was an experiment highlighting tribal health issues,  rigid superstitious believes and practices and services for the tribes by Integrated Tribal Development Agnecy-ITDA, Utnoor, Adilabad. An attempt made to present the same in Gondi dialect by Gond Tribe youth of Adilabad, Telangana

Puppet Play for Gond Tribes by Gond Tribes and in Gond Tribal belt of Adilabad

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India is the home to a large number of aboriginal people known as Adivasi meaning tribal people. These primitive tribal people live in secluded places near like hillocks, forest zones, away from the by the lifestyle of the modern world. These tribal people are the poorest in the country, who is still dependent on gathering food, hunting, agriculture, and fishing. The tribal people have their own culture, tradition, language and lifestyle. This allows outsiders to get an insight into many different cultures of tribal India. Tribes in India constitute 8.61% of the total population of the country, numbering 104.28 million (2011 Census). Raja Gonds tribes are one among them. Gonds tribes (Tribes are known as Adivasi) are spread across Telangana, Maharashtra and are also in Madhya Pradesh. Adilabad District of Telangana is a hub of Gonds, Kolams, Andha, Pradhan, Thoti, Nayakpod and other primitive tribes. Gonds dominate in number over other tribes. The Indian Constitution recognize...