Bazaar Puppet Play
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...