Puthalika Patrika-Volume 1 Issue 2 December 2019
Ever wonder what these wonderful puppets do in the nights? Do they sleep, or play or plan for next day morning? Or how to escape from from their master puppeteers? Well, such questions push me to explore more into the world of puppetry. In this Issue: Page-1: Odisha-The land of all forms of Puppets Page-2: Sri M.R. Ranganatha Rao ‘Bheeshmapethamaha’ of Traditional Puppetry of Karnataka Page-3- Role of Sutradhara in Traditional Indian Puppetry Page-4: DIY puppet making Best Regards Padmini Rangarajan Odisha-The land of all forms of Puppets Odisha is the only blessed region in India where all four forms of puppetry flourish-Shadow Puppetry – popularly known as ‘Ravan Chhaya’, Rod Puppetry- ‘Kathi Kundhei nach’ or ‘Kundhei nata’, String Puppet- ‘Suta Kandhei nach or ‘Danger Kandhei nach’ and Glove puppet known as a ‘Sakhi Kandhei nata'. The traditional puppet performance, an amalgamation of dance, drama and songs, begins with an invocation prayer called Sthuti followed