Puthalika Patrika- Volume 1 Issue no 3 January 2020
India, a land of rich culture, traditional ethos, and values is perceived as land the most dangerous country in the world for women has reignited the country's ongoing debate over women’s safety over high incidences of sexual violence, lack of access to justice in rape cases, child marriage, female feticide, and human trafficking. Where are we heading? what are we doing? Are we addressing the issues and generating awareness of respecting women?…. endless questions arise with bleak or no solution. Our folk arts and folklore did address issues relating to women, societal norms, and values. I wonder, why did the traditional puppeteers perform episodes from Ramayana and Mahabharat? Are the episodes from the epics act as a guiding force? Was it to reinforce the common masses about the essential ethics to be followed for a harmonious living? or as a community counseling of changing scenarios, the mindsets of the people? There must have been a good reason for adapting stories from ...