Sphoorthi Theatre

Additionally, India is famous for the oral culture and tradition that it possesses. Oral tradition is the means by which all art forms of texts are passed down from one generation to the next or from one person to another. The Gurukul system of Veda parayana was founded on this orality of oral transmission, which served as its foundation. The same can be said for the forms of folk art. The household of the folk art performer serves as a live gurukul, and the more experienced members of the troupe serve as a live guru—that is, a teacher who helps the younger members of the troupe learn the art form with zeal. The same thing is true when applied to more conventional forms of puppetry as well. Dance performed with puppets; also called "Putul Nach," "Bombeyata," "Bommalata," and "Bommalattam." Because of the combination of its visuals, motions, and the ability to tell a story, "P...

When asked to name the Puppeteers or puppet practitioners from Maharashtra, you get to hear only the present-day well-known practitioners like Meena Naik - an Indian actress, director, writer, and puppeteer from Mumbai or Ramdas Padhye - an Indian ventriloquist, puppeteer, and puppet-maker who has 40 plus years of experience. Little when further interrogated then  about Shri Vishnu Das Bhave -and Ganpat Sakhram Masge (Sangeet Natak Academy Awardee 2005)-the traditional puppeteers (can also refer to my previous blog post on “Kalasutri Bahuliya and Chamdyacha Bahuliya-traditional puppet forms of Maharashtra” Shri Vishnu Das Bhave well known as the father of Marathi Theatre is a multi-facet personality-Engineer, poet, puppeteer, and scrupulous crafts man.  Got to know in one of the theatre conferences that the 150 years old puppets of Vishnu Das Bhave traveled to Mr. Ramdas Padhye through a  known source for the rev...

It’s nice to denote each day of the year for some specific reason called Name Day. A name day is a custom in some countries in Europe and Latin America that has been practiced for long.  In other words, it is better to be called as “World Commemorative Days”. This is nothing but celebrating a day of the year that is addresses common issues or a thought.  This celebration is similar to individual’s  birthdays. The list is common with certain added variations-Like International Days of United Nations slightly varies from International Days of UNESCO  and so on… Starting from March 1 st -Zero Discrimination Day,  March 3 rd  as World Wildlife Day, March 8 th –International Women’s Day, March 20 th World Sparrow Day, World Storytelling Day,  March 21 st World Puppetry Day, World Dowm Syndrome Day, World Poetry Day, March 22 nd World Water Day, March 26 th World Tuberculosis Day… the list is never ending. Again, each country has added importan...