This document provides an overview of Indian art and culture, including various puppet forms, painting styles, dance forms, theater forms, music, and architecture. It begins with an index listing these topics and their corresponding page numbers. The section on puppet forms of India describes the history and types of puppets in India, including string puppets, shadow puppets, glove puppets, and rod puppets. It provides details on two specific string puppet traditions, Kathputli from Rajasthan and Kundhei from Odisha, including their design, manipulation, and musical accompaniment. The document encourages readers to access the full file online or via contact for more information.

1. An exam
oriented guide
on Indian Art
and Culture
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Specially designed for CSAT and IAS mains

2. INDEX
• Puppet forms
• Painting Styles
• Dance forms
Classical
Folk
Tribal
• Theater forms
• Music
• Indian Architecture
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59
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3. Puppet Forms
of India
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4. Puppet Forms of India
• A form of theatre or performance involving manipulation
of puppets.
• The process of animating inanimate performing objects.
• Used both as entertainment – in performance – and
ceremonially in rituals and celebrations such as carnivals.
• Originating in India 4000 years ago, where the main
character in Sanskrit plays was known as “Sutradhara”, “the
holder of strings”.
• Stories mainly from puranic literature, local myths and
legends
String Puppet
Shadow Puppet
Glove Puppet
Rod Puppet
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5. Puppet Forms of India
1. String Puppets
• Jointed body and limbs that allow movement.
• Made of wood, or wire, or cloth stuffed with
cotton, rags or saw dust and are usually small.
• Manipulated by operating the control as well as
by loosening or pulling the relevant string
• Regional variations:
Andhra Pradesh (Koyya Bommalata),
Assam (Putala Nach),
Karnataka (Sutrada Gombeyata),
Maharashtra (Kalasutri Bahulya),
Rajasthan (Kathputli),
Orissa (Gopalila),
Tamil Nadu (Bommalatam) and
West Bengal (Tarer or Sutor Putul).
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6. Puppet Forms of India
1. String Puppets
Kathputli, Rajasthan
• Carved from a single piece of wood,
• Large dolls that are colorfully dressed.
• Costumes and headgears are designed in the medieval
Rajasthani style
• Uses highly dramatized version of the regional music.
• Oval faces, large eyes, arched eyebrows and large lips.
• Wear long trailing skirts and do not have legs.
• Manipulated with strings attached to puppeteers
fingers
Kundhei, Orissa
• Made of light wood,
• Have no legs but wear long flowing skirts.
• Have more joints and are, therefore, more
versatile, articulate and easy to manipulate.
• Music of Odissi dance.
• Puppeteers hold a wooden prop, triangular in shape, to
which strings are attached.
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