What is Puppetry? | How it is regarded in India? | Brain Corner

'Puppetry'

is an ancient form of theatre and entertainment practised mostly in rural India. It is, in fact, a combination of several art forms like sculpture, painting, designing, acting, writing and music. It is an art which enchants children as well as adults.

A large variety of raw materials are used to create puppets. The famous puppets of Rajasthan are made out of wood and are known as kathputli. Leather, papier-mache, and stuffed cloth are also frequently used to make puppets.

Puppets may be classified according to the material they are made from or the methods of manipulating them, that is, the means used by the puppeteer to make the puppets move, for example, hand puppets, string puppets, rod puppets and shadow theatre. In India, puppets are regarded as divine and held in reverence by the puppeteer. After they become old and worn out, they are not discarded but kept at home like ageing relatives. The stories enacted by the puppets are influenced by the epics~ Ramayana and Mahabharata, the Panchtantra stories and glorious tales of past warriors and heroes.

The Island of Bali and Sumatra in Indonesia also have a rich tradition of puppetry. Japan is famous for its puppet theatre called 'bunraku', in which majestic dolls almost 150 cm tall are animated are skilfully manipulated by several puppeteers.

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