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Chadar Badar, also known as Santhal Puppetry, is a tribal performing art of the Santhal people,[1] mainly found in the Indian states of Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar and Assam.[2][3] Once a dying art form, it was revived by the efforts of social activists such as Ravi Dwivedi and exponents like Sukan Mardi[2] and Daman Murmu.[4] The Government of West Bengal has set up a National Puppet Museum at Kankurgachi to preserve the art forms of puppetry including Chadar Badar.[5]
Chadar Badar is performed with the assistance of wooden puppets hung inside a wooden box, open on three or four sides with curtains. The performer narrates stories by words and verse from ancient Santhal culture using the puppets, accompanied by tribal musical instruments.[4] The painted puppets are 5 to 9 inches tall and has movable limbs, manipulated by the performer, using strings attached to them.[3][6]
See also
- Santhal people
- Gopalila, puppet art of Odisha state of India
- Kathputli (puppetry), puppet art of Rajasthan state of India
- Nokkuvidya pavakali, puppet art of Kerala state of India
- Rabana Chhaya, shadow puppet art of Odisha state of India
- Sakhi kandhei, string puppet art of Odisha state of India
- Shadow play, shadow puppet art which originated in first millennium BCE in India
- Tholpavakoothu, shadow puppet art of Kerala and Tami Nadu states of India
- Tholu bommalata, shadow puppet art of Andhra Pradesh state of India
- Togalu gombeyaata, shadow puppet art of Karnataka state of India
- Wayang, puppet art of Indonesia inspired by Indian puppetry
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References
- ↑ Daricha. Daricha(2015).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Telegraph India. Telegraph India(7 January 2011).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Indian Puppets{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Abhinav Publications(2006). ISBN 9788170174356
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Daman Murmu. The Hindu(21 March 2015).
- ↑ National Puppet Museum. The Hindu(23 January 2014).
- ↑ Claygun. Claygun Blog(2015).
Further reading
- Indian Puppets{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Abhinav Publications(2006). ISBN 9788170174356