Indian art and culture / Performing arts
Traditional theatre and puppetry
Concepts to cover
- Sanskrit theatre: Natyashastra rules, Bhasa, Kalidasa, Koodiyattam of Kerala (UNESCO 2008) as its living survivor
- Bhand Pather (Kashmir), Swang (Haryana), Nautanki (Uttar Pradesh), Raslila (Braj), Bhavai (Gujarat), Jatra (Bengal), Maach (Madhya Pradesh), Ankia Naat and Bhaona (Assam)
- Tamasha (Maharashtra), Dashavatar (Konkan), Krishnattam, Mudiyettu (UNESCO 2010), Theyyam (Kerala), Yakshagana (Karnataka), Therukoothu (Tamil Nadu), Burrakatha
- String (Kathputli Rajasthan, Kundhei Odisha, Gombeyatta Karnataka, Bommalattam Tamil Nadu), shadow (Tholu Bommalata Andhra, Togalu Gombeyatta Karnataka, Ravanachhaya Odisha), rod (Putul Nautch Bengal, Yampuri Bihar), glove (Pavakoothu Kerala)
Where to study
Indian Art and Culture · Nitin Singhania
- ch. 12
Themes in Indian History Part II, Class XII (prelims and contents)
- Theme 6
UNESCO ICH Representative List: Kutiyattam, Sanskrit theatre (India, 2008)
- Kutiyattam, Sanskrit theatre (2008): description
Our Pasts I, Class VI, ch. 11 Buildings, Paintings and Books
- ch. 11 Buildings, Paintings and Books, The world of books (Kalidasa's plays), pp. 6-7 (printed 119-120)
UNESCO ICH Representative List: Ramlila, the traditional performance of the Ramayana (India, 2008)
- Ramlila, the traditional performance of the Ramayana (2008): description
UNESCO ICH Representative List: Ramman, religious festival and ritual theatre of the Garhwal Himalayas (India, 2009)
- Ramman, religious festival and ritual theatre of the Garhwal Himalayas (2009): description
UNESCO ICH Representative List: Mudiyettu, ritual theatre and dance drama of Kerala (India, 2010)
- Mudiyettu, ritual theatre and dance drama of Kerala (2010): description