03-12-2008, 05:44 PM
<b>Stories of Lord Ram through masks and puppets</b>
Mar 12, 2008
Accessories like a gold crown mask of Lord Ram sourced from Indonesia, a Madhubhani scroll painting from Bihar and shadow puppets from Kerala, all used by people across the country and outside to narrate the epic tale of Ramayan are now on display in the national capital.
A rich and diverse collection of paintings, puppets, costumes, masks etc, used in narration of Ramayana by their respective communities is part of the exhibition organised by the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts.
The Centre has been for the past five years involved in documenting the various reproductions of Valmiki's epic tale of Ramayan passed on from generation to generation orally among different communities in Kerala, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal among other states.
Ethnographic objects on display at this rare exhibition inaugurated at IGNCA's 'Mati Ghar' today, include a mask of Tadaka (a villanoeous female character in the epic) from Varanasi, glove puppets from Kerala, costumes used in 'Yakshagana' in Karnataka.
"The Centre has gone to great lengths to acquire ethnographic objects related to the respective performative arts," Molly Kaushal, Head of Janpad Sampada of IGNCA said.
The Exhibition is a part of "Ramkatha - Ankan, Manchan aur Vaachan" being organised by IGNCA beginning Wednesday till March 15.
So far performative arts of groups and communities from the states of Assam, West Bengal, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Rajasthan and Manipur have been documented, said Kaushal adding that artists from Kerala, Orissa, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Goa will be documented in the coming months.
Mar 12, 2008
Accessories like a gold crown mask of Lord Ram sourced from Indonesia, a Madhubhani scroll painting from Bihar and shadow puppets from Kerala, all used by people across the country and outside to narrate the epic tale of Ramayan are now on display in the national capital.
A rich and diverse collection of paintings, puppets, costumes, masks etc, used in narration of Ramayana by their respective communities is part of the exhibition organised by the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts.
The Centre has been for the past five years involved in documenting the various reproductions of Valmiki's epic tale of Ramayan passed on from generation to generation orally among different communities in Kerala, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal among other states.
Ethnographic objects on display at this rare exhibition inaugurated at IGNCA's 'Mati Ghar' today, include a mask of Tadaka (a villanoeous female character in the epic) from Varanasi, glove puppets from Kerala, costumes used in 'Yakshagana' in Karnataka.
"The Centre has gone to great lengths to acquire ethnographic objects related to the respective performative arts," Molly Kaushal, Head of Janpad Sampada of IGNCA said.
The Exhibition is a part of "Ramkatha - Ankan, Manchan aur Vaachan" being organised by IGNCA beginning Wednesday till March 15.
So far performative arts of groups and communities from the states of Assam, West Bengal, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Rajasthan and Manipur have been documented, said Kaushal adding that artists from Kerala, Orissa, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Goa will be documented in the coming months.