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Chadar Badar Puppeteers

2023

Banglanatak

Banglanatak
Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Chadar puppeteers make their own puppets. The puppeteers have a strong emotional bond with their puppets and consider them their children.

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  • Title: Chadar Badar Puppeteers
  • Date Created: 2023
  • Location: Purba Bardhaman
  • Rights: www,banglanatak,com
  • About the craft: Chadar Badar is an ancient form of indigenous puppetry of the Santhals, one of the largest indigenous groups of India. Traditionally, this form has been an important means of folk education, also making it a vehicle of their ancient language. Chadar Badar puppetry, a hallmark of the Santhali culture showcases the creativity and cultural vibrancy of the Santhals by narrating stories combined with songs, music and dance.
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