Made to Entertain

A Silver Throne for the Goddess

See the installation of a silver filigree throne for Goddess Durga in Cuttak,

A Calendar of Sacred Festivals

Crafting highly-elaborate silver ornaments for the deities

Ritual objects and crafts of zoroastrian women

How Used School Notebooks Become Masks

The many steps for transforming simple materials into a dancer’s awe-inspiring mask

Masks, Cock Fights, and a Haunted Railway

An introduction to the world of Santhals and the craftsmen behind the colorful Chhau Mask

Giving Good Face

How masks transform dancers

The Seven Stages of Making a Mask

From mould to Cherial masks

The Many Faces of Purulia Masks

A variety of characters, expressions, and flamboyant colors

Turning Goat Hide into Entertainment

The changing art of leather puppet making

Strings Attached

Putul Naach: the story of puppet dance

Before TV, There Was Chitrakathi

A disappearing art that depends on the devotion of its practitioners

Contemporary Chitrakathi

How modern materials and themes are incorporated into the works

A New Direction for Shadow Puppetry

How the craftsmen are constantly forging new paths for the art form in changing scenarios