Kathputli - Craft Archive | Research on Indian Handicrafts & Handloom https://gaatha.org Indian Craft online Tue, 29 Mar 2022 05:25:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.11 https://gaatha.org/wp-content/uploads/gaatha-logo-63x63.png Kathputli - Craft Archive | Research on Indian Handicrafts & Handloom https://gaatha.org 32 32 Kathputli~Jaipur https://gaatha.org/Craft-of-India/jaipur-kathputli-making-craft/ https://gaatha.org/Craft-of-India/jaipur-kathputli-making-craft/#respond Wed, 28 Jun 2017 07:18:21 +0000 http://143.110.249.195/?post_type=listing&p=6322 It is said that puppetry of Rajasthan is more than a thousand years old but there is no written evidence of it. Mainly the ‘Bhat’ community practices this art termed ‘Kathputli’ (‘Kath’ meaning wood and ‘Putli’ meaning doll). These people claim that their ancestors had performed for royal families and received great honour and prestige […]

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]]> It is said that puppetry of Rajasthan is more than a thousand years old but there is no written evidence of it. Mainly the ‘Bhat’ community practices this art termed ‘Kathputli’ (‘Kath’ meaning wood and ‘Putli’ meaning doll). These people claim that their ancestors had performed for royal families and received great honour and prestige from the rulers of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab.

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