Kathputli Art Form

Recently, Jaipur’s Kathputli Nagar, home to nearly 250 families of traditional puppeteers, has drawn attention for preserving one of Rajasthan’s oldest living folk art traditions, Kathputli.

• Kathputli is a traditional form of puppetry from Rajasthan, where wooden dolls dressed in vibrant costumes are controlled by strings to tell stories of kings, warriors, folklore, and moral lessons.
• It originated in Rajasthan and is mainly practiced in Jaipur, Nagaur, Churu, and Sikar, with Kathputli Nagar in Jaipur being its largest hub.
• Believed to be over 1,000 years old, Kathputli was traditionally performed by traveling Bhat and Nat communities to entertain and educate ....