Under the 'Gamak' series being held at Madhya Pradesh Tribal Museum, a lecture on art and folklore and Puppet show 'Rang of Rajasthan' by Ajit Bhat, New Delhi was held on Saturday.
This presentation showcased the traditional puppet art with innovation in which, the artist presented puppet performance on Ara Ra Ra… Ra Kaliyo Junk Padio Mela. It was followed with Kun To Khudaya Kua Wawdi, Banno Mharo Alwar Sa Aayo, Kesariya Valam Padho Mahare Desh, Vinjari Hans- Hans Bol Baatare Jasi and Kaabil and then the Nathal Gadaon Do performed the puppet art on folk songs.
Ajit Bhat was accompanied with Sunny Bhat, Madan Singh Bhat on singing and Harmonium, Suresh on Dholak, Dancers - Keekar Lal Bhopa, Kavita Nut and Ballu Bhat, Lucky Bhat, Akshay.
In the lecture Bhat said that puppet artists used to perform their art by roaming around in villages and cities earlier, so we were called as wandering artists. This is our age-old art, all of us members of the Nat-Bhat society used to narrate the story of our king (of Nagor) Amar Singh Rathod from village to village and demonstrate his art, which spread the fame of our king all around.
Ajit Bhat, along with his father Puran Bhat, used to go to puppet performances from childhood and learned this art by watching them. Bhat has exhibited his art in many prestigious forums in India and abroad.
