'Tholu Bommalatta’, a shadow puppet theatre tradition, belongs to the state of:

Question

Question

This question was previously asked in

SSC MTS 2020 (Held On : 14 Oct 2021 Shift 3 ) Official Paper 24

Answer 1

The correct answer is Andhra Pradesh.

Key Points

Tholu Bommalata
- It is the traditional puppetry art form of Andhra Pradesh, that has lost its sheen. Now, there are only a few artisans to carry forward the art. Hence, Option 1 is correct.
- Years ago, the art was active in the four districts of Rayalaseema, especially in the border villages of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. However currently, there are only 6-8 troops left in all those areas that are still taking up the leather puppetry as the prime livelihood.
- Tholu Bommalata is the shadow puppet theatre tradition of the state of Andhra Pradesh.
- Tholu Bommalata literally means “the dance of leather puppets”.
- The puppeteers make up some of the various entertainers who perform all night and usually re-enact various stories from Hindu epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.
- Its performers are part of a group of wandering entertainers and peddlers who pass through villages during the course of a year and offer to sing ballads, tell fortunes, sell amulets, perform acrobatics, charm snakes, weave fishnets, tattoo local people and mend pots.