TY - BOOK AU - Films Division AU - Kaul, Mani TI - The Nomad Puppeteer PY - 1974/// KW - Puppeteering KW - Puppets KW - Rajasthan KW - Rajasthani Artisans KW - String Puppets N2 - A brief cinematographic report on the string puppets of Rajasthan, their traditional method of manipulation, changing idiom and the living conditions of the puppeteers who live nomadic life. The circulation of films in India through a wide distribution system has made the travels of these nomad puppeters completely ineffectual. The average puppeteer's repertoire consists of the ancient dance and drama entertainment - Amar Singh Rathore. In the absence of puppeteering work, they have developed two distinct but allied skills: making of statues and selling puppets as toys, as also street singing UR - https://vimeo.com/631679910 ER -