Question

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct regarding puppetry?

Code:

• A. Only 1&2
• B. Only 1 &3
• C. Only 2 &3
• D. All of these

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Only 2 &3

Natyashastra, the masterly treatise on dramaturgy written sometime during 2nd century BC to 2nd century AD., does not refer to the art of puppetry but the producer-cum-director of the human theatre has been termed as ‘Sutradhar’ meaning the holder of strings. The word might have found its place in theatre-terminology long before Natyashastra was written but it must come from marionette theatre. Puppetry, therefore, must have originated in India more than 500 years before Christ.