[Mission 2022] QUIZ – 2022: INSIGHTS STATIC QUIZ, 25 February 2022 – Ancient & Medieval India + Art & Culture – INSIGHTSIAS

Solution: c)

Chindu Yakshaganam, a.k.a Chindu Bhagavatam is a form of theatre practised by members of the Chindu Madiga community. It is a form of entertainment in villages across Telangana, with the artists skilfully depicting classic tales from the epics and entertaining the masses.

The art form probably started when people enacted acts of hunting, wars and other acts of valour.

The Chindu community has traditionally been a nomadic community.

Solution: d)

Bhaona is a traditional form of entertainment, with religious messages, prevalent in Assam.

It is a creation of Mahapurusha Srimanta Sankardeva, written in the early sixteenth century. He created the form to convey religious messages to villagers through entertainment. Later Srimanta Madhavdeva also wrote some plays. The plays of bhaona are popularly known as Ankiya Nats and their staging is known as bhaona.

Solution: d)

Kutiyattam, Sanskrit theatre, which is practised in the province of Kerala, is one of India’s oldest living theatrical traditions. It is officially recognised by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.

Originating more than 2,000 years ago, Kutiyattam represents a synthesis of Sanskrit classicism and reflects the local traditions of Kerala. In its stylized and codified the atrical language, neta abhinaya (eye expression) and hasta abhinaya (the language of gestures) are prominent. They focus on the thoughts and feelings of the main character.

Solution: a)

Garodas is a popular art form of the ‘Garoda’ community of Gujarat. It uses painted pictures to narrate stories of romance and valour.

Oja-Pali is a unique narrative theatre form of Assam, primarily associated with the festival of Manasa or the serpent goddess.

Kariyila, also referred to as Kariyala, is one of the most interesting and popular folk drama forms of Himachal Pradesh.

Solution: b)

The best-known leather puppets in our country are those used in the Tholu Bomalatta of Andhra Pradesh. The origins of these puppets can be traced back to about 2000 BCE, as they are mentioned in the Mahabharata.