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The use of this medium has possibly evolved from an age--old practice of drawing or writing on walls. They are silent unlike traditional theatre and if they use words, they make themselves meaningless also to the non-literate majority. Yet, they are near permanent. A speech or film comes to an end soon, but the wall paintings stay as long as the weather or the organization concerned allows them to last. Perhaps, the greatest advantage of the medium is the power of the picture completed with its local touch. The images used have strong emotional association with the surroundings, a feat impossible for even a "moving" visual medium like television which must use general images to cater to the greatest number of viewers. Illiteracy, of course, is no bar for the wall paintings, if the message is conveyed by the picture alone and the words are only an adjunct. Indian experience in wall paintings communication by the government can still activate its potential in rural areas.
- Alkapa is social satire and is a popular rural drama among the West Bengal Muslims, themes are secular and social.
- A ballad is folklore presented in storytelling forms and have been effectively used by political parties as well as the sales promotion agencies in North India.
- Bauls are wandering minstrels preserving the Sahajiya tradition of mysticism in Bengal
- Bhavai is a popular folk theatrical form of states Rajasthan and Gujarat. It is being a religious offering and a theatre activity of entertainment, is the carrier of information from village to village.
- Burrakatha is a traditional form of performing arts from state Andhra Pradesh.
- Its skillful with a perfect performers blend of dance, music and enactment.
- Dasakathia is a storytelling form of state Orissa
- Jatra is a powerful theatrical form in states Bengal, Orissa, Assam and Manipur.
- It is a powerful medium of expression and entertainment effectively used by religious, political and social reformers for dissemination of their ideas.
- Keertana / Harikatha / Harikeertan / Ramakath is a kind of concentrated drama, a monodrama in which one gifted actor enters swiftly followed by a whole series of characters, moods and manners. It is a common sight all over the country.
- Karyala is a traditional theatre of state of Himachal Pradesh
- Kavada is from state of Rajasthan and it is a medium of instruction and communication.
- Nautaki is a North Indian folk drama form performed on an open and bare stage.
- Phada is a picture story narration from Rajasthan
- In India, there are four main types of puppets such as String puppets, Rod puppets, Shadow puppets and Glove puppets. In Andhra Pradesh it is called Bommalatta, in Karnataka Gombeylatta, in Kerala Pavai Kuttu.
- The dialects of our rural folk abound in popular wisdom expressed through proverbs and riddles
- Tamasha is the most popular folk theatrical form in the state of Maharashtra combining dance of a crisp and exotic type with Lavani singing and impromptu dialogues often of humorous nature
- Therukoothu is a street play from the state of Tamilnadu bringing together dance and the classical literary form - prose, music and drama
- They yam is a ritualistic dance form from the state of Kerala
- Thullal is an interesting blend of Kuthu, Koodiyattam, Kathakali and Patayani.
This is a solo performance and can easily be used as a powerful satire on social and political evils.
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