Some of the ART forms

History says ventriloquism was a religious practice. The name comes from the Latin for to speak from the stomach, i.e. venter (belly) and loqui (speak). The noises produced by the stomach were thought to be the voices of the unliving, who took up residence in the stomach of the ventriloquist.In India, similar art form puppetry has existed for over 3000 years. The surprising thing is that there are so many forms of puppetry that we aren’t even aware about. There's shadow puppetry from Kerala. Then there’s Kathaputli from Rajasthan and Kundhei from Orissa. But all of these won’t exist a few years from now.

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Traditional handi-work of pottery is on the threat of extinction as potters, as they are choosing other professions like fishing, agriculture, poultry farming, etc as they are finding it hard to earn their living in this profession.

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Parsi embroidery- An embroidery originating from the Parsi community. This art form also has declined and has reached the state of saturation in the modern times.
Toda embroidery- This art form originates from the Toda Tribe living in the Nilgiri hills in Tamil Nadu with a population sizing to about 2000 only.,

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