Chador Bodor: Bengal's Vanishing Tribal Puppet Art Revived in East Bardhaman

• Chador Bodor, an ancient tribal puppet show, is a beautiful artistic narrative rooted in Jharkhand and West Bengal, particularly Birbhum, South Dinajpur, and parts of Purba Bardhaman.
• This string puppet show features 7-8 inch wooden puppets made from bael, jam, and siris wood, adorned with colorful outfits and bead necklaces.
• The puppets depict tribal women dancers and musicians playing madal, dhol, and dhamsa, alongside a humorous drunk character.
• Artists manipulate hidden levers and strings to make the wooden puppets dance to the rhythm of dhamsa, madal, and Santhali songs.
• Despite being nearly extinct, Chador Bodor still performs in some Aushgram villages, preserving a unique reflection of tribal life and history.