Gita Jayaraj

1 month ago | frontline.thehindu.com | Sharada Srinivasan |Vaishna Roy |Gita Jayaraj

From the middle of October to the end of May or early June (the Malayalam months of Thulam to Edavam), parts of Kozhikode, Kannur, and Kasargod districts in the north Malabar region of Kerala come alive to Theyyam. In this extremely local form of worship, ancestors, spirit animals, human victims of unjustified caste and gender violence, and goddesses and gods are embodied and invoked in a ritual dance by men from communities listed as Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.

Dec 9, 2024 | htsyndication.com | Gita Jayaraj

Nepal, Dec. 10 -- What makes theyyam special to believers is of course the embodied presence of deities. The possibility to get close to and touch and talk to their 'gods' is often profoundly emotional for devotees.

Dec 8, 2024 | thewire.in | Gita Jayaraj

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Jan 11, 2024 | frontline.thehindu.com | Gita Jayaraj |Pranay Sharma |Vaishna Roy |Rakesh Sood

Kattaikkuttu: A Rural Theatre Tradition in South India by Hanne de Bruin is a petite volume that works at various levels: as a primer to the form also known as Terukkuttu or Kuttu, as a reference for comparative research, and as a possible lead or direction for further research in allied theatre forms. Detailed notes, references, and an exhaustive index add to its scholarly heft. Kattaikkuttu: A Rural Theatre Tradition in South India By Hanne M.