Doll house Mahabharata - Part I
Aug 8th, 2008 by Ashok
This is a series of pictures I took on my last trip to Kolkata. They feature the entire series of displays of the Mahabharata section at the Kolkata Doll Museum. These are a series of glass-fronted installations that retell the main highlights of the story of the Mahabharata through dolls. Isn’t that a lovely idea? There are captions on the wall outside to explain each installation.
The pictures are taken by me using available light and a flash, with a whole horde of schoolkids swarming around, people getting in the way, and the general chaos of any public museum. They’re not great quality, but they’re decent enough to get a sense of the displays.
Got me thinking…what if someone attempted a puppet-show Mahabharata along the lines of old TV shows like Fireball XL5 (loved that one)? I think it would be a pretty cool show to watch!
Meanwhile, enjoy the show. It’s in 3 parts. You can watch each one in the mini-flash browsers or you can click through to see the slides in full-res on the Slide.com website. You can also use the - ” and + buttons to slow down, pause or speed up the slide show.
Feel free to share the slideshows anywhere or anyhow you like. Just remember to credit me for the pictures!
This is Part I. Will upload II & III over the next couple of days.
