Supplication for Grace by Karan Zadoo
Traditional folk play from Kashmir. The word bhand owes its origin either to a humorous play categorized in the Natyasastra as bhan, or to bhand (comic actor). Pather (or Pathar) comes from patra (character). The agricultural and largely the Muslim community of the “bhands” travel from village to village, particularly in the harvest season, and […]
