Sakhi kandhei

[4][5][6][7] Considering sakhi kandhei a dying art form, Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi is taking steps to popularize and revive it.

The dolls made by me fetch money, in addition to what I earn by staging the shows.Wooden puppets are used in Sakhi kandhei which have three pieces; head and the two hands with the wrists with hole in them to insert fingers.

Strings are attached to the thumb, limbs and other body parts which are pulled and released to give rhythmic gesture based on the story's narratives.

[10][11] It’s a tough battle to keep the art alive when more attractive means of entertainment are bombarded round the clock on the electronic media.

So, the question is how long these handful of artistes will be able to carry on the ancient traditional art to future generations.This Odisha-related article is a stub.