Dolls have existed since before the dawn of human civilization. They do not speak, but they are human-like in every other way. Prehistoric dolls might have been crudely forged from whatever material was available, easily fashioned into a desired likeness. So if stone or wood or clay or cloth or rubber and paper can be called flesh, well, they are pretty much living things in all. India has a glorious tradition of toys. The tradition of toys may have started in Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro or even before. They have thrown up a magnificent profusion of clay toys of considerable cleverness. These dolls are representations of a deity, with dolls playing a significant role in ceremonies and rituals. Historically speaking, dolls have taken on several different figures and a variety of unique forms. Traditionally, dolls have been considered toys for children. Presently, adults are collecting dolls as a hobby more than any other time in history. This is a report on primary explorations and data collections on Thanjavur dolls, which are one of the varieties that have their roots of origination in Tamil Nadu and those that speak a language understood and appreciated by both young and old alike.

The thought of a wrinkled face, covered partly with white sari with blue border, brings a gentle smile in every face. The thought of a bald and half naked man, wearing spectacles would bring pride to every Indian. That is the effect of an everlasting identity. Identity marks the person. But what forms an identity, what sustains it, is a question of deep psychological understanding. It may be the costume as in Mother Teresa, the style as in Charlie Chaplin, the familiar phrases used as ‘The woods are lovely, dark and deep’ or the looks as in famous movie stars. If the survival of the fittest sustained humanity’s existence, I feel that the desire every man has, to create an impression, an identity is the reason which brings about every positive and negative action of a human. Memory helps to hold on to those actions, every thing we love, the things we are, the things we never want to lose.” It is also true that the value of identity of course is that so often with it comes purpose. The doer’ is merely a fiction added to the deed – the deed is everything. And if the doer is just a fiction, are we any different from those mythical characters ? Project 2 |Myths of Childhood | Abstract | 8 Life is a struggle; Half of it, to create an identity and the rest to maintain it. An identity once created, is next to impossible to destroy. And well this is one key point that every story teller plays around to get the story right. If you wake up at a different time, in a different place, you don’t wake a different person. This holds good with you, me and the lead character of my story too, who may be existing in the real world of every dreamer. How did he establish their identity? Did he ever exist? Well the answer is simple. “The day you stop believing is the day he stops coming” I have tried to implement in my story, some of the concepts that had been researched during my literature study. This story will speak of how myths and mythical characters have identity of their own, created over years by various people and through a range of events. It is about the memory loss of the lead character, who later assumes he is Big Foot. Unable to accomplish the tasks assigned for Big Foot, he ends in dejection. But his actual identity is so well known and established that in no time he figures out the truth of who he actually is. The story ends with him fulfilling his purpose of existence.

Music is an art form whose medium is sound. The common elements of music are pitch (which governs melody and harmony), rhythm (and its associated concepts tempo, meter, and articulation), dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture. Music has been around since the dawn of time. From the first tribal dances to the newest and strangest methods being used, the origins of rhythm can also be traced back to the dawn of time. Music can be divided into genres and subgenres, although the dividing lines and relationships between music genres are often subtle. To many people, in many cultures music is an important part of their way of life.