indus valley civilization archaeologists unearthed one terracotta doll detachable head capable manipulation string dating bc ref name g b ghosh massey banerjee page ref another figure terracotta monkey could manipulated stick achieving minimum animation cases ref name g b puppets described epic ''mahabharata'' tamil literature sangam era various literary works dating late centuries bc early centuries ad including edicts ashoka ref name g b ghosh massey banerjee pp ref works like ''natya shastra'' ''kama sutra'' elaborate
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