It was very difficult to identify Jiten Rabidas at the time of his performance as a woman. He was the renowned Domni artist in Malda. Domni is a type of folk theatre of north west part of Malda, adjacent to Bihar. It is a famous art form of Ratua, Manikchok, Harishchandrapur block of Malda. The Domni folk theatre rises mainly from the idea of Santhal and Munda Devi Behula’s incognito as Dom Rani. No texts are present in Domni plays. Here the male actors perform as the female characters.
Jiten Rabidas was very close to famous folk theorist Sudhi Pradhan. Recently on 10th February 2019 he passed away.
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