For Bhimavva Shillekyathara, it’s a lifetime of dedication to 'Togalu Gombeyaata', Karnataka’s traditional form of leather ...

Bhimavva Doddabalappa Shillekyathara, a 96-year-old puppeteer from Karnataka, has been honored with the Padma Shri. In a ...

Bhimavva Doddabalappa Shilliekyathara, a resident of Koppal district of Karnataka, is a puppet artist. President Draupadi ...

President Droupadi Murmu conferred the Padma Shri on 96-year-old puppeteer Bhimavva Doddabalappa Shillekyathara for her ...

Traditional performing art forms are very importantly rooted in India's cultural history, social practices and linguistic contexts. One such form is Shadow puppetry, characterized by narratives being ...

In a chat with NDTV, Usha Vance, the Indian-origin Second Lady of the US, who has roots in Andhra Pradesh, shared her ...

Shillekyathara — one of the first women to master Togalu Gombeyaata, Karnataka's traditional leather shadow puppetry — was ...

Bhimavva Shillekyathara was awarded the Padma Shri for her remarkable contributions to Togalu Gombeyaata, a traditional form ...

Across cultures, from India’s Kathputli of Rajasthan to Indonesia ... Andhra Pradesh – Tholu Bommalata, intricate leather shadow puppets that light up with colors. Kerala – Pavakathakali ...

She set up Katkatha, an organisation for the promotion and preservation of the puppet arts in India, 26 years ago ... and the evenings will come alive with shadow puppetry performances, including ...

Padma Awards, one of the highest civilian Awards of the country, are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, ...