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 ...

As we walked across the steep terrains of the Jaigarh Fort in Jaipur to attend the debut edition of the Jaigarh Heritage ...

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

Has the form had an influence beyond Indonesia? Shadow puppetry has been popular in various parts of the world, including China, India, and Turkey, but it has reached an extraordinary level in Java.

Today's object is a shadow puppet from Indonesia ... but across the whole of India, because he figures in the great Hindu epic, the Mahabharata. In Java, though, this Hindu character came to ...

such as puppetry, are not only a source of fascination but also one of the ways to understand India’s vast folk history. Keli, a city-based organisation will bring together the regional puppetry ...