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

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

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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