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 ...

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 ...

Shining a spotlight on the enchanting world of shadow puppet theatre ... What: Puppetoscope — International Puppet Film Festival Where: (Film screenings) India International Centre, Lodhi ...

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 ...

The wayang kulit shadow puppets of Indonesia are such an important cultural and ... depicted are excerpts from the Mahabarata and the Ramayana, epic poems composed in India thousands of years ago.

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 ...