The fluid movement of the snake – as it entered the bridal chamber and bit groom Lakhindar and retreated – was amazing. If it was not part of the puppet show, then we could have easily mistaken it for ...

We have all seen the old, boring hand puppets and string puppets at melas and gatherings, but have you ever seen Bunraku in India? Well, if you have been to The Kala Ghoda Arts Festival then it is not ...

HO CHI MINH CITY: Every Sunday a small room in an apartment building in Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City transforms itself into a lively stage where children learn to give life to strings and puppets. When we ...

Since then, she has led an almost frenzied campaign to popularise this art form. More fascinating, however, is her enchanting collection of puppets - around 400 of them from across India, parts of ...