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Rajasthan's traditional Kathputli Art organised at Bharat Parv 2025 held i
Updated : 4 months ago IST
According to an official release from the Chief Minister's Office, at the Bharat Parv 2025, which brings alive the spirit of "Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat," an extraordinary fusion of folk art and modern culture has been witnessed. At the grand celebration held at the premises of the Statu
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480 folk performances staged across Gujarat under Swachh Bharat Mission-Ur
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], September 12: As part of its 'Hu Alag Chhu' (I am different) campaign, the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM)-Urban Gujarat organised at least 480 folk performances across the state, including 304 street plays, 105 Bhavai acts and 71 puppet shows, staged across the Ah
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"Shameful display of puppetry": TMC's Mahua Moitra criticises Election Com
Updated : 6 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Monday said that the job of the Election Commission of India is not to attack the opposition, adding that the poll body carried out a "shameful display of puppetry" in its media interaction yesterday.
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IPAF Kolkata 2025 - Dance finds artistic expression in symphony of grace a
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], March 24: The Satyajit Ray Auditorium at ICCR Kolkata was painted with vibrant hues of dance and modern puppetry show on Saturday as the International Performing Arts Festival ( IPAF) unfolded its 6th edition for the city. The festival, which has been the corne
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25-day training program based on Rajasthani puppetry begins in Tripura
Updated : 1 year ago IST
This unique initiative aims to equip local women and girls with skills in puppet-making and performance and provides them an opportunity to generate income through this traditional craft.
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Tripura Puppet Theater conducts puppetry classes for children to encourage
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Speaking exclusively to ANI during one of his evening puppet classes, Prabitanghsu Das said, "Once upon a time, traditional puppetry was very famous in Tripura, Assam and other parts of the NE region. The traditional string puppetry originated in Bangladesh and gradually made inroads in Assa
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President Murmu to present Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards for 2022 and 2023
Updated : 2 years ago IST
President Droupadi Murmu, will confer Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards (Akademi Puraskar) for the years 2022 and 2023 to 94 eminent artists (two joint award) in the field of performing arts expressed in the form of music, dance, drama, folk & tribal arts, puppetry and allied theatre art form
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'Putul Utsav' to be held in 5 cities on World Puppetry Day
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 21 (ANI): On the occasion of World Puppetry Day, Sangeet Natak Akademi of New Delhi, an autonomous body under the Ministry of Culture, is organising a puppet festival 'Putul Utsav' in five cities on Monday.
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Sangeet Natak Akademi to organise Putul Utsav to mark World Puppetry Day i
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 20 (ANI): Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi, an autonomous body under the Ministry of Culture, is organising Putul Utsav, a puppet festival to mark World Puppetry Day on Monday.
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Muskaan's fresh approach to promote India's literary and cultural heritage
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], December 17 (ANI/NewsVoir): Project `Muskaan' - an initiative of Prabha Khaitan Foundation and Education for All Trust and supported by Shree Cement - will reach out to thousands of students across India to popularise heritage literature and culture by engaging
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21-year old Dehradun boy creates optical illusion
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Jan 19 (ANI): Ashish Kandwal, 21 years old, has created an attractive optical illusion.
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