An Indian drummer leads a group of women during a wedding procession in Kathputli Colony in New Delhi, June 2013. The name Kathputli Colony comes from the Hindi word for puppet, and it is an area ...

Luna and Leo learn about the art and performance of kathputli puppets. Luna takes Leo to meet her two friends Sunil and Anita who run a kathputli puppet theater. Leo learns that each puppet is hand ...

Trending News: A video of a Kathputli wala (puppeteer) in Rajasthan singing and making his puppet dance to Shakira's popular song 'Waka Waka' has gone viral on social media. The Kathputli is a ...

The police are bored. They doze on steps near the fruit juice stand, or on plastic chairs opposite the Ramdev tea stall. When ordered to protect an employee of the local authorities as he sets out to ...

Kathputli artistes from Jaipur have started uploading videos on Tiktok, seeking help from the government for artistes who are worst affected due to the lockdown. Our situation is degrading every day ...

The artists complain that the impending move has affected business. Fear of displacement resulting in negative impact to an already suffering career in a traditional art form has enveloped them, ...

Rajasthan is one of the most popular destinations in India to travel to. The rich culture, heritage, and food are something that many people love to explore. And one cannot miss out on the Kathputli ...

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NEW DELHI: A section of residents of Kathputli colony today demanded the removal of "heavy police force" deployed for the ongoing relocation drive while alleging that they were being "coerced" into ...

The roads that lead to it are unpaved, dirty and narrow. The houses are rudimentary and sparse. The meandering alleys, slippery and narrow, are almost a hazard to navigate with an overbearing smell of ...