Saturday, December 12, 2009

A cultural Programme organized in Sarva Sikshaa Abhiyaan at NTR Stadium on the occasion of Bharat Nirmaan on 4th December 2009.


Chatrapathi Shivaaki of Maharastra (mono action)
played by Ch.Shivaji

In Sarva Shikshaa Abhiyaan,
Puppet Exhibition was exhibited in Bharat Nirmaan



To Eradicate child labor dance
played by Seshu & his team


To Eradicate child labor dance
played by Seshu & his team

In Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, Puppet show stall was visited
by Sri. Mallikarjuna Sastry, (DEO)
and
M.Suryanarayana (District Project Officer)

A Cultural Programme was given
by the teachers team in Bharat Nirmaan


To Eradicate the child labor.
A dance with puppet and face mask
played by Children in Baharat Nirmaan



My new Puppet show in Bharat Nirmaan in Sarva Siksha Abhiyan. Recently we have given puppet show on "the importance of education, child labor, girl child education, gender equality, etc." in the NTR stadium Anakapalli (Visakhapatnam dist) for 5 days. some images are uploaded in this post.

Thousands of people and children was visited & they gave good feedback on the concept of the shows. see u in the next post.








Sunday, October 25, 2009

A puppet show performed by Edmonton Public Library staff and produced by Access TV. Part of a series of puppet shows. Little Red Riding Hood performed with puppets.


A puppet show performed by Edmonton Public Library staff and produced by Access TV. Part of a series of puppet shows. Three Billy Goats Gruff performed with puppets.


See the video


Friday, September 4, 2009





The women's movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries originated partly as a result of the rapidly growing economies of industrially developing nations, which caused women to work outside of home in increasing numbers, typically working for a fraction of the pay of men and in deplorable conditions.


The life of a working woman was made even more difficult by the fact that she could not vote which rendered her powerless both politically and economically. The observance now known as International Women's Day was initiated as a public outcry against the subjugation of women.


The first Women's Day was marked on the last Sunday of February, designated an event to demand the vote, economic, and political rights by the Socialist Party of America in 1909 and was marked with demonstrations and rallies calling for those rights to be extended to women.

The observance appealed to socialists and feminists alike and soon spread throughout the United States, Europe, Canada, and Australia. A large group of Russian working women went on strike on February 23, 1917 in spite of warnings from political leaders that the timing was awkward.


Several days later, Nicholas II was forced to abdicate the throne, and the Provisional Government that assumed his legislative power granted women the right to vote. The historic strike that made such an enormous stride in the political influence of women possible took place on March 8th according to the Gregorian calendar, to which Russia soon converted.


Thus, International Women's Day has since been annually observed on March 8th.


It has been often remarked, "feminism is the radical notion that women are people." In fact, because the social and political environment at the time that International Women's Day originated was so firmly biased against women dictating the terms under which they were to be employed, trained, paid, and treated, this idea was indeed revolutionary.


The movement to empower women to make their own decisions regarding all aspects of their lives, including whether or not they marry, choice of professional, economic, and political futures has resulted in many rightful victories for women around the world, and yet the battle is still being fought on many fronts.


If you are a woman, celebrate yourself, your mothers and sisters on this day by taking the choices and decisions you are faced with upon yourself.


Talk with other women, and learn from their experiences, especially those who are older or of a different cultural background than yourself and may have been differently affected by prejudice and sexism.


Ultimately, your life is yours to lead, and if there is a person, group, law, or social stigma that stands in your way because of your sex, it is your responsibility to yourself and all women to confront and change them or it.


For the men and children who want to share in the observance of this holiday, some advice is to honor and respect the women in your lives, to value their minds, capabilities, and talents, and never forget that regardless of gender, race, sexual orientation, personality type and all the other factors that make individuals different from one another, we are all people first and must conduct ourselves and treat each other as such.


I created awareness about gender equality & related themes through contemporary over the last 20 years, i have organized and conducted several workshops, demonstration, sessions, lectures and talks on puppetry for school teachers, folk women, lecturers, trainee teachers, NGO field staff, etc.


I am portraiting my experience photos


I have organized rallies on the occasion of international women's day
and in the road shows buttabommalata were given on women problems

like VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, GENDER EQUALITY, etc.



I have organized rallies on the occasion of international women's day and
in the road shows buttabommalata were given on women problems

like VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, GENDER EQUALITY, etc.


I have organized meetings on the occasion of international women's day and
in the meeting shows were given on women problems
like VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, GENDER EQUALITY, etc.

I have organized rallies on the occasion of interantional women's day and
in the road shows buttabommalata were given on women problems
like VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, GENDER EQUALITY, etc.

I have organized meetings on the occasion of international women's day and
in the road shows buttabommalata were given on women problems

like VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, GENDER EQUALITY, etc.

I bagged many awards in puppetry educational experience, in a short span of time.


I was awarded state best teacher through the hands of Honorable chief minister Dr.Y.S.Raja Sekhara Reddy of Andhra Pradesh (India) on 5th September 2004.

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Puppets are an aspect of our history and everyday lives. From marionettes to the Muppets we see them on television, on videos or in live performances. In their different forms they appeal to both old and young alike, represent different customs and traditions and are valuable educational tools. Puppets are both entertaining and captivating. Children can believe and relate to them; they can enter and explore the fascinating inventive world that puppets create.

Learning through play is fundamental to our children's education, helping them to develop the necessary skills in life. Puppets can stimulate children’s imagination, encourage creative play and discovery and are a wonderful interactive way to introduce narrative to even the most reluctant reader. They can be a powerful way of bringing story time to life; puppets can provide a focus for role play, encouraging the child’s imagination and involvement in activities and can play a fundamental part in the recitation of stories and verse. In addition, hand puppets with workable mouths and tongues are an excellent motivational resource to inspire the teaching of phonics within literacy.

Puppets can assist children with special educational needs. They can motivate and support children with difficulties in communication and interaction. They can help to develop their social and motor skills, and can meet the visual, tactile and emotional needs of the individual child. Large human puppets with glove hands and fingers can be used in conjunction with the different varieties of signing, adding a further dimension in helping children with both hearing difficulties and learning disabilities.

Puppets can share joy or sadness; they can be naughty or good, cheeky or shy; and when a child is engaged by a puppet they can learn lessons and absorb messages without even realising they are.

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Rod puppet has a main rod to hold the puppets and two thin Rods attached with two hands. These two rods also hold by other hand of puppeteer. It is operated from below stage.


Bil Baird in his books ‘The art of the puppet says, “Bengal had created a rod puppet style which I believe moved eastward with Hinduism and became the wayang golek (Java) performed with three dimensional wooden figures that are manipulated with rods”.

So India has a long tradition of rod puppets. Now rod puppets are only seen in west Bengal, Orissa and Bihar.






Glove puppets are also known as sleeve, hand or palm puppets the head is made of either paper mache, cloth or wood, with two hands emerging from just below the neck. The rest of the figure consists of a long following skirt.


These puppets are like limp dolls, but in the hands of able puppeteer, are capable of producing a wide range of moments. The manipulation technique is simple, the moments are controlled by the human hands, the fist finger inserted in the head and the middle finger and the thumb are two arms of the puppets. With the help of these three fingers, the glove puppet comes alive.


Puppeteers operated it from below or sitting in ground and taking it before his eyes. One puppeteer can manipulate two puppets at a time.


The tradition of glove puppet in India is popular in Uttar Pradesh, Orissa, West Bengal and Kerala. The delivery of dialogues, the moment of the puppet and the beat of the dholak are well synchronized and create a dramatic atmosphere.


In Uttar Pradesh glove puppets plays usually present social themes, where as in Orissa such plays are based on stories of Radha & Krishna. The theme for Glove puppet plays in Kerala is based on the episodes from either the Ramayana (or) Mahabharata.

Puppets can be broadly classified into FOUR categories based on the mode of manipulation. These are marionettes, shadow puppets, Rod puppets, Glove puppets, Finger puppets and fist puppets.

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Glove


Orissa – Sakhi kundai

Kerala -- Pava Koothu/Pava kathakali

West Bengal – Bener putul Nach

Uttar Pradesh -- Gulabo Sitabo

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Rod

West Bengal – Putul Natch

Orissa -- Kattu Kundhei

Bihar -- yampuri

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String

Rajasthan -- Kath putli

Maharashtra -- Kala sutri bahuliya

Karnataka -- Gombeyatta

Andhra Pradesh -- Koyya Bommalaata / Chekka Bommalaata

Orissa – Gopalila Kundhei

West Bengal – Tarer putul Natch

Assam – Putala Natch

Tripura – Putul Natch

Manipur – Laithivi Jagoi

Kerala -- Nool pavakoothu/ pavakali

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Shadow

Maharashtra -- Chandyacha

Karnataka -- Togalu Gombeatta / Chekka Gombeatta

Kerala -- The pavakoothy

Tamil Nadu – Thol Bommalatam

Andhra Pradesh – Tholubommalaata

Orissa – Ravan Chhaya


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Composite forms

Behar – Chadar Badar

West Bengal -- Chadar Badar

Tamil Nadu – Bommalatam

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Sunday, January 18, 2009

Buttabommalu are the village traditional puppets. These items are mainly using in the villages (or) anywhere in India to motivate the people by passing the messages like Gender equality, Environmental awareness, Adult literacy, Tree plantation, Girl child education, Child labor and many more.

In District Science fare Entertaining
Students & Teachers

On the Occasion of International Women's day Celebration
-A Road Show was given on "Violence against women"
with Police Department

A Rally on "WE CAN" Programme with
Mythri Women Development Organization

A Road show on the occasion
of International Women's day

Saturday, January 17, 2009

Puppet Show in School Anniversary
about "Importance of Girl Child Education"

Puppet show on "Gender Equality"
at AP Women's network

Puppet Education at District Science fare

Puppet show at District Science fare

Puppetry Training given to
non-formal education centers teaching staff

Puppetry is one of the most ancient form of entertainment in the work besides providing entertainment, this visual art form is also used for conveying meaningful messages. All through the ages, from the ancient Chinese to the Romans, people have used puppets to entertain themselves and to tell stories.

The word puppet derived from the latin word ‘pupa’ or French word ‘poupee’ both means doll. But puppet is not a doll. There is no definite definition of puppet. But some artisits and scholars describe it in different ways. Here we know some definitions:


paul macfharlin in his “puppet theater in America” says – “theatrical figure moved under human control”.


Helen Binyon in “puppetry today” says “puppetry is man made actor, inanimate object to which human being have found a means of giving an appearance of life”.


Margarata Nichulese, Director of the Taundarica Theater in Bucharest says “a Plastic picture endowed with ability of acting and presenting somebody”.


In Webster’s New school and office dictionary-“a small doll or image especially one moved by wires in a mock drama, one who is under the influence and control of another”.

Bil Baird in “Art of the puppet” says- An inanimate figure, that is made to move by effort before an audiences”.


Puppet is a part of man’s ancient urge to recreate life that results in this many layered art. It is also a means of communication, an extension of human expression. When a person finds in the world around him a man, an animal, a shape of a situation, and something strikes him, a funny or frightening (or) sad (or) awkward about it, he picks out the essence and builds it into puppet.


A variety of innovations in puppetry in different parts of the world have resulted in professional puppet theater groups performing on international forums.


In modern times educationalists all over the world have realized the potential of puppetry as a medium for communication. Many institutions and individuals in India are involving students in the use of puppetry for communicating educational concepts.


Puppetry has been successfully used to motivate emotionally and physically handicapped students to develop their mental and physical faculties awareness programmes about the conservation of the natural and cultural environment have also proved to be useful.


These programmes aim at sensitizing the students to the beauty in word, sound, form, color and movement. The aesthetic satisfaction derived from making of puppets and communicating through them helps in the all round development of the personality of the child.


Stories adapted from puraanic literature, local myths and legend usually from the content of traditional puppet theater in India which, in tutu, imbibes elements of all creative expressions like painting, sculpture, music, dance, drama, etc.


The presentation of puppet programmes involves the creative efforts of many people working together. Almost all types of puppets are found in India. Puppetry throughout the ages has held an important place in traditional entertainment.


Like traditional theater themes for puppet theater are mostly based on epics and legends. Puppets from different parts of the country have their own identity regional styles of painting and sculpture are reflected in them.













Monday, January 12, 2009


Puppet shows or pantomimes are another kind of dramatization, which is becoming increasingly popular, particularly with children. India has a ling tradition of puppet shows and it is puppet shows, the puppets may be mechanically operated or they can be operated by hand with the help of strings. It is the operator, who speaks for the puppets in different tones and plays different role. If the teacher can learn puppet operation, he may deliver a whole lesson in history through the puppets.



But may be more ambitious puppets on teams in history with proper use of light and stage effects. After every puppet show there should be follow up work in the class as indicated in the case of full-fledged dramatization. The advantage of puppet show over other kinds of dramatization is that it requires mush less preparation and expanse. A single person can operate the whole show.



It may also take the form of dramatized narration and may be directly relevant to the subject matter of a lesson (as in the case of class dramatization). At the same time its appeal is almost equivalent to that of full-fledged dramas. It is need less to say that that puppet shows have the greatest appeal for pupils of primary classes, but even pupils of higher classes can be interested in them.








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National Best Teacher Award for 2005
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