MONDAY 17 MARCH

INAUGURATION

YAKSHAGANA GOMBEYATA TRADITIONAL STRING PUPPET THEATRE OF KARNATAKA

Lankadahana

Sri Ganesh Yakshagana Gombeyata Mandali, Karnataka

Group Leader: Bhaskar Kogga Kamath

TOLU BOMMALATA

TRADITIONAL SHADOW PUPPET THEATRE OF ANDHRA PRADESH

Sundara Kandam

TUESDAY 18 MARCH

CONTEMPORARY : ROD AND GLOVE

Almost Twelfth Night

Kat-Katha, New Delhi

Director : Anurupa Roy

DANGER PUTUL

TRADITIONAL ROD PUPPET THEATRE OF WEST BENGAL

Sitar Banabas

Satya Narayan Putul Natya Sanstha, West Bengal

Group Leader Nirapada Mondal

TOLPAVA KUTHU

TRADITIONAL SHADOW PUPPET THEATRE OF KERALA

Kamban Ramayana

Krishnan Kutty Pulavar Memorial Tholpava Koothu

& Puppet Centre, Kerala

Group Leader: K.K. Ramachandra Pulavar

THURSDAY 20 MARCH

RAVANACHAYA

TRADITIONAL SHADOW PUPPET THEATRE OF ORISSA

Ravan Chhaya Natya Sansad, Orissa

Group Leader: Kolha Charan Sahoo

KANDHEI NACH

TRADITIONAL ROD PUPPET THEATRE OF ORISSA

Utkal Vishwakarma Kalakunja Kandhei Nacha, Keonijhar

Group  Leader: Maguni Charan Kuanr

CONTEMPORARY PUPPET THEATRE (ROD PUPPETS)

Aladin

Calcutta Puppet Theatre, Kolkata, West Bengal

Director: Suresh Dutta

FRIDAY 21 MARCH

Celebrating of UNIMA World Puppet Day

BENIR PUTUL

TRADITIONAL GLOVE PUPPET THEATRE OF WEST BENGAL

Bishnu Priya Putul Pary, 24 Paraganas

Group Leader: Ramapada Ghorai and Basanto Ghoroi

TOL BOMMALATAM

TRADITIONAL SHADOW PUPPET THEATRE OF TAMILNADU

Sundara Kandam

Selvaraja Shadow Puppet Group, Tamil Nadu

Group Leader: A. Selvaraja

CONTEMPORARY PUPPET THEATRE (ROD PUPPETS & MASKS)

Journeys

Ishara Puppet Theatre Trust, Delhi

Director: Dadi D. Padumjee

SATURDAY 22 MARCH

CONTEMPORARY PUPPET THEATRE (ROD & HAND)

1001 Indian Nights

Pi Theatre, Delhi

Director: Varun Narain

SALAKI GOMBEYATTA

TRADITIONAL PUPPET THEATRE

(STRING AND ROD PUPPETS), KARNATAKA

Sri Bhavaneshwari Sutrada Bombe Mela, Mandya District

Group Leader: Puttasamachar B.

CONTEMPORARY PUPPET THEATRE (ROD PUPPETS)

Kshude Patuar Roomkatha

Peoples Puppet Theatre, Kolkata, West Bengal

Director: Hiren Bhattacharya

SUNDAY 23 MARCH

CONTEMPORARY PUPET THEATRE (GLOVE PUPPETS)

Rutir Goppo

Tal-Betal Puppet Theatre, Kolkata

Director: Subhasis Sen

PAVAKATHAKALI

TRADITIONAL PUPPET THEATRE (GLOVE PUPPETS), KERALA

Dakshayagam

Natanakairali, Trichur Kerala

Group Leader: G. Venu

TOGALU GOMBEYATA

TRADITIONAL SHADOW PUPPET THEATRE OF KARNATAKA

Excerpts from Ramayana and Gandhi

Sri Ramanjaneya Togalu Gombe Mela, Bellery

Group Leader: B. Veeranna

MONDAY 24 MARCH

CONTEMPORARY PUPPET THEATRE (ROD PUPPETS)

Death Trap

Salaam Baalak Trust, Delhi

Director: Kapil Dev

BOMMALATAM

TRADITIONAL STRING PUPPET THEATRE OF TAMIL NADU

Seetha Kalyanam and Marriage of Valli with Lord Muruga

Sri Murugan sangeetha Bommalatta Sabha, Tamil Nadu

Group Leader: Kumbakonam Thiru T.N. Sankaranathan

CONTEMPORARY PUPPET THEATRE (ROD PUPPETS)

Taming of the Wild

Dolls Theatre, Kolkata

Director: Sudip Gupta

TUESDAY 25 MARCH

KATHPUTLI

TRADITIONAL STRING PUPPETS OF RAJASTHAN

Dhola Maru

Aakar Puppet Theatre, Delhi

Group Leader: Puran Bhatt

YAKSHAGANA BOMBEYATA

TRADITIONAL STRING AND ROD PUPPET THEATRE OF KARNATAKA

Narakasura Vadhe

Sri Gopalakrishna Yakshagana Bombeyata Sangha, Kasergod

Group Leader: K.V. Ramesh

CONTEMPORARY PUPPET THEATRE (ROD PUPPET)

Idgah and Rageela

Mayur Puppet Theatre, Lucknow

Director: Milan Yadav

WEDNESDAY 26 MARCH

CONTEMPORARY PUPPET THEATRE (ROD PUPPET)

Maindak Budhi

Nori Puppet Group of the Nori Art & Puppetry Centre, Hyderabad

Director: Ratnamala Nori

CONTEMPORARY PUPPET THEATRE (ROD AND GLOVE)

Holde Jhunti Morogti

Burdhman Puppet Theatre & Cultural Centre, West Bengal

Director: Swapan Roy

CONTEMPORARY PUPPET THEATRE

Vadakkan Pattu

Samanwaya Pavantaka Sangham, Ayancheri, Kerala

Director: T.P. Kunhiraman

THURSDAY 27 MARCH

TARER PUTUL

TRADITIONAL PUPPET THEATRE (STRING PUPPETS)

OF WEST BENGAL

Sindhu Badh

Dhiren Natya Putul Nach Party, West Bengal

Group Leader: Krishna Pada Sardar

CONTEMPORARY PUPPET THEATRE (ROD PUPPETS)

Tido Jhoshi

‘Meher’ – The Troupe, Ahmedabad

Director: Mansinh Zala

KALASUTRI BAHULYA

TRADITIONAL STRING PUPPET THEATRE OF MAHARASHTRA

Ganpat Sakharam Masge and Group, Pinguli Maharashtra

Group Leader: Ganapat Sakharam Masge

FRIDAY 28 MARCH

PUTUL NACH

TRADITIONAL STRING PUPPET THEATRE OF ASSAM

Sita Haran and Laba Kusha

Rupi Puppet Theatre, Kamrup, Assam

Group Leader: Abani Sharma

KOYYA BOMMALATA

TRADITIONAL STRING PUPPET THEATRE

OF ANDHRA PRADESH

Group Leadr: M. Upplaiah

CONTEMPORARY PUPPET THEATRE (ROD PUPPETS)

Tetnai

Tripura Puppet Theatre, Agartala, Tripura

Director: Prabbitangsu Das