Ramdas Padhye
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Ramdas Padhye is an Indian ventriloquist, puppeteer
and puppet-maker. Over the last 40 years, he has performed more than 9000 ventriloquism and puppet shows in India and abroad. His website is the first Indian website on ventriloquism and puppetry
. He has been regularly featuring on India' National Channel Doordarshan
since 1972. He was the first Indian ventriloquist to perform ventriloquism and puppet
-based shows on NBC
, ABC
and CBS
television in America, and BBC's Channel Four. The art of ventriloquism
popularly known as “ Bolkya Bahulya “ or “ Talking Dolls “ or “ Shabdabhram “ or “ Voice Illusion “ is not well known in India. He has given the traditional Indian Puppets and Ventriloquial dolls the technological edge by upgrading them to International Standards without losing their Indian identity and universal appeal. Ramdas Padhye received formal training in the art of ventriloquism and the use of talking puppets from his father, late Prof. Y. K. Padhye
, who introduced India to this art around 1920 in its modern format. In 1968, at the age of 23, he performed before the Prime Minister of India Late Smt. Indira Gandhi
in New Delhi. Spurred by her advice to give distinct Indian touch to the art, Ramdas Padhye introduced several Indian puppets/dolls with whom the Indian masses could readily identify themselves. He then selected several themes of national importance such as “ Family Planning “, “ Small Savings “, “ Child Education”, and "Grow more Food" etc. for his shows and presented them with the help of his witty and entertaining puppets. He regularly visited the hospitals and brought cheers to the lives of Cancer patients and mentally retarded children.
Ramdas Padhye also performed various television specials along with his puppet "Bunny", which was popular because of the Lijjat Papad advertisement.
His recent achievements include puppet serial for Singapore TV – 12 where more than 50 puppets were created by Ramdas in his exclusive puppet studio. This is the first time that a foreign T.V. station has invited Indian Puppeteer
for a full fledged puppet serial. Puppets created & operated for “Playhouse Disney” a show for Disney Channel. Walt Disney International Pvt. Ltd chose Mr. Padhye for this job."Playhouse Disney" show was produced by Miditech Pvt. Ltd., one of leading production houses in India.They show featured a puppet called "Mitz" which interacted with a live anchor.
Another popular T.V. serial is “Misha” on Zee Marathi
.The protagonist of the show "Misha" (the puppet) was an alien who solved the problems of his friend.This serial was directed by Kedar Shinde.This serial became instantly popular amongst the children.The puppet was operated by Ramdas Padhye and his son Satyajit Padhye
.It was made by Ramdas Padhye in his puppet studio.
Ramdas Padhye and his team of trained puppeteers are behind the new show "Juicy Pammi" on India's leading Lifestyle channel "ZOOM".The puppets are designed and created in Ramdas Padhye's "Puppet Studio".The show features Puppets of India's various Celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Sanjay Dutt to name a few.The Lead Puppeteers behind the show are Ramdas Padhye, wife Aparna and son Satyajit Padhye
.Besides these there are 10 skilled puppeteers who help the lead puppeteers.Each Celebrity Puppet is created by Ramdas Padhyein his Puppet Studio.Each Celebrity Puppet takes 20 days to design.The puppets are made from composite materials like latex, rubber, foam latex etc.Ramdas Padhye's Puppet studio has a collection of different puppets from around the world.Ramdas Padhye's Puppet Studio has designed puppets of various international celebrities like George W Bush, Bill Clinton
, and Marilyn Monroe
The Indian advertising industry has also used his puppets in many commercials, the famous being the Lijjat Papad commercial featuring his puppet Bunny.This famous commercial features his puppet Bunny eating Papad (a popular Indian snack).This advertisement made Ramdas Padhye an household name.In fact the product became very popular because of the use of the puppet "Bunny" and the sales of the product sky-rocketed.The main highlight of this advertisement was that Ramdas Padhye himself operated the puppet as well as gave the voice-over.The last tagline of the advertisement "Karram Kurram" became very popular.Also the typical laughter of the bunny at the end of the advertisement became an identity for the product.This advertisement first aired on Doordharshan in 1980's.However it is still running on several channels.This advertisement gave Ramdas Padhye and his puppets a distinct identity.This advertisement was the starting point of a successful career in Ventriloquism and Puppetry.
Ramdas Padhye has also done a commercial for Annapurna Namak with ad-man "Gyaan Currea".His another advertisement includes a ventriloquist act for the product "Krackjack" which is popular biscuit brand in India.
Ramdas Padhye has also done a commercial for Tata Sky with Aamir Khan.In this AD, Aamir Khan plays a ventriloquist and his puppet is a T.V.The entire concept of the AD for Tata Sky revolves around the puppet with Aamir playing the Ventriloquist.In fact he being, a perfectionist learnt from the nuances of Ventriloquism from Ramdas Padhye.He had seen his shows on T.V. when he was in school.Ventriloquism being a difficult art cannot be taught in a day or two.Hence the puppet was operated by Ramdas Padhye from below, whereas Aamir just imitated as a Ventriloquist.The concept of the AD revolves around T.V. being becoming your puppet.Due to the Active Services introduced by Tata Sky people can literally do anything with their T.V. The puppet for the advertisement has been designed and made by Karl Evans from Karl Evans Studio.
Ramdas Padhye was roped in by Europe’s leading Ad-Agency “Alfred” to do a commercial for Holland T.V.Channel. The Ad-film was just for 35 seconds, however it was shot extensively for 4 days at various locations in Jaipur and Goa. It was a cookie commercial and the name of the product was “Sultana Cookies”.Holland’s leading model “Renske van der Sluis” worked with the puppet.The puppet was operated by Ramdas Padhye and his son Satyajit Padhye
. The Ad-film was directed by Holland’s Ad-filmmaker “Rick Lenzing”, whose production house “In Case of Fire” has done various commercials around the world.
He has also represented India at several international puppetry conventions like Vent Haven Convention in U.S.A., World Festival of Puppet Art in Prague, International Ventriloquist Festival in Las Vegas. His book called "Inner Voice" is the first Indian book on Ventriloquism
inaugurated at the Vent Haven Convention, Cincinnati, U.S.A. He has exported puppets to various countries including U.S.A, Canada, New Zealand, Singapore, Cambodia, South Africa from traditional Indian Puppets to Modern Radio Controlled Puppets in his exclusive puppet studio.
His future plans include designing and presenting "Water Puppetry" and "Air Puppetry" using water and sky as background instead of a regular stage, basing his ideas on environmental themes. He also plans to establish a fully-fledged institute for ventriloquism and allied arts in India.
Ramdas Padhye has his own "Puppet Studio" where he designs different kinds of puppets right from string puppets, rod puppets, marionettes, ventriloquial puppets, muppets, body puppets, animatronics puppets, black light puppets, celebrity puppets.
Ramdas Padhye has designed puppets for various companies like Kelloggs,Siemens, Walt Disney India Pvt Ltd, Wizcraft etc.He has also designed puppets of various international celebrities like Marilyn Monoroe, George W Bush, Bill Clinton, Frank Sinatra, Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Sanjay Dutt.Ramdas Padhye's Puppet Studio literally gives birth number of characters.
Ramdas Padhye has also designed puppets for several ad-films, television serials, feature films.He has also exported the puppets to various countries like U.S, U.K, New Zealand,Cambodia,South Africa.
Ramdas Padhye mastered the art of making the puppets in 1980's.Earlier he use to get his puppets from other countries.However, as he started requiring more specific puppets for his own shows, he later on started building the puppets as per the requirements of the clients.
Speciality of Ramdas Padhye's Puppet Studio is that, he designs custom made puppets.They are designed keeping in mind the specific needs of users.This has made Ramdas Padhye very popular in India.Ramdas Padhye has also designed the puppet "Tatya Vinchu" from the famous feature film "Zapatlela".In the film Zapatlela, Ramdas Padhye designed 9 replicas of the protagonist, so that it could do all kinds of action sequences in the film.Ramdas used combination different kinds of puppetry techniques like string, rod, muppets etc. for this film.
Ramdas Padhye has also designed puppets for the play "Good Night Baby Dino" which was written and directed by Bharat Dabolkar.It was a children's play which was based on the dinosaur family and which consisted of almost 50 custom design puppets.
Ramdas Padhye has designed Barack Obama
Puppet in his workshop. The puppet was designed for an upcoming Ventriloquist Doris Baker. This puppet was outsourced to India for designing.
Satyajit Padhye
, Ramdas' son, is a third generation ventriloquist and puppeteer
. Performing his own shows, he targets younger Indian audiences.Satyajit performs birthday party, corporate and wedding shows.He has been an assistant puppeteer with his father for almost 10 years.He has also produced a documentary on AIDS which uses this art of puppetry to create awareness regarding AIDS. Satyajit has also represented INDIA at the Japan Ventriloquist Festival in Tokyo in 2002.He has won several awards in his high school and inter-collegiate events like Malhar and Youth Festival.Satyajit is also the lead puppeteer for the show "Juicy Pammi" which is on-air on ZOOM channel in India.Satyajit also helps his father in designing the puppets in Ramdas Padhye's "Puppet Studio".Satyajit also participated in India's Got Talent and was one of the finalist,although he failed to win the contest but he made everyone his fan by his strong performance.
Puppeteer
A puppeteer is a person who manipulates an inanimate object, such as a puppet, in real time to create the illusion of life. The puppeteer may be visible to or hidden from the audience. A puppeteer can operate a puppet indirectly by the use of strings, rods, wires, electronics or directly by his or...
and puppet-maker. Over the last 40 years, he has performed more than 9000 ventriloquism and puppet shows in India and abroad. His website is the first Indian website on ventriloquism and puppetry
Puppetry
Puppetry is a form of theatre or performance which involves the manipulation of puppets. It is very ancient, and is believed to have originated 30,000 years BC. Puppetry takes many forms but they all share the process of animating inanimate performing objects...
. He has been regularly featuring on India' National Channel Doordarshan
DoorDarshan
Doordarshan is an Indian public service broadcaster, a division of Prasar Bharati. It is one of the largest broadcasting organizations in India in terms of the infrastructure of studios and transmitters. Recently, it has also started Digital Terrestrial Transmitters. On September 15, 2009,...
since 1972. He was the first Indian ventriloquist to perform ventriloquism and puppet
Puppet
A puppet is an inanimate object or representational figure animated or manipulated by an entertainer, who is called a puppeteer. It is used in puppetry, a play or a presentation that is a very ancient form of theatre....
-based shows on NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
, ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
and CBS
CBS
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television in America, and BBC's Channel Four. The art of ventriloquism
Ventriloquism
Ventriloquism, or ventriloquy, is an act of stagecraft in which a person manipulates his or her voice so that it appears that the voice is coming from elsewhere, usually a puppeteered "dummy"...
popularly known as “ Bolkya Bahulya “ or “ Talking Dolls “ or “ Shabdabhram “ or “ Voice Illusion “ is not well known in India. He has given the traditional Indian Puppets and Ventriloquial dolls the technological edge by upgrading them to International Standards without losing their Indian identity and universal appeal. Ramdas Padhye received formal training in the art of ventriloquism and the use of talking puppets from his father, late Prof. Y. K. Padhye
Prof. Y. K. Padhye
Yeshwant Keshav Padhye was the pioneering Indian Ventriloquist who started ventriloquism in India in 1920's. He was a magician and performed magic shows in India.He brought the puppets from England and then slowly started performing Ventriloquism....
, who introduced India to this art around 1920 in its modern format. In 1968, at the age of 23, he performed before the Prime Minister of India Late Smt. Indira Gandhi
Indira Gandhi
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhara was an Indian politician who served as the third Prime Minister of India for three consecutive terms and a fourth term . She was assassinated by Sikh extremists...
in New Delhi. Spurred by her advice to give distinct Indian touch to the art, Ramdas Padhye introduced several Indian puppets/dolls with whom the Indian masses could readily identify themselves. He then selected several themes of national importance such as “ Family Planning “, “ Small Savings “, “ Child Education”, and "Grow more Food" etc. for his shows and presented them with the help of his witty and entertaining puppets. He regularly visited the hospitals and brought cheers to the lives of Cancer patients and mentally retarded children.
Puppets in films
His puppets are have also been used in many feature films:- MahanMahanMahan may refer to:*Mahan confederacy, chiefdoms in ancient Korea*Mahan, Iran, a city in Kerman province*Mahan District, an administrative subdivision of Kerman Province*Iranian male first name*Mahan Air, an airline based in Kerman province...
, featuring Amitabh BachchanAmitabh BachchanAmitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s as the "angry young man" of Hindi cinema, and has since appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning more than four decades...
, Zeenat Aman and Praveen Babhi - Dil Hai TumhaaraDil Hai TumhaaraDil Hai Tumhaara is a 2002 Bollywood romantic comedy and family film starring Rekha, Preity Zinta, Mahima Chaudhry, Arjun Rampal, Jimmy Shergill and Alok Nath...
featuring Jimmy ShergillJimmy ShergillJasjit Singh Gill , popularly known as Jimmy Shergill , is an Indian actor.-Early life:Shergill was born in a Jatt Sikh family in Gorakhpur, India and studied there till 5th Grade in St. Paul's School. Then, his family shifted to Patiala...
& Priety Zinta, directed by Kundan ShahKundan ShahKundan Shah is an Indian film director and writer.He is most known for his comedy classic Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro and his 1985-1986, TV series Nukkad with Saeed Akhtar Mirza.-Biography:... - PuppetPuppetA puppet is an inanimate object or representational figure animated or manipulated by an entertainer, who is called a puppeteer. It is used in puppetry, a play or a presentation that is a very ancient form of theatre....
based horror film Zapatlela (Marathi) directed by Mahesh Kothare starring Laxmikant Berde directed by Mahesh KothareMahesh KothareMahesh Kothare is an actor, director and producer of Marathi and Hindi films. He has been working with Indian cinema since when he was small child. He acted as a child artist in well known movie Raja Aur Rank, Chhota Bhai, Mere Laal, Ghar Ghar ki Kahani... - PuppetPuppetA puppet is an inanimate object or representational figure animated or manipulated by an entertainer, who is called a puppeteer. It is used in puppetry, a play or a presentation that is a very ancient form of theatre....
based horror film Ammo Bhomma (Telugu) starring Dr. Rajendra Prasad - Ramdas Padhye has also designed the Puppet Doll in Ramgopal Verma's Phoonk 2Phoonk 2Phoonk 2 is a Bollywood horror film written and directed by Milind Gadagkar. It is a sequel to Ram Gopal Varma's 2008 film Phoonk and stars Sudeep, Amruta Khanvilkar and Ahsaas Channa. The film was released on 16 April 2010 with about 900 prints worldwide including the digital format...
Puppets on Indian Television
Ramdas Padhye's puppets regularly featured on the National television "Doordharshan".His show featured in 1972, when the television first started in Mumbai.His puppets "Ardhavatrao" and "Awadabai" are still remembered by many Indians who have grown up seeing his puppets.Ramdas Padhye has performed several television shows and television specials.His shows include "Meri Bhi Suno", a popular show which gave a social messages with the help of puppets.The show called "Aap He Sochiye" became extremely popular amongst the youth.Ramdas performed several acts along with his wife Aparna in 1980's and 1990s.Aparna, is an accomplished singer and puppeteer in her own rights and regularly assists Ramdas Padhye in his shows.Together they performed a unique ventriloquist show on television.The speciality of this show was the husband and wife theme with the puppets.Ramdas Padhye also performed various television specials along with his puppet "Bunny", which was popular because of the Lijjat Papad advertisement.
His recent achievements include puppet serial for Singapore TV – 12 where more than 50 puppets were created by Ramdas in his exclusive puppet studio. This is the first time that a foreign T.V. station has invited Indian Puppeteer
Puppeteer
A puppeteer is a person who manipulates an inanimate object, such as a puppet, in real time to create the illusion of life. The puppeteer may be visible to or hidden from the audience. A puppeteer can operate a puppet indirectly by the use of strings, rods, wires, electronics or directly by his or...
for a full fledged puppet serial. Puppets created & operated for “Playhouse Disney” a show for Disney Channel. Walt Disney International Pvt. Ltd chose Mr. Padhye for this job."Playhouse Disney" show was produced by Miditech Pvt. Ltd., one of leading production houses in India.They show featured a puppet called "Mitz" which interacted with a live anchor.
Another popular T.V. serial is “Misha” on Zee Marathi
Zee Marathi
Zee Marathi is India-based satellite television channel, which carries broadcasts in Marathi. Zee Network, India's leading infotainment network launched it in the year 1999. It is the most viewed television channel in Mumbai...
.The protagonist of the show "Misha" (the puppet) was an alien who solved the problems of his friend.This serial was directed by Kedar Shinde.This serial became instantly popular amongst the children.The puppet was operated by Ramdas Padhye and his son Satyajit Padhye
Satyajit Padhye
CA Satyajit Padhye, son of Indian ventriloquist and puppeteer Ramdas Padhye, is an up-and-coming ventriloquist, puppeteer and puppet maker. Having assisted his father, Ramdas Padhye, in various stage shows and plays, he is the third generation of ventriloquists in his family.A Chartered Accountant,...
.It was made by Ramdas Padhye in his puppet studio.
Ramdas Padhye and his team of trained puppeteers are behind the new show "Juicy Pammi" on India's leading Lifestyle channel "ZOOM".The puppets are designed and created in Ramdas Padhye's "Puppet Studio".The show features Puppets of India's various Celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Sanjay Dutt to name a few.The Lead Puppeteers behind the show are Ramdas Padhye, wife Aparna and son Satyajit Padhye
Satyajit Padhye
CA Satyajit Padhye, son of Indian ventriloquist and puppeteer Ramdas Padhye, is an up-and-coming ventriloquist, puppeteer and puppet maker. Having assisted his father, Ramdas Padhye, in various stage shows and plays, he is the third generation of ventriloquists in his family.A Chartered Accountant,...
.Besides these there are 10 skilled puppeteers who help the lead puppeteers.Each Celebrity Puppet is created by Ramdas Padhyein his Puppet Studio.Each Celebrity Puppet takes 20 days to design.The puppets are made from composite materials like latex, rubber, foam latex etc.Ramdas Padhye's Puppet studio has a collection of different puppets from around the world.Ramdas Padhye's Puppet Studio has designed puppets of various international celebrities like George W Bush, Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
, and Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, singer, model and showgirl who became a major sex symbol, starring in a number of commercially successful motion pictures during the 1950s....
Puppets in advertisements
The Indian advertising industry has also used his puppets in many commercials, the famous being the Lijjat Papad commercial featuring his puppet Bunny.This famous commercial features his puppet Bunny eating Papad (a popular Indian snack).This advertisement made Ramdas Padhye an household name.In fact the product became very popular because of the use of the puppet "Bunny" and the sales of the product sky-rocketed.The main highlight of this advertisement was that Ramdas Padhye himself operated the puppet as well as gave the voice-over.The last tagline of the advertisement "Karram Kurram" became very popular.Also the typical laughter of the bunny at the end of the advertisement became an identity for the product.This advertisement first aired on Doordharshan in 1980's.However it is still running on several channels.This advertisement gave Ramdas Padhye and his puppets a distinct identity.This advertisement was the starting point of a successful career in Ventriloquism and Puppetry.
Ramdas Padhye has also done a commercial for Annapurna Namak with ad-man "Gyaan Currea".His another advertisement includes a ventriloquist act for the product "Krackjack" which is popular biscuit brand in India.
Ramdas Padhye has also done a commercial for Tata Sky with Aamir Khan.In this AD, Aamir Khan plays a ventriloquist and his puppet is a T.V.The entire concept of the AD for Tata Sky revolves around the puppet with Aamir playing the Ventriloquist.In fact he being, a perfectionist learnt from the nuances of Ventriloquism from Ramdas Padhye.He had seen his shows on T.V. when he was in school.Ventriloquism being a difficult art cannot be taught in a day or two.Hence the puppet was operated by Ramdas Padhye from below, whereas Aamir just imitated as a Ventriloquist.The concept of the AD revolves around T.V. being becoming your puppet.Due to the Active Services introduced by Tata Sky people can literally do anything with their T.V. The puppet for the advertisement has been designed and made by Karl Evans from Karl Evans Studio.
Ramdas Padhye was roped in by Europe’s leading Ad-Agency “Alfred” to do a commercial for Holland T.V.Channel. The Ad-film was just for 35 seconds, however it was shot extensively for 4 days at various locations in Jaipur and Goa. It was a cookie commercial and the name of the product was “Sultana Cookies”.Holland’s leading model “Renske van der Sluis” worked with the puppet.The puppet was operated by Ramdas Padhye and his son Satyajit Padhye
Satyajit Padhye
CA Satyajit Padhye, son of Indian ventriloquist and puppeteer Ramdas Padhye, is an up-and-coming ventriloquist, puppeteer and puppet maker. Having assisted his father, Ramdas Padhye, in various stage shows and plays, he is the third generation of ventriloquists in his family.A Chartered Accountant,...
. The Ad-film was directed by Holland’s Ad-filmmaker “Rick Lenzing”, whose production house “In Case of Fire” has done various commercials around the world.
He has also represented India at several international puppetry conventions like Vent Haven Convention in U.S.A., World Festival of Puppet Art in Prague, International Ventriloquist Festival in Las Vegas. His book called "Inner Voice" is the first Indian book on Ventriloquism
Ventriloquism
Ventriloquism, or ventriloquy, is an act of stagecraft in which a person manipulates his or her voice so that it appears that the voice is coming from elsewhere, usually a puppeteered "dummy"...
inaugurated at the Vent Haven Convention, Cincinnati, U.S.A. He has exported puppets to various countries including U.S.A, Canada, New Zealand, Singapore, Cambodia, South Africa from traditional Indian Puppets to Modern Radio Controlled Puppets in his exclusive puppet studio.
His future plans include designing and presenting "Water Puppetry" and "Air Puppetry" using water and sky as background instead of a regular stage, basing his ideas on environmental themes. He also plans to establish a fully-fledged institute for ventriloquism and allied arts in India.
Ramdas Padhye's Puppet Studio
Ramdas Padhye has designed puppets for various companies like Kelloggs,Siemens, Walt Disney India Pvt Ltd, Wizcraft etc.He has also designed puppets of various international celebrities like Marilyn Monoroe, George W Bush, Bill Clinton, Frank Sinatra, Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Sanjay Dutt.Ramdas Padhye's Puppet Studio literally gives birth number of characters.
Ramdas Padhye has also designed puppets for several ad-films, television serials, feature films.He has also exported the puppets to various countries like U.S, U.K, New Zealand,Cambodia,South Africa.
Ramdas Padhye mastered the art of making the puppets in 1980's.Earlier he use to get his puppets from other countries.However, as he started requiring more specific puppets for his own shows, he later on started building the puppets as per the requirements of the clients.
Speciality of Ramdas Padhye's Puppet Studio is that, he designs custom made puppets.They are designed keeping in mind the specific needs of users.This has made Ramdas Padhye very popular in India.Ramdas Padhye has also designed the puppet "Tatya Vinchu" from the famous feature film "Zapatlela".In the film Zapatlela, Ramdas Padhye designed 9 replicas of the protagonist, so that it could do all kinds of action sequences in the film.Ramdas used combination different kinds of puppetry techniques like string, rod, muppets etc. for this film.
Ramdas Padhye has also designed puppets for the play "Good Night Baby Dino" which was written and directed by Bharat Dabolkar.It was a children's play which was based on the dinosaur family and which consisted of almost 50 custom design puppets.
Ramdas Padhye has designed Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
Puppet in his workshop. The puppet was designed for an upcoming Ventriloquist Doris Baker. This puppet was outsourced to India for designing.
Family tradition
Satyajit Padhye
CA Satyajit Padhye, son of Indian ventriloquist and puppeteer Ramdas Padhye, is an up-and-coming ventriloquist, puppeteer and puppet maker. Having assisted his father, Ramdas Padhye, in various stage shows and plays, he is the third generation of ventriloquists in his family.A Chartered Accountant,...
, Ramdas' son, is a third generation ventriloquist and puppeteer
Puppeteer
A puppeteer is a person who manipulates an inanimate object, such as a puppet, in real time to create the illusion of life. The puppeteer may be visible to or hidden from the audience. A puppeteer can operate a puppet indirectly by the use of strings, rods, wires, electronics or directly by his or...
. Performing his own shows, he targets younger Indian audiences.Satyajit performs birthday party, corporate and wedding shows.He has been an assistant puppeteer with his father for almost 10 years.He has also produced a documentary on AIDS which uses this art of puppetry to create awareness regarding AIDS. Satyajit has also represented INDIA at the Japan Ventriloquist Festival in Tokyo in 2002.He has won several awards in his high school and inter-collegiate events like Malhar and Youth Festival.Satyajit is also the lead puppeteer for the show "Juicy Pammi" which is on-air on ZOOM channel in India.Satyajit also helps his father in designing the puppets in Ramdas Padhye's "Puppet Studio".Satyajit also participated in India's Got Talent and was one of the finalist,although he failed to win the contest but he made everyone his fan by his strong performance.