Dalavai Chalapathi Rao
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Indian artist
OccupationPuppet artisan
AwardsNational award, 1988
Padma Shri award, 2020
Padma Shri award, 2020
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Dalavai Chalapathi Rao is a leather puppet artisan from Anantapur district, India.[1] He received the Padma Shri award in 2020 for his efforts in leather puppet art.[2][3][4][5][6]
Dalavai Chalapathi Rao was born in 1936. He started his journey in puppet-making at the age of 13 as this art is mostly a family affair. He had learned the art from his father Khade Rao and for 40 years gave several shows, mostly on mythological themes. Later he underwent formal training in the craft.[7]
Personal life
He lives in Nimmalakunta village of Dharmavaram mandal.[8] In 1988 he received a national award for his art and in 2016 he received the Kala Ratna.[9][10]
Awards
- 1988: National award in 1988.
- 2020: Padma Shri award in 2020 for his efforts in leather puppet art.
References
- ↑ Nagabhushanam, Hoskote (17 October 2016). "Poverty turns puppet show artistes into farmhands in Andhra Pradesh". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ↑ Susarla, Ramesh (26 January 2020). "Padma Awards 2020: This award is special, says Andhra Pradesh leather puppetry artist Dalavai Chalapathi Rao". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ↑ "PV Sindhu, 4 others from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh get Padma honour". The Times of India. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ↑ "Performing arts: Thespians, craftsmen among 25 conferred Padma awards". outlookindia.com. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ↑ Kavuluru, Madhav Jaswanth. "Padma Awards 2020: Here Is The Complete List Of Winners". Chai Bisket. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ↑ "From Mary Kom to Anand Mahindra and Karan Johar: Here's The Full List of Padma Awardees". News18. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ↑ Susarla, Ramesh (26 January 2020). "Padma Awards 2020: This award is special, says Andhra Pradesh leather puppetry artist Dalavai Chalapathi Rao". The Hindu.
- ↑ "Two from Andhra Pradesh among Padma Shri awardees". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ↑ "మన కళాకారులకు 'పద్మ శ్రీ'.. యడ్ల గోపాలరావు, దళవాయి చలపతి రావు వివరాలివే." Samayam Telugu (in Telugu). 26 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ↑ Krishna (26 January 2020). "పద్మశ్రీ అందుకున్నయడ్ల గోపాలరావు, దలవాయి చలపతిరావు ఎవరో తెలుసుకోండి !". www.hmtvlive.com (in Telugu). Retrieved 26 January 2020.