Puran Bhatt
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Born
Rajasthan, India
OccupationPuppeteer
Notable workTomorrow We Disappear
AwardsSangeet Natak Akademi Award (2003)
Puran Bhaat | |
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 A portrait of Shri Puran Bhaat who was presented with the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Puppetry - Rajasthan by the President Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam in New Delhi on 26 October 2004 | |
| Born | Rajasthan, India |
| Occupation | Puppeteer |
| Notable work | Tomorrow We Disappear |
| Awards | Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (2003) |
Puran Bhaat is a puppeteer from India. Originally from Rajasthan, his group of puppeteer families settled in Delhi almost fifty years ago. They currently reside in the Kathputli Colony at Delhi, an artist community.[1]
He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2003, given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama.[2]
Bhaat was one of the primary subjects of the 2014 docudrama Tomorrow We Disappear, which revolves around the Kathputli Colony facing impending eviction in order to build high-rise housing on the outskirts of New Delhi.
