Dalavai Chalapathi Rao Explained
Dalavai Chalapathi Rao |
Birth Place: | Anantapur district, India |
Occupation: | Puppet artisan |
Awards: | National award, 1988 Padma Shri award, 2020 |
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]
Early life and background
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.
Notes and References
- News: Poverty turns puppet show artistes into farmhands in Andhra Pradesh. Nagabhushanam. Hoskote. 2016-10-17. Deccan Chronicle. en. 2020-01-26.
- News: Padma Awards 2020: This award is special, says Andhra Pradesh leather puppetry artist Dalavai Chalapathi Rao. Susarla. Ramesh. 2020-01-26. The Hindu. 2020-01-26. en-IN. 0971-751X.
- News: PV Sindhu, 4 others from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh get Padma honour. 26 January 2020. The Times of India. en. 2020-01-26.
- Web site: Performing arts: Thespians, craftsmen among 25 conferred Padma awards. outlookindia.com. 2020-01-26.
- Web site: Padma Awards 2020: Here Is The Complete List Of Winners. Kavuluru. Madhav Jaswanth. Chai Bisket. en-US. 2020-01-26. 18 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220818204542/https://chaibisket.com/padma-awards-2020/. dead.
- Web site: From Mary Kom to Anand Mahindra and Karan Johar: Here's The Full List of Padma Awardees. News18. 2020-01-26.
- News: Susarla . Ramesh . Padma Awards 2020: This award is special, says Andhra Pradesh leather puppetry artist Dalavai Chalapathi Rao . The Hindu . 26 January 2020 . en-IN.
- Web site: Two from Andhra Pradesh among Padma Shri awardees. The New Indian Express. 2020-01-26.
- Web site: మన కళాకారులకు ‘పద్మ శ్రీ’.. యడ్ల గోపాలరావు, దళవాయి చలపతి రావు వివరాలివే... 2020-01-26. Samayam Telugu. te. 2020-01-26.
- Web site: పద్మశ్రీ అందుకున్నయడ్ల గోపాలరావు, దలవాయి చలపతిరావు ఎవరో తెలుసుకోండి !. Krishna. 2020-01-26. www.hmtvlive.com. te. 2020-01-26.