96-yr-old puppeteer from Koppal Bheemavva Doddabalappa Shillekyathar conferred with Padma Shri award
Koppal: Renowned puppeteer from Moranala village of the taluk, 96-year-old Bheemavva Doddabalappa Shillekyathar, was conferred with the Padma Shri award by President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Monday.
Shillekyathar, who was born into a family of puppeteers in Moranala in 1929, has been an artiste since the age of 14 years. She has displayed her expertise in the art form in various countries, including the US, France, Italy, Iran, Iraq and Holland, narrating tales from the Indian epics as well as modern literary works using puppets. Shillekyathar, although illiterate, continues presenting puppets on stage at the age of 96 years, which has earned her the title of ‘Puppetry Grandmother’.
In addition, hers is known to be the only family in Koppal district whose several generations are involved in puppetry. Youngsters in the family are often seen accompanying Shillekyathar during shows and presenting the puppets on stage.
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Power bank catches fire inside stationary IndiGo plane at Chandigarh airport; all evacuated
New Delhi (PTI): The power bank of a passenger onboard a stationary IndiGo aircraft caught fire at the Chandigarh airport on Tuesday, and all passengers and the crew were evacuated, according to a source.
In a statement, the airline said that when IndiGo flight 6E 108 from Hyderabad to Chandigarh was stationary after landing, an incident involving a customer's personal electronic equipment catching fire was reported.
"In the interest of safety, an immediate evacuation was carried out, and all the relevant authorities were immediately informed. All customers have been safely moved to the terminal and are being attended to by the team to ensure their well-being," the statement said.
The source said that soon after the aircraft landed, there was smoke coming from one of the overhead bins and all onboard were evacuated.
The smoke was due to the power bank catching fire, the source said, adding that no one sustained major injuries.
Details about the number of passengers could not be ascertained.
