Check out this interesting article at IndianExpress.com about Dadi Pudumjee, founder of the Ishara Puppet Theatre.
“A traditional puppeteer tries to make something new and there’s always someone, godfather or godmother of that group, who says, “No, you are now ruining the tradition”. Why shouldn’t two parallel types exist together? Leave the puppeteer to try and develop different things with his work and I’m sure certain things will work out.”