The Chandigarh Carnival 2015 featured a variety of puppetry performances, including shadow and rod puppets, emphasizing interactive experiences for children and adults. The event showcased a 35-foot giant dragon puppet and promoted the revival of puppetry as an art form, with participation from young puppeteers. PNA - The Puppet Theatre, a registered self-funded organization since 2005, highlighted its commitment to using puppetry for educational and social change through workshops and performances.

9. Chandigarh Carnival 2015
Let’s visit our stall………

10. Shadow Puppet Performance
Rod Puppet Performance Let’s Hide yourself with our
MASKs
Giant Puppet Parade

11. Our gratitude to Late Sh Padmashree Nek
Chand (The creator of ROCK CHAND)
Our sincere thanks to the puppeteer
Sh Pradeep Pal for making the PERSONALITY PUPPET of
Late Sh Padmashree Nek Chand (The creator of ROCK CHAND)

12. We tried to
recreate mini
ROCK
GARDEN
Welcome to our
Children’s Rock
Garden at
CHANDIGARH
CARNIVAL 2015

13. 35 feet long
DRAGON Giant
Puppet landed at

14. Our “BIG”
puppeteers
Preparing for
Performance…

15. “MERE SAPNO KA SHEHAR”
Shadow Puppet Performance
done by young puppeteers

16. “MERE SAPNO KA SHEHAR”
Rod Puppet Performance
done by young puppeteers

21. What attract kids
at our stall???
Let’s have a look..
Freedom to explore..
Simplicity..
Stall run & facilitated by children

22. We have Gloves Puppets
for display…
Come on try…

23. We have Rod-puppet
for display…
Come on try…

24. Let’s Hide…

25. We have Shadow Puppets
for display..
Come on try…

26. Meet our GIANT Puppets

27. Meet our GIANT Puppets

28. Candid moments..
With our
small giant puppet

29. What attract
ADULTs
to our stall???
Let’s have a
look..
Unique revival of a dying art…
Puppetry in Education can be
incorporate with fun
Information about an art which
needs 3 skills
Minds on-Story improvisation
Hands on-Making & manipulation
of puppets
Theatre-Voice-over skills/etc.

30. What attract ADULTs
to our stall???
Let’s have a look..
U can relive your
CHILDHOOD with
puppets…
U can trust Puppets if
not on Adults
every time…

31. Let’s explore this..
WOW!!! this LION’S Mask
can be put on my face….
I think nobody will scold me for
that……

32. It’s a children’s stall run by children for the
children
& for those
who still have
an inquisitive mind..

33. Our puppeteers get ready with 35 feet long
giant DRAGON puppet going to conquer
CHANDIGARH CARNIVAL

36. Click.. Click.. Click…

37. No body will stop you to explore..

38. Wear & tear of Giant Puppets are also
look-after time to time by Seniors..

39. Our puppeteers are all over
the Chandigarh Carnival

40. Want to be
someone
else….

41. “Like Mother like SON”
No, No….
“Like SON like MOTHER”

42. Behind the Puppet
Frame

43. Our Giant Puppets in Chandigarh
Carnival November 2015

44. Our sincere thanks to
• Dept. of Tourism, Chandigarh Administration
• All visitors who
visited us
• Our group members & patrons
• Our young puppeteers
• Bangiya Sanskritik Sammilani
a socio-cultural organization
for their whole hearted
support

45. PNA-The Puppet Theatre Chandigarh is a registered and self
funded organization run by people who are passionate about
bringing a change in society using puppets and storytelling as
a tool. We were established in 2005 and have been
conducting various workshops for school/college students,
teachers, parents and communities. We address social
concerns using puppetry and theatre as medium. In the span
of 10 years we have made a phenomenal contribution in the
field Education and Social awareness.
Please join us at THEATREHUB, Every Saturday, at 5 pm, at BANGA BHAWAN, Ph. No.
0172-2616832, Sector 35-C, Chandigarh Entry Free
We are working on Theatre in Education/Personality Development
We are working on Puppetry in Education/Awareness & Therapy