About The Puppetarians
Sangya Ojha and Hashim Haider have been Puppeteers for Sesame Street India (also known as Galli Galli Sim Sim, on air Cartoon Network and POGO) since its inception. The show is the Hindi version of Sesame Street, New York. Sangya played Anchoo and Elmo—the famous international muppet character. Hashim played the famous Bollywood Dude and an array of other characters in Galli Galli Sim Sim.
Trained by:
Martin P. Robinson (Senior Muppeteer, Telly Monster in the famous Sesame Street)
Charles Tuthill, New York.
Nyanga ( Zikwe in Takalani Sesame, South Africa)
Noel MacNeal, (Bear in the Big Blue House, New York)
Years of training and working as an educator through puppetry inspired this duo to create their own brand of edutainment. They formed 'The Puppetarians' in January 2011, a one-of-its-kind puppet design and performance company, created with the vision of uplifting the standard of puppetry and edutainment in India. They make learning fun and interactive with their unique Puppet Shows and Puppetry Training Workshops. Employing story-telling, music and dance with loveable puppet characters The Puppetarians create a world where learning happens in fun!
The Puppetarians have been working with reputable education and entertainment brands in India. They have trained teachers and artists and constantly strive to create meaningful puppet work for the young and the young at heart.
Be a part of this unique initiative! Let's Play Puppets!
Trained by:
Martin P. Robinson (Senior Muppeteer, Telly Monster in the famous Sesame Street)
Charles Tuthill, New York.
Nyanga ( Zikwe in Takalani Sesame, South Africa)
Noel MacNeal, (Bear in the Big Blue House, New York)
Years of training and working as an educator through puppetry inspired this duo to create their own brand of edutainment. They formed 'The Puppetarians' in January 2011, a one-of-its-kind puppet design and performance company, created with the vision of uplifting the standard of puppetry and edutainment in India. They make learning fun and interactive with their unique Puppet Shows and Puppetry Training Workshops. Employing story-telling, music and dance with loveable puppet characters The Puppetarians create a world where learning happens in fun!
The Puppetarians have been working with reputable education and entertainment brands in India. They have trained teachers and artists and constantly strive to create meaningful puppet work for the young and the young at heart.
Be a part of this unique initiative! Let's Play Puppets!
Our programs
Puppetarian is not a word you'll find in the dictionary. It's a new word we've created for our unique initiative. According to us, a Puppetarian is a person who lives in the world full of puppets and that's what we do at The Puppetarians!
Hashim Haider
Co-Founder
The Puppetarians
Hashim Haider
Co-Founder
The Puppetarians
