U n' I with Rashmi Shetty - Anupama Hoskere (Part 1)

Today’s guest Anupama Hoskere, is the founder of Dhaatu, an organization that works to revive the traditional art form of puppetry, and winner of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Puppetry. A Masters in Computers with a fellowship in puppetry, she had a childhood growing up with dolls & influenced by art. Her passion for traditions, texts and scriptures, and good fortune to be guided by veterans like MR Ranganath Rao who taught her to create puppets.  Anupama is an awesome storyteller soaked in everything Indian! The intention of initiating ‘Dhaatu’ for Anupama and her husband Vidyashankar Hoskere is to “fill the gap for introducing traditional arts,” with captivating stories told through epics and mythological accounts of inspiring personalities. Anupama, scripts the storyline, creates the puppets, and directs her puppet shows.  This is part 1 of a 2 part series where she shares her childhood, her love & the importance of art in shaping an individual, what is being Indian, & the need to understand our culture and value it!

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An ICF-credentialed Professional Certified Coach, PCC, Rashmi Shetty is the Founder Director of The Third Eye. This VOICE & Self Expression coaches CXOs and created VANI, a coaching program for women to help discover their leadership strengths to find their VOICE and be visible during the pandemic. This award-winning broadcaster curated the 2022 award-winning "U n' I with Rashmi Shetty" - a human library podcast to bring in stories of people U and I can draw inspiration from. Ordinary folks Extraordinary lives. Their Uniqueness and Individuality make them interesting to talk to and listen to.