I Love Puppetry by Nevan Scott

Puppeteer Basil Twist is on Time Out New York’s short list The New York 40. From his interview:
It seems like in every issue of TONY there are at least three or four puppet productions somewhere in town. Do you feel like the puppet culture is growing?
Basil Twist: I came here when they were talking about a puppet [...]

Rajasthani puppets:
Jaipur, India: I had the pleasure of watching a puppet show at my hotel, the Raj Palace, during my evening there. l loved their costumes - try looking at it large.
These puppets are string marionettes and were controlled by the head puppeteer. He used a device made of bamboo reed in order to make [...]

Puppet India is a great resource for information about Indian puppetry, including Kathputli, Indian string marionettes.