Mr. Datta has carved out a niche for himself in the field of puppet theatre. He earned his Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education Degrees from the University of Mysore and Master of Arts and Master of Education from the University of Bangalore. Being a student, he was very much interested in the field of theatre. He
learnt practical puppetry under his Guru M.R. Ranganatha Rao, a Central Sangeeth Natak Academy Award Winner.
His first endeavour with theatre was during his college days and from then on, theatre has been an indispensable part of his life.
As he excelled in the field of theatre, he got inspired to write his own plays, keeping in mind current social problems, amalgamated with the inclusion of mythological characters in his plays. He has highlighted problems such as pollution, deforestation, and adulteration in his plays. These plays have won several awards, for instance, plays like the Gangavatharana.
He has efficiently adopted plays like Sri Krishna Thulabhara, Lankadahana, Kumara Sambhava, Sri Krishna Digvijaya. These convey the myths and realities of life, thus supporting a moral in each play, as his themes for his puppet plays. His performance has
classical music along with Yakshagana beats, making it a complete show.
The Indian Government, Ministry of Human Resource and Development on recognizing Mr. Datta's contribution to the educational field and puppetry has bestowed him with the national award as the Best Teacher for the year 2004. He has given several demonstrations and shows in India and abroad. His recent visits to Iran, Brazil, South America and Israel have got him and his nation great recognition. Puppets of Datta teaches puppetry to anyone who is interested in playing of puppets.
