Y. K. Padhye

Yeshwant Keshav Padhye was the pioneering Indian Ventriloquist who started ventriloquism in India in the 1920s.

Eventually he brought puppets from England and then slowly started performing ventriloquism.

Padhye started by performing magic shows at small functions when the entertainment industry was in its infancy.

He brought the puppets from England to include in his shows, later gradually introducing ventriloquism, teaching himself from a book which he ordered from U.S.A.

Once the art of ventriloquism gained popularity, he also received offers from film makers.