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• Ramanamurthy, M.V."Tholubommalata: Wayang Kulit in India" / Paper read at an International Seminar on the Shadow Plays of Asia, Tokyo 18-22 June 1975. P.L.Amin Sweeney & Akira Goto edits the paper.
• Rao, M.S. Nanjunda. "Leather Puppet Play".
• Ray, Ranesh. The Srinivas Malliah Memorial Theatre Crafts Museum. New Delhi: The Srinivas Malliah Memorial Theatre Crafts Museum, 2001.
• Razdan, Inder. "Shadow Puppets of Orissa" / Natya, Vol.8; pt.4; 1964; pp.10-12.
• Regional Resource Centre (R.R.C.). "Doddabharamappas take-off" / R.R.C. New Bulletin of the R.R.C. and the Yakshagana Kendra, January, 1985.
• Rey, Shalini. "Dancing on a String" / The India Magazine, Vol.4, February 1985.
• Samar, D.L. "Exhibition on Traditional Theatre" / Journal of Sangeet Natak Akademi, No.21, 1971; pp.61-65.
• Samar, D.L. "Puppets and Puppeteers of Rajasthan" / Puppet Theatre Around the World, New Delhi. Pp.64-72.
• Samar, D.L. "Putli Ki Abhivyanjanatamak Shakti" / Rangayan: Bharatia Lok Kala Mandal, Udaipur, October 1974.( In Hindi ).About the symbolic use of puppetry.
• Samar, D.L. " Report of the all India Festival of Puppets and Dummy Dancing" / Journal of Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi; No.15; 1960; pp.5-8.
• Samar, D.L. " Role of Puppets in Mental Therapy" / Journal of Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi, No.36; 1975; pp.54-63.How puppetry is important in mental therapy.
• Samar, D.L. "Shadow Play in Kerala" / Puppet Theatre in India, Min. of Education and Culture; New Delhi; pp.11-22.
• Samar, D.L. "Traditional Indian Puppetry- its dramaturgy, styles and technique" / Journal of Sangeet. Pp.38-44.
• Samar, D.L. "Kathputli - kala aur uski monovygyanik prishtabhumi" / Rangayan: Bharatia Lok Kala Mandal, June, 1974.( In Hindi ).Author describes how puppetry is used to cure psychological problems.
• Sarabhai, Mrinalini. "Theatre of Shadows" / The India Magazine, Vol.5, March 1985.
• Sarma, M.N. "The Shadow Puppet Theatre of Andhra Pradesh" / Journal of S.N.A., Sp.Issue - Indian Shadow Puppetry, No.98; Oct-Nov. 1990.
• Sarma, M.N. "Tolu Bommalatta - the shadow puppet theatre of Andhra Pradesh" / Journal of Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi, No. 74, 1984, pp.5-15.
• Sastri, K.A.N. and Raman K.R.V. "The Tamils and the art of dance" / Bulletin of the Institute of Traditional Cultures, 1971. P.29.They mentioned shadow puppet dance.
• Sastri, S.M.Natesh. "The Killekyata" / The Indian Review, Vol.VII; Jan.-Dec. 1906; Bombay; pp.655-658. It is about the shadow puppeteers of south India.
• Seagull Theatre Quarterly (STQ) / "Shadows, Rods, Sticks and Gloves: Dadi Padumjee on Puppet Theatre" An Interview by Vikram Iyenger, Ruchira Das and Anjum Katyal. Issue 23, September 1999. Kolkata.
• Sekhar, A. Chadra. "Leather Puppet Dolls" / Census of India - 1961, Vol.II; Andhra Pradesh, Part VII A(I), 1964, pp.15-35.
• Shah, Heer. "Puppets and Self Esteem" / Puppet, Vol. No.1, Issue No.1, April-June 2002.
• Shivappa, K.C. "Art of Leather Puppets".
• Sorenson, Margareta. "In the Landscape of Modernism" / Rasamanjari, Vol. II/ No.1. March-May 1998.
• Sorenson, N.R. "Shadow Theatre in Andhra Pradesh: Tholu Bommalu Kattu" / Journal of Sangeet Natak Akademi, No.33; July-Sept.1974; pp.14-39.
• Sutradhar / Newsletter of the Bharatia Putli Sangh (UNIMA India), Bi-annual publication. Editor: Dadi D. Padumjee.
• Swaminathan, Venkat. "Puppet Theatre & Tamil Nadu" / Journal of Sangeet Natak Akademi, Sp.Issue; Oct.- Dec.; 1990.
• "Tolubommalata"./ Andhravijnanakosamu. Vol.4, 1964 ed.
• Tramote, M. "Thai Puppet Shows "/ Natya; Vol.4; No.4; 1961; pp.59-63.
• Upadhyaya, K.S. "Shadow Theatre in India" / Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi, 1978.Detail interview with the group leaders of different traditional shadow puppet troupe in India.
• Upadhyaya, K.S. "The Puppet Theatre tradition of Karnataka" / Journal of Sangeet Natak Akademi, Sp.Issue; No.98; Oct.- Dec. 1990.
• Valsala M.D. "Puppetry and Continuing Education" / Puppet, Vol. No.1, Issue No.1, April-June 2002.
• Varadpande, M.L. "Traditional Puppet Theatre of India" / India Perspective, July 1999.
• Venkataraman, M. "Puppet Dance Drama, an Ancient Art of India" / Bulletin of the Institute of traditional Culture; Pt.1; June 1960; pp.56-60.
• Venu, G. "The Traditional Puppet Theatre of Kerala" / Journal of Sangeet Natak Akademi; Sp.Issue; No.98; Oct.- Dec. 1990.About the shadow and glove puppets of Kerala.
• Venu, G. "Tolpava Koothu - the Traditional Shadow Puppet Play of Kerala" / N.C.P.A. Quarterly Journal; Vol.10; No.4; 1981; pp.25-36.Author has a very good knowledge on shadow theatre of Kerala.
• Vidyarthi, Govind. "In Search of a Lost tradition - Chamddyache Bahulya, Kalasutri Bahulya and Potthi" / Journal of Sangeet Natak Akademi; No.47; pp.23-26.How the puppeteers from Gujarat came to Maharashtra and South India.
• Wanxian, Cao. "Silhouette" / Paper presented in Seminar at International Puppet Festival, New Delhi, 1-15 September, 1990. Wanxian is Vice President of the Chinese Art of Leather Puppet and Art Guide of Cuandong Puppet Troupe of China. The paper is about the history of Chinese shadow puppet and the present situation.
• Wanxian, Cao."China's Puppetry will Blossom in Full Swing" / Paper read at Seminar of International Puppet festival, Delhi, 1990.
• "We introduce the 'Bobita' Puppet" / Hungary, Paper read at Seminar of International Puppet festival, Delhi, 1987.