Ramdas Padhye (born 24 January 1945) is an Indian ventriloquist, puppeteer and puppet maker.[3][2] He has performed in India and abroad for five decades. Ramdas did his first TV debut in 1972 along with his puppet 'Ardhavatrao' when Doordarshan called him to do a 15-minute show.[4]
Ramdas was the first Indian ventriloquist to perform on various International television network like NBC, CBS and BBC.[5]