The idea of proclaiming 21 March the World Puppetry Day was given by the Indian puppeteer Dadi Pudumjee in 2002 at the meeting of UNIMA, the International Puppetry Association.
marca za svetovni dan lutkarstva je dal indijski lutkar Dadi Pudumjee leta 2002 na zasedanju UNIMA, Mednarodnega združenja lutkarstva.