The art of ventriloquism was popularized by Y. K. Padhye in and M. M. Roy in South India, who are believed to be the pioneers of this field in India. Y. K. Padhye's son Ramdas Padhye borrowed from him and made the art popular amongst the masses through his performance on television. Ramdas Padhye's son Satyajit Padhye is also a ventriloquist. Similarly, Indusree a female ventriloquist from Bangalore has contributed a lot to the art. She performs with 3 dummies simultaneously. Venky Monkey, Shanthakumar, Dr. K. Rao, an Equine Veterinary Surgeon serving for a reputeed Stud Farm in Indi and Mimicry Srinivos, the disciples of M. M. Roy, popularized this art by giving shows in India and abroad in thousands of numbers. Mimicrist Srinivos, in particular, did several experiments in ventriloquism. He has popularized this art, calling it "Sound illusion", which was the topic of interest pertaining to the late M M Roy. He goes into the audience without a microphone and entertains with point blank sound illusion in addition to entertaining on stage with dummies.