Asep Sunandar Sunarya


Asep Sunandar Sunarya was a Sundanese wayang golek dalang. He was one of the most famous puppeteers in the genre.
Sunarya was born in Kampung Jelekong, Baleendah, Bandung, where he died on 31 March 2014 at 14:20 WIB of a heart attack. He was 58 years old.

Personal Achievement

Giri Harja 3, wayang golek support group owned and founded by Asep Sunandar Sunarya himself, also received various awards from many institutions, yet the most prestigious of all was presidential medal for cultural affair Satyalencana Kebudayaan conveyed by Presiden Soeharto.

Tribute

On 3 September 2016, Google Doodle commemorated his 61st birthday.