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Alice Boner (1889–1981) a Swiss artist—surprisingly little known—spent her life in 20th-century India and received the Padma Bhushan from the President of India in 1974. Her paintings and sculptures were much appreciated throughout her lifetime and she was awarded an honorary doctorate by the…
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Excerpt from Ente Jeevitham, Arangilum Aniyarayilum
I was in the grip of an irresistible desire to learn Kathakali. I came to know that a training class was to start soon. I was very eager to know when and where. So the moment school hours were over, I used to run to Varanakkottu. When I asked the…
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When Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair was on Stage, Nothing else Mattered
MPS Namboothiri: We can see two schools of acting in modern Kathakali dance-theatre, the first one is the Kunchu Nair school and the other is the Krishnan Nair school. A person in their mid-fifties today might have started watching…
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V Kaladharan: 2014 is the centenary year of Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair. I have seen many of your Pushkarans (Nala’s younger brother in Nala Charitam by Unnayi Warrier) in productions where Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair was playing the role of Bahuka. When you look at Krishnan Nair’s legacy from the…
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