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Indian Kathakali exponent
Kalamandalam M. P. S. Namboodiri
is a
Kathakali
exponent and academic in the field of Kathakali from
Kerala
, India. He received several noted awards including the
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
2013 and Kerala Kalamandalam Mukundaraja Smruthi Award 2019.
Biography
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Namboodiri was born on 1 July 1943 in Karikad in present-day
Malappuram district
to Moothedath Palisseri Manakkal Narayanan Namboothiri and Devasena Antharjanam.
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Namboodiri studied Kathakali in
Kerala Kalamandalam
and became a teacher there and retired as a principal.
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He was reappointed as the dean of the Department of Kathakali when Kalamandalam was upgraded as Deemed University.
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He is a visiting professor at
University of California
(UCLA) and the
University of Wisconsin
in the United States.
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He has published several articles on Kathakali in English and
Malayalam
and co-authored a book titled
Kathakaliyude Rangapathacharithram
with Killimangalam Vasudevan Namboodirippad.
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Family
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He and his wife Leela have three children.
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Awards and honors
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- Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 2013
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- Kerala Kalamandalam Mukundaraja Smruthi Award 2019
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References
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Carnatic Music - Vocal
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Instrumental - Carnatic Violin
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Instrumental - Mridangam
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Creative and Experimental Music
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Dance - Kathakali
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Dance - Mohiniattam
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Creative Dance/Choreography
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Major Traditions of Dance and Dance Theatre
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Music for Dance
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Theatre - Traditional / Folk / Dance / Music / Puppetry
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