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Kottarathil Sankunni (born Vasudevan, 1855–1937) was an Indian writer of Malayalam literature.Best known as the author of Aithihyamala, an eight-volume compilation of century-old legends about Kerala, [1] Sankunni's writings cover prose and poetry, including verses for Kathakali and Ottan Thullal.
Kathakali (IAST: Kathakaḷi pronunciation ⓘ) is a traditional form of Indian Classical Dance, and one of the most complex forms of Indian theatre. It is a play of verses. It is a play of verses. These Verses called Kathakali literature or Attakatha .
The institution of Kathakali gained in progress and richness during the time of the Raja of Kottayam, between 1665 AD and 1725 AD. The then-raja of Kottayam was a brilliant actor-dancer who structured several compositions to complete the transition of Kathakali from its earlier form, Ramanattam , developed by Kottarakkara Thampuran.
Kathakali traced its origin to the ritualistic (tantric) period of the Vedic Age and connected its growth to popular, folk dance dramas. It was believed that Kathakali was conceived from Krishnanattam, the dance drama on the life and activities of Lord Krishna created by the Samoothirippadu (Samoothiri, Swamy Thirumulpad or Zamorin) of Calicut ...
In December 1894, a well known preacher from Tamil Nadu, known as Tamil David and Wordsworth took over the leadership of the revivalism, visited Kerala preached about salvation at Puthencavu. During this meeting, a young boy aged eleven year named K. V. Simon accepted Jesus as savior. Maramon Convention was started in 1895. Later the spirit of ...
Kathakali performances are a part of Onam tradition. [57] Kathakali dance is also commonly performed during this time, with dancers enacting characters from the various Ancient Indian legends. [58] A famous venue for this is at Valluvanad which is associated with the growth of Kathakali, [59] and Cheruthuruthy, where Kerala Kalamandalam is located.
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Kathakali is a dance-drama which portrays scenes from Sanskrit epics or stories. [48] The dance drama was historically performed exclusively by Nairs [ 49 ] [ 50 ] and had always traditionally been associated with them; Nair rulers and chiefs had patronized the art, the first Ramanattam plays were written by a Nair from a ruling family, and ...