Ayroor village in Kerala's Pathanamthitta will now be seen on the Indian map as 'Ayirur Kathakali Gramam' -- an indication of the prominence given to the dance form Kathakali, known for its ...

Kathakali dance form Kerala is the Southwestern Indian state that is popular for Kathakali dance form, people enjoy this.

For over 250 years, Ayirur—a picturesque village on the banks of the holy river Pamba in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta district—has been the centre of a long-standing tradition of promoting Kathakali—a ...

Nearly 30 years after first raising their demand for the change, a lesser-known village called Ayroor (South) on the banks of Pamba river in Pathanamthitta district will finally be renamed ‘Kathakali ...

The avant-garde dancer Guru Gopinath (1908-1987) was an ambassador of Kathakali, who believed that the dance-theatre could be popularised only if it is staged in a manner intelligible to the common ...

The Kerala Kalamandalam, the gold standard when it comes to learning the state's performing art forms like Kathakali, has broken with tradition and served non-vegetarian food to its hundreds of ...

Sangham’s costumes are considered to be the most authentic in this dance style Enacting it in Kathakali style, in the city, will be the well-known PSV Natya Sangham from Kotakkal in Kerala.

Ancient epics are full of grisly deeds. In “Beowulf,” the hero yanks Grendel’s arm off and hangs it, dripping, from the rafters of the mead hall. In the Iliad, Achilles, after killing Hector, attaches ...

The acclaimed artist reflects on Kathakali’s traditions, evolving storytelling, visual grandeur, and the growing interest among younger generations in this classical dance-drama Renjish Nair, an ...