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Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair

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Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair (11 March 1914 – 15 August 1990) was one of the most renowned Kathakali artists of any time, and arguably the greatest in the history of the four-century-old classical dance-drama from Kerala in southern India. [1]

31 relations: Arjuna, Bhima, Cheruthazham, Guru Kunchu Kurup, Independence Day (India), India, Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma, Kalasala Babu, Kannur, Kannur district, Karna, Kathakali, Kavalappara Narayanan Nair, Kerala, Kerala Kalamandalam, Kochi, Koodiyattam, Mani Madhava Chakyar, Mohiniyattam, Nala, Padma Shri, Pattikkamthodi Ravunni Menon, Presidencies and provinces of British India, Rasa (aesthetics), RLV College of Music and Fine Arts, Rukmangada, Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, Thrippunithura, Thrissur, Travancore, Vallathol Narayana Menon.

Arjuna

Arjuna (in Devanagari: अर्जुन) is the main central character of the ancient Indian epic Mahabharata and plays a key role in the Bhagavad Gita alongside Krishna.

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Bhima

In the Hindu epic Mahabharata, Bhima or Bhimasena (Sanskrit: भीम) is the second of the Pandavas.

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Cheruthazham

Cheruthazham is a census town in Kannur district in the state of Kerala, India.

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Guru Kunchu Kurup

Guru Kunju Kurup (1881-1970) was one of the most famous Kathakali artistes to have born and celebrated in south Kerala, and gained popularity in central and north Kerala as well.

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Independence Day (India)

Independence Day is annually celebrated on 15 August, as a national holiday in India commemorating the nation's independence from the United Kingdom on 15 August 1947, the UK Parliament passed the Indian Independence Act 1947 transferring legislative sovereignty to the Indian Constituent Assembly.

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India

India (IAST), also called the Republic of India (IAST), is a country in South Asia.

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Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma

Kalamandalam Kalyanikutti Amma (1915–1999) was an epoch-making Mohiniyattam danseuse from Kerala in southern India.

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Kalasala Babu

Kalasala Babu (1950 – 14 May 2018) was an Indian actor who performed on stage, and in television serials and films.

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Kannur

Kannur, also known by its anglicised name Cannanore, is a city and a Municipal Corporation in Kannur district, state of Kerala, India.

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Kannur district

Kannur District is one of the 14 districts along the west coast in the state of Kerala, India.

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Karna

Karna (Sanskrit: कर्ण, IAST transliteration: Karṇa), originally known as Vasusena, is one of the central characters in the Hindu epic Mahābhārata, from ancient India.

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Kathakali

Kathakali (കഥകളി) is one of the major forms of classical Indian dance.

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Kavalappara Narayanan Nair

Kavalappara Narayanan Nair (1882–1948) was a prominent 20th-century Kathakali artiste and tutor who specialised in the Hanuman roles of the classical dance-drama from Kerala in south India.

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Kerala

Kerala is a state in South India on the Malabar Coast.

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Kerala Kalamandalam

Kerala Kalamandalam, deemed to be University of Art and Culture by the Government of India, is a major center for learning Indian performing arts, especially those that developed in the Southern states of India, with the special emphasis on Kerala.

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Kochi

Kochi, also known as Cochin, is a major port city on the south-west coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea.

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Koodiyattam

Koodiyattam (കൂടിയാട്ടം), also transliterated as Kutiyattam, is a traditional performing artform in the state of Kerala, India.

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Mani Madhava Chakyar

Guru Mani Madhava Chakyar (15 February 1899 – 14 January 1990) was a celebrated master performance artist and Sanskrit scholar from Kerala, South India, considered to be the greatest Chakyar Koothu and Koodiyattam (ancient Sanskrit drama theatre tradition) artist and authority of modern times.

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Mohiniyattam

Mohiniyattam, also spelled Mohiniattam (മോഹിനിയാട്ടം), is one of two classical dances of India that developed and remain popular in the state of Kerala.

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Nala

Nala, a character in Hindu mythology, is the king of Nishadha Kingdom and the son of Veerasena.

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Padma Shri

Padma Shri (also Padma Shree) is the fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan.

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Pattikkamthodi Ravunni Menon

Pattikkamthodi Ravunni Menon (1880-1948) was a pivotal figure in the history of Kathakali, having played a crucial role in remoulding and refining its grammar in the famed Kalluvazhi tradition of the classical dance-drama from Kerala in south India.

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Presidencies and provinces of British India

The Provinces of India, earlier Presidencies of British India and still earlier, Presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance in the subcontinent.

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Rasa (aesthetics)

A rasa (रस, രാസ്യം.) literally means "juice, essence or taste".

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RLV College of Music and Fine Arts

RLV (Radha Lakshmi Vilasam) College of Music and Fine Arts is an institution situated in the Raja Nagari of Tripunithura, in Ernakulam District, in the state of Kerala, India.

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Rukmangada

Rukmangada or Rukmangad is the name of a person in the Hindu sacred books.

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Sangeet Natak Akademi Award

Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar (Akademi Award) (IPA:Saṅgīta Nāṭaka Akādamī Puraskāra) is an award given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama.

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Thrippunithura

Thrippunithura or Tripunithura is a prominent historical and residential region in the city of Kochi in Kerala, India.

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Thrissur

Thrissur (originally Thiru Siva Peroor and previously known by its anglicised form as Trichur), is the fourth largest city, the third largest urban agglomeration in Kerala (Pop. 1,854,783) and the 20th largest in India.

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Travancore

The Kingdom of Travancore was an Indian kingdom from 1729 until 1949.

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Vallathol Narayana Menon

Vallathol Narayana Menon (16 October 1878 – 13 March 1958) was a poet in the Malayalam language, which is spoken in the south Indian state of Kerala.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalamandalam_Krishnan_Nair

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