-
occupation from
various castes such as, Melakkarar,
Nayanakkarar and
Nattuvanar come
under this term. Isai
Vellalars are a
micro community. Out of all...
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music and a singer, and
typically the dancer's guru is
present as the
nattuvanar or director-conductor of the
performance and art. The
performance repertoire...
-
trained under the
Thiruvalaputhur Kalyani Grand Daughters,
Gopalakrishna Nattuvanar and
Viralimalai Muthukannamal. Ganesh's
doctoral work was The research...
- dancers, two
nattuvanars (leaders of
Bharatanatyam concerts) and two
teachers (Khandwani 2002).
Others followed later,
including Nattuvanar Appaswamy and...
-
Nattuvanar, and
under him she had her
arangetram (first
stage performance) at the age of ten.
Later she
studied under Shanmukha Sundaram Nattuvanar and...
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Bharatanatyam format.
Kittappa Pillai and his
brothers were born into a
nattuvanar family and were
trained in
music by
Muthuswami Dik****ar. They went on...
- with her: two dancers, two
nattuvanars (leaders of
Bharatanatyam concerts), and two teachers.
Others followed:
Nattuvanar Appaswamy and his
dancer wife...
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betel leaves, and nuts.
Nattuvanars were the male
accompanists of the
Devadasis during their performances. The
Nattuvanars conducted the
orchestra while...
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Bharata Natya Kala Mandir,
where Guru T. K.
Mahalingam Pillai,
doyen among nattuvanars taught.
Since 1948,
Kamini Kaushal worked with all the top
leading men...
- the past years,
there were no
formal training institutions,
schools or
nattuvanar (teacher) for koothu. Now, to
encourage the
dying art,
there are some...
