Kalamandalam Rama Chakyar Explained

Kalamandalam Rama Chakyar (also spelled as Kalamandalam Ramanchakyar) is a Koodiyattam artist from Kerala, India.

Biography

He was born in 1950, to Koyppa Chakyar Madam Kavutty Illodamma and Ammannoor Parameswara Chakyar at Painkulam village in Thrissur district.[1] His father was a great scholar of "Kramadeepika" and "Attaprakaram".[2] At the age of twelve, he started learning Koodiyattam from his maternal grand uncle Painkulam Rama Chakyar.[2] When his uncle joined in Kerala Kalamandalam in 1965,[2] he continued learning Koodiayattam in Kerala Kalamandalam, and later he became Chairman of the Koodiyattam department of the Kerala Kalamandalam.[1] He is currently a visiting professor at Kerala Kalamandalam.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. News: കലാമണ്ഡലം രാമ ചാക്യാര്‍ . Mathrubhumi . ml . 2021-12-24 . 2021-12-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211224075012/https://www.mathrubhumi.com/books/special/mbifl2019/speakers/kalamandalam-rama-chakyar-mbifl2019-1.3474972 . live .
  2. Web site: Kalamandalam Rama Chakyar, Enchanting Kerala, Newsletter, Kerala Tourism . Kerala Tourism . Department of Tourism, Kerala Government . en . 2021-12-24 . 2022-01-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220121072100/https://www.keralatourism.org/kerala-article/2011/kalamandalam-rama-chakyar/106 . live .
  3. News: Kalamandalam Rama Chakyar . Mathrubhumi . en . 2021-12-24 . 2021-12-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211224075011/https://english.mathrubhumi.com/mbifl2019/speakers/kalamandalam-rama-chakyar-1.3474963 . live .
  4. News: Three artistes from Chennai win Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi awards Chennai News - Times of India . The Times of India . en . 2021-12-24 . 2021-12-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211224075011/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/three-artistes-from-chennai-win-kerala-sangeetha-nataka-akademi-awards/articleshow/4449631.cms . live .
  5. News: Gopalakrishnan . K. k . Documentary to set the record straight on Kutiyattam . The Hindu . 10 May 2018 . en-IN . 24 December 2021 . 24 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211224075010/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/dance/setting-the-record-straight-on-kutiyattam/article23835995.ece . live .