“Kathakali has the image of being abstruse. We have to make it more interactive to make it relevant,” says Kerala Kalamandalam dean K B Rajanand. “Characters like the carpenter of Bakavadham ...

Originated over 500 years ago, Kathakali is a spectacular classical dance form of Kerala. It is a combination of drama, dance, music and ritual. Kathakali is one of the oldest theatre forms in the ...

Ayroor, a village in Kerala, known for its scenic beauty and cultural heritage, took 12 years to convince the authorities to rename it. The village is now called Ayirur Kathakali Gramam ...

Kathakali, which originated in Kerala over 300 years ago, combines devotion, drama, dance, music, costumes and make-up to retell the great stories of the past, mostly from Indian epics, using hand ...

THRISSUR: With its origins around the 16th century, kathakali is a classical performance art that combines dance, drama and music, and is rightly considered a national treasure. But society’s ...

Discover why Kerala is called ‘God’s Own Country’. Uncover the natural beauty, cultural richness, and spiritual depth that ...

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 dance-drama ...

Kerala resident Lakshmi Ranjith has proved that Kathakali can also be learned through online platforms. She is a native of Manjoor village in Kottayam district. She started it as a hobby during ...

The repetitive presentation of Kathakali in global tourism platforms as the face of Kerala has raised apprehensions about Kerala’s overdependence on the art form leading to a loss of freshness ...

Penned by 17 th century Kerala poet, dramatist, writer, and scholar, Unnai Warrier, Nalacharithram Attakatha was written to suit the artform of Kathakali, making it more dramatic and full of action.