Author: Dilip Raja

The just concluded three-day event presented by “Nepathya” Koodiyattam center, Moozhikkulam, and organized by Traditions Live under the auspices of the Indian Consulate was a real success in all its sense. Here are a few cents from this writer. Koodiyattam – Dhananjayam The first act of the play, Subhadradhananjayam, authored by Kulasekhara Varma, who is said to have lived ahead of his time, was presented in full except the first entrance of the hero, Arjuna, to a hermitage near Dwaraka. Instead, the presentation commenced with the entry of Vidooshaka (Kaundinya), the jester aide to Arjuna, into the hermitage, following the…

A LAYMAN’S REVIEW OF ‘UTSAVAM’ IKKF-14 PART 1 by Dileep Varma  Having been involved in the cited event, albeit on indirect note, I have the honor to say a few words on the recently concluded ‘Utsavam,’ International Kathakali and Koodiyaattam Festival – 2014, Part 1. At the outset, let me mention very candidly that I, comparatively an introvert, am writing this because I am basically proud to be associated with the team more than the event. In fact, I have realized through the past few years that a team where individuals have nothing to do, in other words, everything to…