Mridangam maker Palakkad Parameswaran was not only an expert craftsman but also an experimenter and a trained mridangam player
Mridangam maker Palakkad Parameswaran was not only an expert craftsman but also an experimenter and a trained mridangam player
Swiss Indologist Alice Boner’s enthusiasm for Kathakali triggered the Kerala art-form’s popularity across the West since the 1930s. She remains largely forgotten amid the 90th anniversary celebrations of Kalamandalam, the dance-theatre’s premier institution.