It was the loyalty to the king that compelled Thankamani’s parents to enroll her in Kalamandalam.
It was the loyalty to the king that compelled Thankamani’s parents to enroll her in Kalamandalam.
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.