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 Photo courtesy: Astad Deboo Having trained earlier in Kathakali, contemporary dancer Astad Deboo has presented at least 20 performances in Kathakali costume at the Guruvayoor temple in the 1980s. |
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The year 2020 marks the 125th birth anniversary of violin maestro
Tirumakudalu Chowdiah (1895-1967). The Chowdiah Memorial Hall in
Bangalore built in the shape of a violin, is named after him. It was the
first time a musician in India has received such an honour. ('The man behind the 7 stringed violin' by Ranjani Govind, The Hindu Friday Review, July 17, 2020) |
