Guru Mampuzha Madhava Panicker [SEP] date of death
Guru Mampuzha Madhava Panicker
Guru Mampuzha Madhava Panicker (1900–1973) was a traditional Kathakali dancer and instructor. He was the former principal of the Kerala Kalamandalam University of Art and Culture in Cheruthuruthi in Kerala State in India. Panicker was of the "Kalluvazhi" (midland) school of Kathakali. He received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1972.
He was born in Kottappadi, near Guruvayur, in Thrissur district in 1900. Panicker was one of the first pupils of Pattikkantodi Ramunni Menon. He became an expert in handling
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Rao is a trained Kathakali artist; she received her training from Mampuzha Madhava Panicker and Sadanam Balakrishnan.
Right from her college days, Rao was deeply influenced by the communist movement. She is a co-founder of "Theatre Union", a street theatre group. She also served as the director of the National School of Drama, New Delhi, between 1985 and 1990. As of 2018, she serves as a professor at the Shiv Nadar University, Delhi. Her