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K.N. Parameswaran Nambisan

Kalakrishna

Kalamandalam Krishnadas

Kalamandalam N. Ramankutty

Kalamandalam Radhika

Kalanidhi Narayanan

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K.N. Parameswaran Nambisan

Postal Address

Flat 5, Mayur Apartment, Dindayal Road, Dombivli (W), Thane, Maharashtra - 421202

Phone : (0251) 22480686 / 9821227219

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Date of Birth/Age	April 4, 1948
Education	SSC Diploma in Instrumental Music
Field of expertise	Player/percussionist & Dance and Music Composer
Academic/Professional activities	As solo and accompanist instrument player for reputed artists, performers and choreographers for almost thirty five years. Parameshwaran has performed in foremost cultural functions and festivals in India.His performances abroad include in Singapore, Sri Lanka, Gulf countries, USSR, UK and continental countries. He has created a few website jugalbandies in one of them he plays 7 percussion instruments. Working as Music Professor, Nalanda Nritya Kala Mahavidyalaya, Mumbai since 1986, Parameswaran is also Director, Lalitha Kalalayam Fine Arts Academy Trust, Dombivli, Mumbai
Name of the institution(s)you associated with	Nalanda Nritya Kala Mahavidyalaya, Mumbai
Honours/Awards/Fellowships,etc.	MASTER OF RHYTHM THALA VADYA SHILPI MERIT CERTIFICATE RASHTRA GAURAV PURASKAR AWARD
Books/Articles authored	“VadyaManjari” based on mridangam Instrument (under production)

Kalakrishna

Postal Address

103, Shivaleela Apartment, 7-1-29, Begumpet, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh - 500016

Phone : (040) 23735009 / 9849481977

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Date of Birth/Age	August 11, 1951
Education	B.A.
Field of expertise	Andhra Natyam – Performer, Teacher
Academic/Professional activities	Trained by renowned Indian classical dance exponent Dr. Nataraja Ramakrishna under ‘guru shishya parampara’, Kalakrishna is acclaimed as the only artiste in Andhra Pradesh with full knowledge and total performance talent. He has given performances in India and abroad which include at Krishna Gana Sabha, SPICMACAY, and a rare Navajanardanan performance at Andhra Pradesh temple for continuously 9 days. NCPA has recorded his dance for Archaeology and Central Sangeet Natak Academy has video taped his dance. Panelled artiste of Indian Council for Cultural Relations in outstanding category, Kalakrishna lead their sponsored dance troupe to several African countries and to Indonesia and Singapore (2003). He has conducted Workshops in Mauritius and St. Louis, USA. He established his dance school Hari Hara Nrithya Niketan (1987) and with teaching experience in Andhra Natyam of about twenty years is a visiting lecturer for M. A. Dance in the University of Hyderabad and Telugu University.
Name of the institution(s)you associated with	Hari Hara Nritya Niketan, Hyderabad
Honours/Awards/Fellowships,etc.	Awarded the title of MADHURA LASYA KALA NIDHI GOLD MEDAL Kuchipudi Art Academy, Hyderabad INTERNATIONAL DANCE DAY AWARD Rasamayi, Hyderabad NIDHI AWARD (1988) Andhra Pradesh Government
Books/Articles authored	Has published articles on dance topics

Kalamandalam Krishnadas

Postal Address

Kalamandiram, Cherakode, Pallassana P.O., Palakkad, Kerala - 678505

Phone : (049) 23268429, 9447708429

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Email : director@cyberkendra.com

Websites : www.cyberkerala.com

Personal Details

Date of Birth/Age	May 21, 1965
Field of expertise	Kathakali Chenda
Academic/Professional activities	Kathakali performer and teacher, Krishnadas has performed in India and abroad in Russia, Germany, England and Dubai
Name of the institution(s)you associated with	Margi Kathakali Troupe, Trivandrum
Honours/Awards/Fellowships,etc.	SUDHEER KUMAR MEMORIAL AWARD K.V. KOCHANIYAN MEMORIAL AWARD
Any association with foreign institution(s)	Kala Chethena Kathakali Company, Southampton, England
Any other information	Visited Russia, England, Germany, Dubai for various Kathakali programmes.

Kalamandalam N. Ramankutty

Postal Address

Qtr. No.696, Type-III, S.P.G. Complex,Sector-8, Dwarka, Delhi - 110075

Phone : (011) 25090696

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Date of Birth/Age	November 2, 1961
Education	6 years diploma and 2 years post graduation in Kathakali dance from Kerala Kalamandalam
Field of expertise	Kathakali/Monoact/Mime/Drama
Academic/Professional activities	Qualified Kathakali dancer and teacher, Kalamandalam N. Ramankutty has performed in cultural extravaganza of IX Asiad (1982); Kerala, Bengal, Tripura Cultural Exchange Programme(1981), and in almost throughout India. He has given performances abroad in USA and Canada under the aegis of Performing Art Department of Asia Society, a New York based Institution. Shri Ramankutty has performed on Doordarshan and is on Indian Council for Cultural Relations panel of artists.
Name of the institution(s)you associated with	Kerala Kalamandalam, Kerala

Kalamandalam Radhika

Postal Address

1498, 19th Main, H.S.R. Layout Agara, Bangalore, Karnataka - 560034

Phone : (0487, 080) 2507765, 25720328 / 09448127302 / 0484 2346894

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Email : kalradhi@yahoo.com

Websites : www.kalamandalamradhika.itgo.com

Personal Details

Date of Birth/Age	May 1, 1958
Education	PhD
Field of expertise	Mohiniattam
Academic/Professional activities	Spreading Mohiniattam worldwide
Name of the institution(s)you associated with	Nrithyadhara
Honours/Awards/Fellowships,etc.	KERALA SANGEETHA NATAKA ACADEMY AWARD (2005) NATIONAL ASIAN INDIAN DANCE CONVENTION San Antonio (2003) NATYANJALI AWARD San Antonio (2002) WMC HONOUR Dallas (2000)
Books/Articles authored	‘The Lyrical Dance of Kerala, Mohiniattam” Written articles “Dance and God realization” for the University of Wales “ Kerala Dance forms” for Chinta.com “ Devadasi system never in Kerala” for Indu-a magazine published from Houston (USA)
Any other information	Have formed a trust to help indigent aged artistes

Kalanidhi Narayanan

Postal Address

No.5, 12th Cross Street, Sastri Nagar, Chennai, Tamilnadu - 600 020

Phone : (044) 24919367/24914469

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Email : Kalanidhi_Abhinayasudha@yahoo.co.in

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Date of Birth/Age	December 7, 1928
Education	S.S.L.C.
Field of expertise	Abhinaya in Bharatanatyam
Academic/Professional activities	Abhinaya in dance
Name of the institution(s)you associated with	Founder of the institution-Abhinaya Sudha, Chennai
Honours/Awards/Fellowships,etc.	SANGEET NATAK AKADEMY AWARD New Delhi MERITUS FELLOWSHIP to work on Tholkoppium KALAIMAMANI by Iyal Isai Natak Mandram, Chennai BHOWALKA AWARD from Saurabh
Books/Articles authored	“Aspects of Abhinaya”