- Kavalam Narayana Panicker
Kavalam Narayana Panicker or Kavalam Narayana Panikkar (born
28 April 1928 is an Indian dramatist and poet.He was born into an ancient family from
Kuttanad inAlappuzha ,Kerala , India. His family name is Chalayil and he is a nephew of SardarKavalam Madhava Panikkar and a cousin of Dr. K. Ayyappa Panicker, a poet writing inMalayalam .He attended
CMS College inKottayam whose alumni includedK.P.S.Menon and his uncle Sardar K. M. Panikkar. He obtained a degree in Economics fromS D College ,Alappuzha and later a Bachelor of Law degree fromMadras Law College , then practised law for six years from 1955 before devoting himself to art and literature. In 1961 he was nominated as Secretary of Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy and shifted his base toThrissur , the cultural capital of Kerala. His work has always been rooted in both the classical and folk traditions of Kerala.In 1974, Kavalam shifted his residence to the state capital
Thiruvananthapuram and in this period his play "Avanavan Katampa", was filmed byG. Aravindan . He has worked in many countries, including the formerSoviet Union . InGreece he worked with Greek artists on a production of the "Ilyayana", a fusion of the IndianRamayana and the Greek epicIliad .He has directed two movies about the greatest
Kutiyattam maestro legendary actor GuruMani Madhava Chakyar . [cite web| url=http://www.sangeetnatak.com/film.htm|title=Films ofSangeet Natak Akademi ,New Delhi ]He is married with two sons and lives in Thiruvananthapuram with another house in his native village. His wife name is saradamani. His sons name are kavalam Harikrishnan and Kavalam Sreekumar.
Positions held
*Consultant, Asianet Communications
*Vice Chairman, Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi.Notes
External links
* [http://www.devaragam.com/vbscript/MusicNew.aspx?ArtistID=89 Hits of Kavalam Narayana Panikkar]
* [http://www.devaragam.com/vbscript/MusicNew.aspx?ArtistID=127 Hits of Kavalam Srikumar]
* [http://www.indereunion.net/actu/panikkar/interpanikkar.htm]
* [http://www.bhasabharathi.com/kavalam.htm Kavalam Narayana Panikkar Profile] - a detailed profile of Kavalam Narayana Paniker.
* [http://www.bhasabharathi.com/kavalam.htm]
* [http://www.hindu.com/mag/2004/10/31/stories/2004103100780500.htm Interview with Kavalam]
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