Sarojini Nangiaramma
Sarojini Nangiaramma | |
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| Born | 20 October 1940 Chovvara, Kingdom of Cochin, British India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Sarojini Nangiar |
| Occupation(s) | Koodiyattam and Nangiar koothu performer |
| Spouse | Mani Parameshwara Chakyar |
| Children | 2, Kalamandalam Narayanan Nambiar and Edanad Ramachandran Nambiar |
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| Awards | Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (2015) Kerala Kalamandalam Award (2020) |
Sarojini Nangiaramma also known as Sarojini Nangiar is a Koodiyattam and Nangiar koothu exponent from Kerala, India. She received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2015. She was the first Nangiar to receive this national honor. In 2021 she received the Kerala Kalamandalam Award for koodiyattam for the year 2020.
Biography
Sarojini Nangiaramma was born on 20 October 1940 in Edanad Nambiar Madhom in Chovvara village near Aluva, Kerala, into a family of kurtiyattam artists.[1] Her mother Ammukutty Nangiaramma and father Villuvatta Ravunni Nambiar were Koodiyattam and Nangiar koothu artists. She learned koodiyattam and nangiar koothu from her parents as well as from her aunt Kochukutty Nangiaramma.[1] She began her kootiyattam training at the age of 7 under traditional training methods.[2]
Sarojini Nangiaramma made her debut at the Edanad Bhagavathy temple at the age of 9.[2]
Since performing Koothu was not a source of income for her, Sarojini started weaving at the age of 16 to earn money for her living expenses and worked under the Khadi Board until she was 64.[3]
Personal life
Her husband, late Mani Parameshwara Chakyar, was a Koothu and Koodiyattam artist.[2] Her sons Kalamandalam Narayanan Nambiar and Edanad Ramachandran Nambiar are Mizhavu artists.[3]
Career
Following tradition, Sarojini Nangiaramma performs Koodiyattam and Nangiar koothu mainly in temples in Kerala.[2] For several years, she has been performing Nangiar koothu at the Tripunithura Poornathrayisha temple.[2] She has performed more than thousand venues.[2] She mainly perform Koodiyattam in temples, and may have only performed outside a temple during the first three years of the Tourism Week celebrations, which have been organized by the Kerala Tourism Department since 1980.[4]
In addition to the Nangiar Kooth, she also performed the Kooths of Angulyankam, Mattavilasam and Mantrankam.[2] She presented a paper on Koodiyattam and Angulyankam at an international seminar organized by UNESCO.[2]
Sarojini Nangiyaramma has also performed with Kootiyattam legends like Painkulam Rama Chakyar, Mani Madhava Chakyar, and Ammannur Madhava Chakyar.[5]
Awards and honors
Sarojini Nangiaramma received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2015.[5] She was the first Nangiar to receive this national honour.[3] In 2021 she received the Kerala Kalamandalam Award for koodiyattam for the year 2020.[6]
References
- ^ a b "SAROJINI NANGIARAMMA" (PDF). Sangeet Natak Akademi.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "പുരസ്കാര നിറവിൽ കൂടിയാട്ട മുത്തശ്ശി". പുരസ്കാര നിറവിൽ കൂടിയാട്ട മുത്തശ്ശി (in Malayalam). Retrieved 2025-02-16.
- ^ a b c Paul, G. S. (2016-10-06). "A traditionalist to the core". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
- ^ "Sarojini Nangiar: Upholding the Great Tradition of Koodiyattam - India Art Review". 2021-11-02. Retrieved 2025-02-16.
- ^ a b "Sarojini Nangiar: A Doyen taking Forward a Rich Tradition". Kerala Tourism. Department of Tourism, Government of Kerala.
- ^ Service, Express News (2021-10-27). "Kalamandalam fellowships announced". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2025-02-16.