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	Vimala has taught about 5000 students and still continues her successful teaching career of 50 years. Vimala has brought forward many innovative ideas about the forms and styles of [[Mohiniyattam]]. Vimala has her name in [[Guinness Book of Records]] for training and putting on a show of [[Mohiniyattam]] consisting of 1200 dancers. Vimala is also a recipient of the [[Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi]] Award in 1991 and the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award\|Kendra Sangeeta Nataka Akademi Award]] in 2006 for her contribution to [[Indian classical dance]].<ref name=hindu_feb07>{{cite news\|title=Sangeet Natak Akademi awards\|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/02/02/stories/2007020201910500.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070203113632/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/02/02/stories/2007020201910500.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=3 February 2007\|access-date=11 February 2012\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|date=2 February 2007}}</ref>		Vimala has taught about 5000 students and still continues her successful teaching career of 50 years. Vimala has brought forward many innovative ideas about the forms and styles of [[Mohiniyattam]]. Vimala has her name in [[Guinness Book of Records]] for training and putting on a show of [[Mohiniyattam]] consisting of 1200 dancers. Vimala is also a recipient of the [[Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi]] Award in 1991 and the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award\|Kendra Sangeeta Nataka Akademi Award]] in 2006 for her contribution to [[Indian classical dance]].<ref name=hindu_feb07>{{cite news\|title=Sangeet Natak Akademi awards\|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/02/02/stories/2007020201910500.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070203113632/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/02/02/stories/2007020201910500.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=3 February 2007\|access-date=11 February 2012\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|date=2 February 2007}}</ref>

	==Early ~~Life~~ and ~~Education~~==		==Early life and education==

	Vimala was born into an affluent family in a village in [[Irinjalakuda]], [[Thrissur district]]. She is the second of seven children born to S. K. Krishnan Nair, a civil engineer, and Vishalakshy Amma.<ref name=hindu_jun11>{{cite news\|title='My students are my wealth'\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/dance/article2131700.ece\|access-date=11 February 2012\|newspaper=The Hindu\|date=24 June 2011}}</ref> Vimala learned her initial dance lessons from Thripunithura Vijaya Bhanu. She also had her training in [[Carnatic music]] under M. R. Madhusudhana Menon. After completing her school education, she joined [[Kerala Kalamandalam]] for a four-year diploma course in dance in 1960.<ref name=mathrubhumi_dec11>{{cite news\|title=Ammathanal\|language=ml\|newspaper=[[Mathrubhumi]]\|date=1 December 2011}}</ref> At Kalamandalam, she had training in [[Mohiniyattam]] under the tutelage of Pazhayannoor Chinnammu Amma and [[Kalamandalam Satyabhama]]. She also studied [[Bharata Natyam]] under Thanjavoor Bhaskara Rao.		Vimala was born into an affluent family in a village in [[Irinjalakuda]], [[Thrissur district]]. She is the second of seven children born to S. K. Krishnan Nair, a civil engineer, and Vishalakshy Amma.<ref name=hindu_jun11>{{cite news\|title='My students are my wealth'\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/dance/article2131700.ece\|access-date=11 February 2012\|newspaper=The Hindu\|date=24 June 2011}}</ref> Vimala learned her initial dance lessons from Thripunithura Vijaya Bhanu. She also had her training in [[Carnatic music]] under M. R. Madhusudhana Menon. After completing her school education, she joined [[Kerala Kalamandalam]] for a four-year diploma course in dance in 1960.<ref name=mathrubhumi_dec11>{{cite news\|title=Ammathanal\|language=ml\|newspaper=[[Mathrubhumi]]\|date=1 December 2011}}</ref> At Kalamandalam, she had training in [[Mohiniyattam]] under the tutelage of Pazhayannoor Chinnammu Amma and [[Kalamandalam Satyabhama]]. She also studied [[Bharata Natyam]] under Thanjavoor Bhaskara Rao.

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{{Infobox person
| name = Kalamandalam Vimala Menon
| native_name_lang = വിമല മേനോൻ
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1943|1|7|df=y}}
| nationality = Indian
| birth_place = [[Irinjalakuda]], [[Thrissur]], Kerala, India
| alma_mater = [[Kerala Kalamandalam]], [[Cheruthuruthy]] (Diploma In [[Mohiniyattam]] & [[Bharathanatyam ]])
| occupation = Director and Principal of Kerala Natya Academy, Classical Dance Instructor & Author
| years_active = 1964 – present
| spouse = K.P. Vishwanathan Menon (1966 - Present)
| children = Vinod Kumar (Son) & [[Vinduja Menon]] (Daughter)
| parents = Krishnan Nair (Father), Vishalakshi Amma (Mother)
| awards = [[Guinness Book of Records]] (2006) [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] (2006) [[Kerala Kalamandalam]] Award (2005) [[Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi]] Award (1991) Viswabharathy Award (1980) All Kerala Social Service Association Award (1964)
| website = {{URL|http://kalamanadalamvimalamenon.a4add.com}}
}}

'''Vimala Menon''' ({{lang-ml|വിമല മേനോൻ}}), known popularly as '''Kalamandalam Vimala Menon''' is an Indian dance teacher and [[Mohiniyattam]] exponent from Kerala. She is the founder and Director of ''Kerala Natya Academy'' in [[Thiruvananthapuram]].

==Biography==

Vimala has taught about 5000 students and still continues her successful teaching career of 50 years. Vimala has brought forward many innovative ideas about the forms and styles of [[Mohiniyattam]]. Vimala has her name in [[Guinness Book of Records]] for training and putting on a show of [[Mohiniyattam]] consisting of 1200 dancers. Vimala is also a recipient of the [[Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi]] Award in 1991 and the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award|Kendra Sangeeta Nataka Akademi Award]] in 2006 for her contribution to [[Indian classical dance]].<ref name=hindu_feb07>{{cite news|title=Sangeet Natak Akademi awards|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/02/02/stories/2007020201910500.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070203113632/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/02/02/stories/2007020201910500.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 February 2007|access-date=11 February 2012|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=2 February 2007}}</ref>

==Early Life and Education==

Vimala was born into an affluent family in a village in [[Irinjalakuda]], [[Thrissur district]]. She is the second of seven children born to S. K. Krishnan Nair, a civil engineer, and Vishalakshy Amma.<ref name=hindu_jun11>{{cite news|title='My students are my wealth'|url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/dance/article2131700.ece|access-date=11 February 2012|newspaper=The Hindu|date=24 June 2011}}</ref> Vimala learned her initial dance lessons from Thripunithura Vijaya Bhanu. She also had her training in [[Carnatic music]] under M. R. Madhusudhana Menon. After completing her school education, she joined [[Kerala Kalamandalam]] for a four-year diploma course in dance in 1960.<ref name=mathrubhumi_dec11>{{cite news|title=Ammathanal|language=ml|newspaper=[[Mathrubhumi]]|date=1 December 2011}}</ref> At Kalamandalam, she had training in [[Mohiniyattam]] under the tutelage of Pazhayannoor Chinnammu Amma and [[Kalamandalam Satyabhama]]. She also studied [[Bharata Natyam]] under Thanjavoor Bhaskara Rao.

While working as a dance teacher in the Jawahar School at [[Neyveli Lignite Corporation]], she married Viswanatha Menon. After the marriage in 1966, she accompanied her husband to live in [[Bhutan]] where he was an officer with Bhutan government. She has a son, Vinod and a daughter [[Vinduja Menon]] who acted in several [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam films]], including [[Pavithram]] and [[Njan Gandharvan]].<ref name=mathrubhumi_dec11 />

During her stay in Bhutan, Vimala taught dance in the Bhutan Government School and performed South Indian Classical dance in many places.<ref name=mathrubhumi_dec11 />

==Awards and honors==
[[File:Vimalawomencollege.jpg|thumb|Vimalawomencollege]]

During her long career, Vimala Menon won several awards and honors, including the [[Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi|Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award]] in 1991 and the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award|Kendra Sangeeta Nataka Akademi Award]] in 2006.<ref name=hindu_feb07 /> She received the All Kerala Social Service Association Award for [[Bharata Natyam]] in 972. She won the Senior Fellowship Award for her research work in "Ramanattom in Mohiniyattom" by the Government of India's Cultural Department in 2004.<ref name=mathrubhumi_dec11 /> Vimala also received the Kerala Kalamandalam Award for Dance from [[Kerala Kalamandalam]] for her contribution to South Indian Classical Dances.<ref name=hindu_oct05>{{cite news|title=Kerala Kalamandalam awards announced|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/10/20/stories/2005102012370500.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060903230937/http://www.hindu.com/2005/10/20/stories/2005102012370500.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 September 2006|access-date=12 February 2012|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=20 October 2005}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{official website|http://kalamanadalamvimalamenon.a4add.com}}

{{Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Winners of Kerala}}

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