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'''Moozhikkulam Kochukuttan Chakyar''' (1928–2009) was an exponent of [[Koodiyattam]],<ref name="The Oxford Companion to Indian Theatre">{{cite book | url=http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195644463.001.0001/acref-9780195644463-e-0107 | title=The Oxford Companion to Indian Theatre | publisher=Oxford University Press | author=Ananda Lal (Ed.) | year=2004 | isbn=9780195644463}}</ref> a traditional form of Sanskrit theatre from [[Kerala]], which has been recognised by [[UNESCO]] as an ''Oral and Intangible Heritage of Mankind''.<ref name="Guru Moozhikkulam Kochukuttan Chakyar Memorial Kutiyttam Festival">{{cite web | url=http://www.welcomekeralaonline.com/events/09-12-apr-2015-guru-moozhikkulam-kochukuttan-chakyar-memorial-kutiyttam-festival-moozhikkulam | title=Guru Moozhikkulam Kochukuttan Chakyar Memorial Kutiyttam Festival | publisher=Welcome Kerala | date=April 2015 | access-date=27 January 2016}}</ref> Born in a family of Koodiyattam performers, in 1928, at Ammannur, a small hamlet near [[Irinjalakuda]], in [[Thrissur district]] in the south Indian state of Kerala, Chakyar had his early training in the art form from within his family. [[Ammannur Madhava Chakyar]], a renowned Koodiyattam performer and a [[Padmabhushan]] awardee, was his cousin and the two, later, would evolve a new school of performance, popularly known as the ''Ammannur tradition of Koodiyattam''.<ref name="Centre for Excellence in Kudiyattam">{{cite web | url=http://kudiyattam.huji.ac.il/innerpage.php?p=12 | title=Centre for Excellence in Kudiyattam | publisher=Nepathya | date=2016 | access-date=28 January 2016}}</ref> When ''Margi'', an institution promoting traditional art forms of Kerala, started their Koodiyattam training centre in 1981, he was the first residential guru.<ref name="History - Margi Theatre">{{cite web | url=http://www.margitheatre.org/history.html | title=History - Margi Theatre | publisher=Margi Theatre | date=2016 | access-date=29 January 2016}}</ref> The institution imparted training to many aspiring performers<ref name="Carrying forward a rich legacy">{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/moozhikkulam-kochukuttan-chakyar-memorial-koodiyattam-festival/article7177037.ece | title=Carrying forward a rich legacy | work=The HIndu | date=7 May 2015 | access-date=29 January 2016| last1=Janardanan | first1=P. K. }}</ref><ref name="Maestro of the Mizhavu">{{cite web | url=https://bhawanicheerath.wordpress.com/tag/guru-moozhikulam-kochukuttan-chakyar/ | title=Maestro of the Mizhavu | publisher=Bjawani Cheerath | date=2016 | access-date=29 January 2016}}</ref> which included two sons of Chakyar, Margi Sajeev Narayana Chakiar<ref name="Margi Sajeev Narayana Chakiar">{{cite web | url=http://thiraseela.com/artist/profile.php?perfmrid=140 | title=Margi Sajeev Narayana Chakiar | publisher=Thiraseela | date=2016 | access-date=29 January 2016}}</ref> and Margi Madhu<ref name="Margi Madhu: Nepathya is my dream project">{{cite web | url=http://www.narthaki.com/info/intervw/intrv109c.html | title=Margi Madhu: Nepathya is my dream project | publisher=Narthaki | date=26 November 2008 | access-date=29 January 2016}}</ref> and both of them are known exponents of the art form. In 1998, Chakyar joined ''Nepathya'', a centre for excellence in Kudiyattam, as the ''Mukhya Acharya'' (Head Teacher), and continued his association with the institution till his last.<ref name="About Us">{{cite web | url=http://koodiyattam.org/about-us/ | title=About Us | publisher=Nepathya | date=2016 | access-date=29 January 2016}}</ref> The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Shri]], in 2008, for his contributions to Arts.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2016 | access-date=3 January 2016}}</ref> He died in 2009, at the age of 81.<ref name="Guru Moozhikkulam Kochukuttan Chakyar Memorial Kutiyttam Festival" /> He is remembered by an annual festival, ''Guru Moozhikkulam Kochukuttan Chakyar Memorial Kutiyttam Festival'', at Moozhikkulam, a suburb of Kochi where Nepathya is headquartered in,<ref name="Guru Moozhikkulam Kochukuttan Chakyar Memorial Kutiyttam Festival" /><ref name="A visual treat">{{cite web | url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/article270729.ece?service=print | title=A visual treat | publisher=Indian Express | date=2010 | access-date=29 January 2016}}</ref> and through orations organised by Nepathya.<ref name="Programme sheet">{{cite web | url=http://www.margitheatre.org/documents/programme-july-2013-2.pdf | title=Programme sheet | publisher=Nepathya | date=2013 | access-date=29 January 2016}}</ref>
'''Moozhikkulam Kochukuttan Chakyar''' (1928–2009) was an exponent of [[Koodiyattam]],<ref name="The Oxford Companion to Indian Theatre">{{cite book | url=http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195644463.001.0001/acref-9780195644463-e-0107 | title=The Oxford Companion to Indian Theatre | publisher=Oxford University Press | editor=Ananda Lal | year=2004 | isbn=9780195644463}}</ref> a traditional form of Sanskrit theatre from [[Kerala]], which has been recognised by [[UNESCO]] as an ''Oral and Intangible Heritage of Mankind''.<ref name="Guru Moozhikkulam Kochukuttan Chakyar Memorial Kutiyttam Festival">{{cite web | url=http://www.welcomekeralaonline.com/events/09-12-apr-2015-guru-moozhikkulam-kochukuttan-chakyar-memorial-kutiyttam-festival-moozhikkulam | title=Guru Moozhikkulam Kochukuttan Chakyar Memorial Kutiyttam Festival | publisher=Welcome Kerala | date=April 2015 | access-date=27 January 2016}}</ref> Born in a family of Koodiyattam performers, in 1928, at Ammannur, a small hamlet near [[Irinjalakuda]], in [[Thrissur district]] in the south Indian state of Kerala, Chakyar had his early training in the art form from within his family. [[Ammannur Madhava Chakyar]], a renowned Koodiyattam performer and a [[Padmabhushan]] awardee, was his cousin and the two, later, would evolve a new school of performance, popularly known as the ''Ammannur tradition of Koodiyattam''.<ref name="Centre for Excellence in Kudiyattam">{{cite web | url=http://kudiyattam.huji.ac.il/innerpage.php?p=12 | title=Centre for Excellence in Kudiyattam | publisher=Nepathya | date=2016 | access-date=28 January 2016}}</ref> When ''Margi'', an institution promoting traditional art forms of Kerala, started their Koodiyattam training centre in 1981, he was the first residential guru.<ref name="History - Margi Theatre">{{cite web | url=http://www.margitheatre.org/history.html | title=History - Margi Theatre | publisher=Margi Theatre | date=2016 | access-date=29 January 2016}}</ref> The institution imparted training to many aspiring performers<ref name="Carrying forward a rich legacy">{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/moozhikkulam-kochukuttan-chakyar-memorial-koodiyattam-festival/article7177037.ece | title=Carrying forward a rich legacy | work=The HIndu | date=7 May 2015 | access-date=29 January 2016| last1=Janardanan | first1=P. K. }}</ref><ref name="Maestro of the Mizhavu">{{cite web | url=https://bhawanicheerath.wordpress.com/tag/guru-moozhikulam-kochukuttan-chakyar/ | title=Maestro of the Mizhavu | publisher=Bjawani Cheerath | date=2016 | access-date=29 January 2016}}</ref> which included two sons of Chakyar, Margi Sajeev Narayana Chakiar<ref name="Margi Sajeev Narayana Chakiar">{{cite web | url=http://thiraseela.com/artist/profile.php?perfmrid=140 | title=Margi Sajeev Narayana Chakiar | publisher=Thiraseela | date=2016 | access-date=29 January 2016}}</ref> and Margi Madhu<ref name="Margi Madhu: Nepathya is my dream project">{{cite web | url=http://www.narthaki.com/info/intervw/intrv109c.html | title=Margi Madhu: Nepathya is my dream project | publisher=Narthaki | date=26 November 2008 | access-date=29 January 2016}}</ref> and both of them are known exponents of the art form. In 1998, Chakyar joined ''Nepathya'', a centre for excellence in Kudiyattam, as the ''Mukhya Acharya'' (Head Teacher), and continued his association with the institution till his last.<ref name="About Us">{{cite web | url=http://koodiyattam.org/about-us/ | title=About Us | publisher=Nepathya | date=2016 | access-date=29 January 2016}}</ref> The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Shri]], in 2008, for his contributions to Arts.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2016 | access-date=3 January 2016}}</ref> He died in 2009, at the age of 81.<ref name="Guru Moozhikkulam Kochukuttan Chakyar Memorial Kutiyttam Festival" /> He is remembered by an annual festival, ''Guru Moozhikkulam Kochukuttan Chakyar Memorial Kutiyttam Festival'', at Moozhikkulam, a suburb of Kochi where Nepathya is headquartered in,<ref name="Guru Moozhikkulam Kochukuttan Chakyar Memorial Kutiyttam Festival" /><ref name="A visual treat">{{cite web | url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/article270729.ece?service=print | title=A visual treat | publisher=Indian Express | date=2010 | access-date=29 January 2016}}</ref> and through orations organised by Nepathya.<ref name="Programme sheet">{{cite web | url=http://www.margitheatre.org/documents/programme-july-2013-2.pdf | title=Programme sheet | publisher=Nepathya | date=2013 | access-date=29 January 2016}}</ref>
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Moozhikkulam Kochukuttan Chakyar
Born1928
Ammannur, Thrissur district, Kerala, India
Died2009
OccupationKoodiyattam performer
Known forKoodiyattam
ChildrenMargi Madhu
Margi Sajeev Narayana Chakiar
AwardsPadma Shri

Moozhikkulam Kochukuttan Chakyar (1928–2009) was an exponent of Koodiyattam,[1] a traditional form of Sanskrit theatre from Kerala, which has been recognised by UNESCO as an Oral and Intangible Heritage of Mankind.[2] Born in a family of Koodiyattam performers, in 1928, at Ammannur, a small hamlet near Irinjalakuda, in Thrissur district in the south Indian state of Kerala, Chakyar had his early training in the art form from within his family. Ammannur Madhava Chakyar, a renowned Koodiyattam performer and a Padmabhushan awardee, was his cousin and the two, later, would evolve a new school of performance, popularly known as the Ammannur tradition of Koodiyattam.[3] When Margi, an institution promoting traditional art forms of Kerala, started their Koodiyattam training centre in 1981, he was the first residential guru.[4] The institution imparted training to many aspiring performers[5][6] which included two sons of Chakyar, Margi Sajeev Narayana Chakiar[7] and Margi Madhu[8] and both of them are known exponents of the art form. In 1998, Chakyar joined Nepathya, a centre for excellence in Kudiyattam, as the Mukhya Acharya (Head Teacher), and continued his association with the institution till his last.[9] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2008, for his contributions to Arts.[10] He died in 2009, at the age of 81.[2] He is remembered by an annual festival, Guru Moozhikkulam Kochukuttan Chakyar Memorial Kutiyttam Festival, at Moozhikkulam, a suburb of Kochi where Nepathya is headquartered in,[2][11] and through orations organised by Nepathya.[12]

Margi Madhu as Ravanan at Nepathya

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Ananda Lal, ed. (2004). The Oxford Companion to Indian Theatre. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195644463.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Guru Moozhikkulam Kochukuttan Chakyar Memorial Kutiyttam Festival". Welcome Kerala. April 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Centre for Excellence in Kudiyattam". Nepathya. 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "History - Margi Theatre". Margi Theatre. 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  5. ↑ Janardanan, P. K. (7 May 2015). "Carrying forward a rich legacy". The HIndu. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "Maestro of the Mizhavu". Bjawani Cheerath. 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "Margi Sajeev Narayana Chakiar". Thiraseela. 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "Margi Madhu: Nepathya is my dream project". Narthaki. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  9. ↑ "About Us". Nepathya. 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  10. ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  11. ↑ "A visual treat". Indian Express. 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  12. ↑ "Programme sheet" (PDF). Nepathya. 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2016.

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