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Usha Nangiar is an Indian traditional dance performer. Usha performs Nangiarkoothu.[1][2]

Early life

Usha was born into a performing family in Kerala. She started at an early age of 10, first practicing Koodiyattam and then branching to Nangiarkoothu.[1] In 1980, Usha joined the Koodiyattam training centre, Ammannur Gurukulam. She was the first girl to join the school.[3]

Publications

Nangiar has also published a book on Koodiyattam, titled Abhinethri.[4][5][6]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cornelious, Deborah (2016-11-26). "Louder than words". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  2. ↑ Nambudiri, Haripriya (2017-09-14). "Performer of substance". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  3. ↑ Oct 19, Deepa Soman |; 2016; Ist, 0:00. "Usha Nangiar artiste: New Koodiyattam artistes need more stages: Usha Nangiar | Kochi News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2019-12-12. {{cite web}}: |last2= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ ":: Keli India ::". keliindia.org. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  5. ↑ "Keepers of the flame". Deccan Herald. 2014-06-07. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  6. ↑ "Nangiarkoothu by Usha Nangiar | Photo Gallery | Thiraseela.com :: Exclusive Performing Event Gallery". thiraseela.com. Retrieved 2019-12-12.