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Vedantam Parvatisam

Kuchipudi Performer • Teacher

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Kuchipudi, India

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Vedantam Parvatisam was a prominent Indian dancer, Kuchipudi Guru, and scholar, born on September 24, 1920, in Kuchipudi village, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, India. He received traditional training in Kuchipudi Yakshaganas from esteemed gurus such as Chinta Venkataramayya, Vedantam Ramakrishna'yya, and Vedantam Raghava'yya. His musical education was…

Journey Timeline

1920

Born — Born in Kuchipudi village, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh.

1930

Performed at Indian National Congress session — Participated in Kuchipudi Yaksha-ganas at the Jaipur session of the Indian National Congress.

1957

Helped establish Shri Siddhendra Kalakshetram — Co-founded and later served as principal of the institution in Kuchipudi.

1964

Published Bhama-kalapam — Released a definitive edition of the central Kalapam text.

1974

Designed Kuchipudi flag — Created the flag for the Kuchipudi dance form.

1981

Published Kuchipudi Melakartalu

1986

Published Golla-kalapam — Released a definitive edition of the central Kalapam text.

1988

Published Nrutya Tarangini

1994

Received Sangeet Natak Akademi Award — Awarded for his contributions to Kuchipudi dance.

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Awards & Honors

  • 1994 · Sangeet Natak Akademi AwardSangeet Natak Akademi
  • Honour by Telugu UniversityTelugu University
  • Honour by Nrutya Academy of Andhra PradeshNrutya Academy of Andhra Pradesh

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