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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…
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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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- 1994 · Sangeet Natak Akademi Award — Sangeet Natak Akademi
- Honour by Telugu University — Telugu University
- Honour by Nrutya Academy of Andhra Pradesh — Nrutya Academy of Andhra Pradesh
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