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Kalamandalam Vimala Menon, born on January 7, 1942, in Irinjalakuda, Thrissur district, Kerala, India, is a distinguished Indian classical dance teacher and a leading exponent of Mohiniyattam. Her parents were S. K. Krishnan Nair and Vishalakshy Amma. Vimala Menon began her initial dance training under Thripunithura Vijaya Bhanu and also received Carnatic…
Journey Timeline
1942
Born in Irinjalakuda, Thrissur district, Kerala, India
1953
Performed 'Kaliyamardhanam' as a child; encouraged by Vallathol Narayana Menon to join Kerala Kalamandalam
1960
Joined Kerala Kalamandalam for a four-year diploma in dance
1964
Began active career in dance
1966
Married Viswanatha Menon and moved to Bhutan
1972
Founded Kerala Natya Academy in Thiruvananthapuram
2006
Received Guinness World Records for presenting 1200 Mohiniyattam dancers on a single stage
2026
Conferred with Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award
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Awards & Honors
- 1972 · All Kerala Social Service Association Award for Bharata Natyam
- 1980 · Viswabharathy Award
- 1991 · Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award — Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi
- 2004 · Senior Fellowship Award for research work in "Ramanattom in Mohiniyattom" — Government of India's Cultural Department
- 2004 · Kerala Kalamandalam Award for Dance — Kerala Kalamandalam
- 2006 · Sangeet Natak Akademi Award — Sangeet Natak Akademi
- 2006 · Guinness Book of Records
- 2012 · Kalaratna Fellowship
- 2014 · Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship — Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi
- 2020 · Nritha Natya Puraskar
- 2025 · Nrityaratna Samman
- 2025 · Kerala Sree Award — Kerala Government
- 2026 · Padma Shri — Government of India
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