Vasu Pisharody
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Kalamandalam Vasu Pisharody (15 August 1943 – 1 December 2022) was an Indian
Life and career
Vasu Pisharody was born at
After an initial brief stint at Kerala Kalamandalam, he continued his education for two years there with the Scholarship of Central Govt.[2] He finished his studies in 1969, After that Vasu Pisharody worked at a kalari (Kathakali classroom) run by the Guruvayur Kathakali Club in a Temporary post till 1979.[2] He rejoined Kalamandalam in 1979 and worked there for two decades before retiring as its vice-principal of Kathakali Vesham in 1999.[2]
Pisharody died from heart disease at his house in Kongad, on 1 December 2022, at the age of 79.[5]
Awards
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Vasu Pisharody is a winner of the Central Sangeet Natak Akademi award.
- Veerashrinkhala from Kongad.
- Awards from several Kathakali clubs.
- Kerala Kalamandalam Award in 1998.
- Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship in 2020[6]
- Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award in 2003[7]
- Fellowship from Central Human Resources Development Ministry.
- Kerala Kalamandalam Fellowship.
- Shri Pattikkamthodi Puraskar - Kerala Kalamandalam.
- Shri Pattikkamthodi Puraskar - Gandhi Seva Sadan.
- Olappamanna Devi Puraskar.
- Kalamandalam Krishnan Kutty Podhuval Puraskar.
- Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair Kalyanikkuty Amma Puraskar.
- Puraskar from "Sarggam" Kongad.
Later years
An ailment forced him to take a break from Kathakali in 2005, but his health improved again.[citation needed] He made a comeback to the stage in end-March 2009 at the Thirumandhamkunnu temple in his village of Kongad.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Kathakali Artists - Kalamandalam Vasu Pisharody".
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Kathakali Artists - Kalamandalam Vasu Pisharody". www.cyberkerala.com. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "Kalamandalam Vasu Pisharody". www.indiansarts.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2007.
- ^ Kathakali Vijnanakosam (encyclopedia), page 420
- ^ "Kathakali maestro Kalamandalam Vasu Pisharody passes away". The Hindu. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "2020 പുരസ്കാര സമർപ്പണം" (PDF) (in Malayalam). Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award: Kathakali". Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
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