Question

Who wrote the Malayalam book, Padeniyude Jeevathalam on the art form of Padayani?

• A. Kadamanitta Vasudevan Pillai
• B. Kadamanitta Ramakrishna
• C. R.C. Karipath
• D. Kavalam Narayana Panikkar

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Kadamanitta Vasudevan Pillai

• Prof. Kadammanitta Vasudevan Pillai, is a Padayani exponent from Kerala, India.

• He is the former Vice Chairman of the Kerala Folklore Academy, a professor in mathematics, a writer and public speaker.

• Vasudevan Pillai has contributed greatly to the field of Kerala folklore. He has written books on Padayani and other traditional art forms. :

  1. Padayaniyile pala kolangal

  2. Padayani

  3. Padayaniyude jeevathalam

  4. Padayani : Janakeya anushtaana nadakam

  5. Padayani : Oru ithihasa nadakam

  6. Padayani : The traditional epi theater (English, but not a translation)

  7. Vamsheeya sangeetha shastram

  8. Ethino musicology (English, but not a translation)

  9. Apasaraka bimbangalude aasura gethiroopangal (study on Kadammanitta poetry)

  10. Kadinjoo pottan (drama based on Kadammanitta poetry)