A Kerala Studies Blog
Ever since his works began to be translated into Malayalam in the mid-nineteenth century, Shakespeare’s adaptations have appeared as books, plays, comics and films in Kerala. Thea Buckley writes about the history of Kerala’s engagement with Shakespearean literature.
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What can the living practitioners of an art tell us that history books cannot? Helena Reddington offers a glimpse into how Tullal and its origins are understood by present-day artists.
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A photo-essay on Kutiyattam’s art of storytelling through the eyes. S. Harikrishnan Kutiyattam is the ancient tradition of Sanskrit drama performed either[…]
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This article discusses the need to study histories of female impersonation in popular Malayalam theatre and their role in nuancing[…]
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