Usha Nangiar
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Usha Nangiar is an Indian traditional dance performer. Usha performs Nangiarkoothu.[1][2]
Early life[]
Usha was born into a performing family in Kerala. She started at an early age of 10, first practicing Koodiyattam and then branching to Nangiarkoothu.[1] In 1980, Usha joined the Koodiyattam training centre, Ammannur Gurukulam. She was the first girl to join the school.[3]
Publications[]
Nangiar has also published a book on Koodiyattam, titled Abhinethri.[4][5][6]
References[]
- ^ a b Cornelious, Deborah (2016-11-26). "Louder than words". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
- ^ Nambudiri, Haripriya (2017-09-14). "Performer of substance". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
- ^ Oct 19, Deepa Soman |; 2016; Ist, 0:00. "Usha Nangiar artiste: New Koodiyattam artistes need more stages: Usha Nangiar | Kochi News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2019-12-12.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
- ^ ":: Keli India ::". keliindia.org. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
- ^ "Keepers of the flame". Deccan Herald. 2014-06-07. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
- ^ "Nangiarkoothu by Usha Nangiar | Photo Gallery | Thiraseela.com :: Exclusive Performing Event Gallery". thiraseela.com. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
Categories:
- Performers of Indian classical dance
- Indian female classical dancers