Kalamandalam Calcutta
Kathakali Musician • Accompanist
58+
Years of Experience
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Dr. Guru Smt. Thankamani Kutty is a highly renowned figure in Indian classical dance, celebrated for her profound contributions to Bharatanatyam and Mohiniyattam, and for co-founding the esteemed institution Kalamandalam Calcutta. Born in 1940, she received her rigorous training in Mohiniyattam and Bharatanatyam at the prestigious Kerala Kalamandalam…
Journey Timeline
1952-1956
Training at Kerala Kalamandalam — Learned Mohiniyattam and Bharatanatyam.
1968
Co-founded Kalamandalam Calcutta — Established with Guru Govindan Kutty.
1992
Received Shiromani Puraskar
2007
Guru Govindan Kutty passed away — Co-founder of Kalamandalam Calcutta.
2011
Received Degree of Doctor of Literature (Honoris Causa) — From Rabindra Bharati University.
2018
Kalamandalam Calcutta Golden Jubilee — Institution celebrated 50 years.
2020
Celebrated 80th birthday
2023
Received Sangeet Natak Akademy Amrit Award
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Awards & Honors
- 1992 · Shiromani Puraskar — Asian Paints
- 1993 · Nritya Natak Sangeet O Drishya Kala Akademy award — Govt. of West Bengal
- 1995 · Prashastika award — Dept. of Information and Cultural Affairs, Govt. of West Bengal
- 1997 · Bharat Nirman Talented Ladies award — Build India
- 1998 · All India Critics award for Bharatanatyam and Mohiniattam — All India Critics Association
- 1999 · Shatabdir Nari – The woman of the Millennium — The Biswa Banga Sammelan, Kolkata
- 2001 · Sreshtha — Kaladarpanam Art Lovers Association, Cochin Kerala
- 2003 · Natya Sreshtha — Kaladarpanam Art Lovers Association, Cochin Kerala
- 2005 · Life Time Achievement in the Field of Classical Dance — Calcutta Girls High School
- 2006 · Kalaprathibha Puraskaram — Kerala Sangeet Natak Academy
- 2007 · Kelucharan Mahapatra Smriti Purashkar — Nandanik
- 2007 · Felicitation — Dakshini Barta
- 2007 · Felicitation — Pather Panchali
- 2008 · Kerala Kalamandalam Award for Mohiniattam — Kerala Kalamandalam
- 2008 · Bharatmuni Samman — Kalingayana Touryatrikam, Bhubaneswar, Orissa
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