Kuchipudi | 30 Apr 2024
Kuchipudi, one of the oldest dance forms of India, is now becoming obsolete among the younger generation. Kuchipudi is a village in the Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh.
- Kuchipudi is a dance-drama performance, which used to be confined to men in the olden days. It plays stories of Hindu mythologies and spreads its message among the people. Kuchipudi is one of the 8 classical dance forms of India.
- People learned this classical dance from generations through the Guru-Shishya Parampara tradition.
- Currently, this art form is in a declining-phase due to a lack of patronage from the government, also it lost six gurus in the pandemic years and lack of future for youths.
- Between 2014-18, the Sangeet Natak Akademi in collaboration with the Andhra Pradesh State government has archived the audio, video and photos of Kuchipudi Yakshaganam.
- Guru Pasumarthy Rattaiah Sarma, a doyen of Yakshaganas, is the oldest Guru living in the Kuchipudi village.
