{"id":688,"date":"2025-08-06T20:42:55","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T15:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/v3.pisharodysamajam.com\/?p=688"},"modified":"2025-08-06T20:43:49","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T15:13:49","slug":"rlv-damodara-pisharody","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/v3.pisharodysamajam.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/06\/rlv-damodara-pisharody\/","title":{"rendered":"RLV Damodara Pisharody"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>R.L.V. Damodara Pisharody<\/strong>, a celebrated Kathakali artist from Thrippunithura, is renowned as the favourite disciple of the legendary <strong>Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair<\/strong>, who played a pivotal role in popularising Kerala\u2019s classical dance-drama, <strong>Kathakali<\/strong>, on global stages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Born in <strong>1939<\/strong> to <strong>Attingal Manikantthapurathu Pisharath Shivarama Pisharody<\/strong> and <strong>Puthrikkovil Pisharath Lakshmikutty Pisharassiar<\/strong>, Damodara Pisharody developed a deep passion for the art form early in life. He received his formal training in Kathakali at the <strong>R.L.V. College of Music and Fine Arts<\/strong>, Thrippunithura \u2013 a premier institution that continues to shape many artists in the classical arts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the years, he has nurtured and mentored <strong>over a hundred disciples<\/strong>, contributing immensely to the preservation and propagation of Kathakali. His dedication and contribution to the art form have earned him several prestigious recognitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Major Awards and Recognitions<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Kalyanakrishna Foundation Kathakali Award<\/strong> \u2013 2024<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kerala Kalamandalam Award for Kathakali Vesham<\/strong> \u2013 2022<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dr. K. N. Pisharody Smaraka Puraskaram<\/strong> \u2013 2021<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kalamandalam Karunakaran Smaraka Puraskaram<\/strong> \u2013 2021<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kaliyachan Puraskaram by Paravoor Kaliyarangu<\/strong> \u2013 2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Personal Life<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He is married to <strong>Mahadevamangalathu Pisharath Sharada Pisharassiar<\/strong>.<br>They have a daughter, <strong>RLV Salini Harikumar<\/strong>, who is also an accomplished dancer, and a son-in-law, <strong>Harikumar Pisharody<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>R.L.V. Damodara Pisharody, a celebrated Kathakali artist from Thrippunithura, is renowned as the favourite disciple of the legendary Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair, who played a pivotal role in popularising Kerala\u2019s classical dance-drama, Kathakali, on global stages. Born in 1939 to Attingal Manikantthapurathu Pisharath Shivarama Pisharody and Puthrikkovil Pisharath Lakshmikutty Pisharassiar, Damodara Pisharody developed a deep passion [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":689,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,71,47,1],"tags":[44],"class_list":["post-688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity","category-eranakulam","category-famous","category-uncategorized","tag-famous"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/v3.pisharodysamajam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/688","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/v3.pisharodysamajam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/v3.pisharodysamajam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/v3.pisharodysamajam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/v3.pisharodysamajam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=688"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/v3.pisharodysamajam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/688\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":690,"href":"https:\/\/v3.pisharodysamajam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/688\/revisions\/690"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/v3.pisharodysamajam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/v3.pisharodysamajam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/v3.pisharodysamajam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/v3.pisharodysamajam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}