Kuchipudi dance form’s woes seem to never end! Just when you think
everything might be going fine, something inevitably pops up exposing
the undercurrents within the Kuchipudi fraternity. This year’s Central
Sangeet Natak Akademi awardees in both senior and junior categories had
the whole community up in arms. For once, everyone had their
eyebrows raised in confusion when these names were announced. Almost no
one in the larger dancer community has ever heard of both these names,
so naturally everyone was puzzled at how a prestigious body like SNA had
given awards to these artistes. Before one gets into these
details, it is important to go through a brief history of Kuchipudi
itself.
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