Mansiya

Bharatanatyam dancer Mansiya V P, who along with her family has battled odds to pursue the art form, talks about her journey

Dancer Mansiya Shyam Kalyan, who was denied an opportunity to participate in the dance festival at Koodalmanikyam temple, Irinjalakkuda, as she was not a Hindu, will perform Bharatanatyam at a programme organized for her by DYFI at Town Hall, Irinjalakkuda, less than 2km from the temple,

Controversies associated with the ongoing cultural festival at Koodalmanikyam temple seem to be refusing to die down.

Bharatanatyam dancer Mansiya Shyam Kalyan has said that she has been barred from performing during the cultural programmes to be held as part of a festival at Koodalmanikyam Temple, citing that she was not a Hindu. The temple authorities had charted her dance on April 21 in the programme brochure.

More leaders of the BJP and Hindu Aikyavedi have come out in the open protesting against the decision of the Koodalmanikyam Temple authorities not to permit dancer Mansiya Shyam Kalyan to perform Bharatanatyam as she was not a Hindu.

Dancer Mansiya Shyam Kalyan, who was denied an opportunity to participate in the dance festival at Koodalmanikyam temple, Irinjalakuda, as she was not a Hindu, performed Bharatanatyam at a nearby stage on Monday.

A 26-year-old youth, who was working in the US, hanged himself at his Mira Road home on Sunday. He did not leave behind a suicide note.

Mansiya V P, a Bharatanatyam dancer and a PhD research scholar in classical dance, on Monday took to Facebook claiming the temple officials denied her permission to perform despite her name being printed in the programme notice.

Some artists have announced that they are backing out from the ensuing national music, dance and rhythm festival to be held as part of the Thiruvulsavam at Koodalmanikyam temple, Irinjalakuda.

The management of the Koodalmanikyam temple in Irinjalakuda has taken steps to partially address the criticisms they faced for not permitting non-Hindus to perform at the temple they are constructing a stage and an auditorium just outside the temple to provide a platform to artists from all religions to showcase their talents. According to the Koodalmanikyam Devaswom Chairman U Pradeep Menon, this is the first time in the history of the temple that an avenue was being provided close to the temple for artists of all religions to perform.

Amid a raging controversy over the denial of permission to non-Hindu artistes to perform at the famous Koodalmanikyam temple, a devaswom official on Wednesday said conciliatory talks are on with all stakeholders, including priests, to address the issue and expressed hope that a positive