How ‘Raveli pattu’, Kerala’s ancient story telling tradition, is struggling to survive
PK Narayanan sits crosslegged in front of a scroll filled with tiny illustrations. After a moment’s silent prayer, he points a thin wooden stick at it and begins to sing. A centuries-old story unspools, in a mix of prose and poetry, in ancient Malayalam. Narayanan from Vengola in Perumbavoor is one among the few artists…
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