Distant drums Sheila Kumar visits the Santiniketan of the South, the Kerala Kalamandalam in Cheruthuruthy As we drive into the green hamlet of Cheruthuruthy, the first sound that wafts over the air, over the rippling waters of the river Bharatapuzha, is the rhythmic pulse of the chenda drums. A sound ubiquitous to all major temple festivals in…
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