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`School of Drama popularised serious theatre'

By Our Staff Reporter

THRISSUR, MARCH 31 . The activities of Calicut University's School of Drama have created awareness about serious theatre among the public, the writer Sukumar Azhikode has said.

Inaugurating a meeting at Aranattukara here on Thursday to felicitate the director of School of Drama Vayala Vasudevan Pillai, who retires from service on April 30, Prof. Azhikode said the works of alumni of the institution had a growing audience.

Prof. Azhikode recalled Prof. Vayala's services.

"He was a worthy successor to G. Sankara Pillai, founder of the School of Drama. Prof. Vayala's values, love for drama and commitment to his work have endeared him to his colleagues and students,'' Prof. Azhikode said.

Prof. Vayala Vasudevan Pillai said that his work as a dramatist and teacher over four decades had helped him understand himself.

"My students taught me. The institutions I worked in taught me. And through the characters I created, I was in conversation with my self,'' Prof. Vayala said.

C. L. Jos, chairman, Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi, Sreemoolanagaram Mohan, secretary, Fr. Thomas Chakaramakkal, Syndicate member, Calicut University, and Ramachandran Mokeri, principal, School of Drama, also spoke.

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