Well-deserved honour
V. KALADHARAN
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Kompu artiste Eravath Raman Nair was felicitated in Thrissur.
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ACCOLADES: K.P.C. Narayanan Bhattatiripad, a scholar of classical performing arts, presented Eravath Raman Nair a gold chain as a mark of respect.
In collective ensembles, there cannot be more than two principal percussions. In a Melam, the chenda and the kurumkuzhal are more equal than the rest. In Panchavadyam, the thimila and the maddalam occupy prime space. In both the ensembles, an alluring musical instrument is the kompu, which resembles a mini-trumpet. A number of gifted kompu players hail from Central Kerala. Eravath Raman Nair is one among them.
The music of the kompu has a distinct Kerala identity in its modulations and structure. Both in Panchavadyam and Melam, it announces the kalasams to follow and the shifts in tempos. Raman Nair has had prolonged associations with these ensembles.
Recently, he was felicitated by residents of Kodakara, Thrissur. The thimila maestro Kalamandalam Parameswara Marar took the initiative to organise the function at Poonilarkavu Bhagawathi Temple hall. Eminent personalities like the State award-winner Chakkamkulam Appu Marar, Kuzhur Narayana Marar and Perumanam Kuttan Marar graced the stage. In the morning session, T.N. Vasudevan, an astute aesthete, addressed the audience and introduced the stalwarts. He classified Melam as classical, Panchavadyam as a blend of classicism and romanticism, and Thayambaka as a romantic voyage. Classicism, he said, is more objective sans the ego of individual expressions. Thayambaka on the other hand focusses on individual identity and aspirations as in romanticism.
Following the symposium, there was a nadaswara concert by Haripad Ramakrishna Panickar and Murukadas. Preceding the valedictory function, the different genres of drum-music were staged, including keli and Adanthamelam by the maestros of the day. In the evening, K.P.C. Narayanan Bhattatiripad, a scholar of classical performing arts, presented Raman Nair with a gold chain as a mark of respect.
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