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Art forms promoted at ILLAM

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Chenda

Mruthangam

Chakyar Koothu

Kathakali

Violin

Bharathnatyam

Karnatic Music

The Story of ILLAM

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ILLAM stands for Institute for Legendary Living Arts and Music. It is conceived as a cultural institution promoting ancient art forms in modern times and teaches various art forms at its ILLAM premises by practitioners and experts in their fields.

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ILLAM is the founded and run by Sunil Kumar of Chethamangalath Illam. Infact it is the old Illam that forms the centerpiece of the current day institute in Tripunithura near Kochi, Kerala, India.

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ILLAM aims to preserve ancient art forms that are facing extinction