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 Vedantam Parvateesam was a prominent Indian dancer and Kuchipudi Guru. He was born in Kuchipudi village, Krishna district in the year 1920. Parvateesam had a traditional upbringing in the local dance-drama form, in music, and in literature. He performed as a youth, but continued his education properly as well. Parvateesam helped establish the Shri Siddhendra Kalakshetram, Kuchipudi, in 1957 and retired as its principal after teaching for several decades. He also taught at Ongole, and Tenali in Guntur district.
His many publications include definitive editions of the central Kalapam texts, Bhama-kalapam in 1964 and Golla-kalapam in 1986. Vedantam Parvateesam was bestowed with the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in the year 1994, for his achievements in Kuchipudi dance form.
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(Last Updated on : 04-12-2013)
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