Thidambu nritham, the unseen blessing

The emperor of Indian temple dance Puthumana Govindan Namboothiri has a soulful connection with thidambu nritham. Despite the fact that he is the last link of sanctified artists of the olden days with rudimentary cultural traditions and safeguard of 700 years old ritualistic steps, he, even at this age is communicating happiness through the dance. Puthumana Govindan Namboothiri hails from Kanhangad in Kerala state. He was a normal student in school academics, though, it was the dominion of god on his thoughts to leave school and start dancing at temples. Puthumana submitted everything to god and god Natraja danced in his mind and ruled his intellect. This keeps him going with conception of novel steps in each concert besides preserving the ancient steps. Puthumana is a genuine artist who lives for others, and one who ensure that others are benefitted from his performances, interactions and workshops. His steps contribute to the society for above past five decades to purify the society using the dance. The experiments of Puthumana Govindan Namboothiri are projected to search for the final truth in individual minds. Puthumana has made known his rank for being different from other classic and popular commercial artists from entertainment industry to live only for artistic creations in thidambu nritham. He believes that the intention of a dancer should be to ignite a spark of interest in the minds of millions of viewers. Puthumana use thidambu nritham stages to refine and educate the audience. Thidambu nritham art has grown-up standing on the shoulders of puthumana, a gigantic transformation from ritual to dance. Puthumana spreads messages of universal brotherhood and integration of artistic minds by using thidambu nritham as a medium. He believes that these dance steps help multiply happiness in the audience like a lamp spreading light.