The death of Ann Rifta Roy, 20, a student of Electronics and Communication at the School of Engineering, CUSAT, who lost her life in a tragic stampede at the University’s tech fest on Saturday has plunged the community of Chavittunatakam afficianados in Kochi into gloom.
“She has been part of the group of artistes, who have tried to popularise the art form,” said veteran Chavittuanatakam trainer and guru Britto Vincent in a message.
She hails from a family of illustrious Chavittunatakam artistes. She is granddaughter of Georgekutty Aasan and daughter of Aasan Roy Georgekutty, who has been at the forefront of a broad-based effort to make the art form more popular and acceptable to the new generation, Mr. Britton added.
