The art world has reacted with angst and indignation to an incident in which a Mohiniyattam performance by noted danseuse Neena Prasad was stopped by District Judge Kalam Pasha here on Saturday evening.
Mr. Pasha, who lives behind Government Moyan Lower Primary School in Palakkad town, ordered around 8.30 p.m. on Saturday that Neena Prasad’s Mohiniyattam show held on the school compound be stopped as it became a nuisance for him.
The hour-long performance titled ‘Sakhyam’ that portrayed the strains in the relations between Krishna and Arjuna was stopped midway, forcing the senior artiste and her team to leave the stage in tears. The show was part of a cultural evening organised by the Sekharipuram Grandhasala where the book Ithihasangale Thedi authored by Sreechitran M.J. was released.
