He wrote them in his native German (most were translated into English) from his Manhattan apartment, where he spent winters, and his home in Berlin, where he died in a hospital on March 26 at 81. His ...
In Melattur, the dance dramas flourished under the patronage of Nayaks and Marathas who ruled Thanjavur. The present day Bhagavata Melams of Melattur traces its lineage to Melattur Venkatrama Sastri ( ...