Muslim girl debuts at Kerala Kalamandalam, first time in institutes historyLast Updated: October 02, 2025, 22:30 ISTRepresentational image (Image: News18)Thrissur (Kerala), Oct 2 (PTI) For 16-year-old Sabri, a Muslim girl, donning the traditional Kathakali makeup and attire to perform a nearly 40-minute-long ‘purappadu’ to mark her debut at the Kerala Kalamandalam here on Thursday will be one she will perhaps never forget. Sabri performed the ‘purappadu’ of the ‘Krishna vesham’ — her favourite — on the Kalamandalam stage along with several of her classmates in the evening. She is the first Muslim girl to be enrolled in the dance institution after it opened its doors to girls in 2021. However, it was due to her father’s relentless efforts and the insistence of Kalamandalam Gopi, a famed dance instructor at the institution, that she gained admission to the Kerala Kalamandalam. PTI HMP HMP ADBFirst Published: October 02, 2025, 22:30 ISTNews agency-feeds Muslim girl debuts at Kerala Kalamandalam, first time in institutes historyDisclaimer: Comments reflect users’ views, not News18’s.