Vignettes Relating to Kathakali and Shakespeare

Dr Mohan Gopinath holds a Master’s degree in English Literature from St. Stephen’s College at Delhi University, which he later joined as a member of the faculty. He obtained a doctoral degree from Osmania University, India. His publications include Business Drama: How Shakespearean Insights Help Leaders Manage Volatile Contexts and The Actor Who Could Connect: the Genius of Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair. Vellinezhi Achuthan Kutty completed his education at NSS College, Ottapalam and Victoria College, Palakkad, and went on to work in the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay and at the Directorate General of Civil Aviation and Meteorology, in the Sultanate of Oman. He is currently the Director of the Thantra Academy of Behavioural and Allied Sciences and President of Vellinezhi Nanu Nair Smaraka Kalakendram. Nagesh Bharadwaj holds an MBA from the University of Oklahoma, USA. He worked at Union Pacific Railroad Company and Sony for more than 10 years, and his research interests include the impact of art on life. Asha Prabhakaran holds an MBA degree from the University of Madras, India and is pursuing a doctoral degree from Anna University, India. She is the author and co-author of a number of articles and case studies. Dr Sabina Zacharias has been teaching English Language and Literature, Cultural Studies, Business Communication and Legal English to multicultural and multi-lingual groups at different levels in India and abroad for the last 15 years. She completed her doctoral degree at the English and Foreign Languages University in Hyderabad. Currently, she is an Adjunct Faculty teaching Communication and coordinating training courses in English Language and Soft Skills at various B- Schools in Bangalore.