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Fr. Abel Periyappuram, C.M.I., (19 January 1920 - 6 December 2001) was the founding father of Kalabhavan, a centre for learning performance arts in Kochi, India. Fr. Abel, with the help of K. K. Antony, a music teacher, and Yesudas, then a budding playback singer, started Kalabhavan as the Christian Arts Club to promote Christian music, in the year 1969. Soon, with the support of Joseph Parecattil and the Archdiocese of Eranakulam, the Club was registered as Kalabhavan.