ABOUT THE AUTHOR

TRADITIONAL EDUCATION

  • First lessons of dance and music from her mother Smt. Manorama Vyas Jyotishi. 
  • Took informal training of Kathak and Vocal Music in ‘Guru Shishya Parampara’ from Late Guru Pandit Kalyandas Mahant of Raigarh Darbar during 1984-89.
  • Took informal short intensive training of Bhava Abhinaya from Late Guru Ramakrishna Shukla of Hyderabad and from Nataraj Ramakrishna of Hyderabad.
  • Has been engaged in taking intensive training of Kathak dance from Nrityacharya Ramlal Ji of Raigarh.
  • Classical Vocal & Sugam Sangeet from Late Dr. Veena Vishwaroop & Shri Vasant Timothi, IKS University, Khairagarh.
  • Had been associated with Late Prof. Premlata Sharma for more than ten years and acquired traditional learning of Hindustani Sangeet Shastra.

AWARDS

  • Awarded Senior Fellowship of Ministry of Culture, Government of India for research on “Kathak Nritya ki Aitihasic Avadharana ka Punarmulyankan”.

TEACHING

  • Taught Kathak to UG, PG and Diploma classes for 8 years in the Department of Kathak, IKS University, Khairagarh (First as research fellow and later as Guest faculty).
  • Taught Kathak Dance to Faculty Members and UG, PG Students of University of Visual and Performing Arts, Colombo, Sri Lanka as a Consultant under the “Improving Relevance and Quality of Undergraduate Education (IRQUE) Project” of World Bank from 25 November 2008 to 06 February 2009.
  • Conducted lectures series as a guest faculty at IKS University, Agartala University and Kathak Kendra.
  • Conducted two workshops on Kathak at Mandla in 2000 and 2003, under sponsorship of Ustad Allauddin Khan Sangeet Academy, Bhopal.
  • Conducted exhaustive workshops on practical aspects of Kathak in Raigarh Gharana in Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru and at Agartala University.

ADMINISTRATION

  • Worked as Principal, Mahishmati Kathak Kendra (an autonomous body of Mahishmati Sanskritik Punarjagaran Manch) Mandla, from 2000-04. 
  • Worked as Director, Kathak Kendra (an autonomous body of Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi). 2009-13.

PUBLICATIONS

  • Kathak Kalpadrum
  • Sangeet Kaladhar, published in June 2006 by Sangeet Natak Academy. 
  • Thought provoking articles published in ‘Gandharva’, ‘Naadarchan’, and ‘Kala Saurabh’.
  • Nayika Bheda in Kathak
  • Shastric Traditions in Indian Classical Dances
  • Kathak Kalpadrum – Revised Edition in press.


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