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{{short description|Indian dancer and engineer}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox dancer
| name = Aparna B Marar
| image = Aparna Speech.jpg
|caption = Marar giving a talk at the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi
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| birth_name = Aparna Balram
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Guruvayoor]], Kerala, India
| death_date =
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| dances = [[Mohiniyattom]], [[Kuchipudi]], [[Bharathanatyam]]
| occupation = Dancer, educator, organiser, singer
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'''Aparna B. Marar''' is an Indian classical danseuse from [[Kerala]]. She has attained accomplishment as a dancer, [[Professional organizer|organiser]], art educator, choreographer and singer.<ref name="Bignewslive.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.bignewslive.com/aparna-marar-singing-carnatic-music-video/ |title=Aparna Marar singing carnatic music video – Big News Live – Kerala Malayalam News, Cinema News, Tech News |publisher=Bignewslive.com |accessdate=19 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129043317/http://www.bignewslive.com/aparna-marar-singing-carnatic-music-video/ |archivedate=29 November 2014 }}</ref> She is also an engineer with a postgraduate degree in wireless communication engineering from [[PSG College of Technology]]. She has received numerous honours including the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy's Yuva Prathibha Award, Calicut University's Kalathilakam Award, and a national scholarship by Ministry of Culture.<ref name="Healing">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/dance/healing-through-dance/article6566877.ece|title=Healing through dance|author=G. S. Paul|work=The Hindu|accessdate=19 November 2014}}</ref>

As a regular performer and educator she travels extensively around the world for her performances and lectures. She is an empanelled artist of [[Indian Council for Cultural Relations]], and a member of the American Dance Therapy Association. She is the director of the Kalabharathi Foundation for Indian Culture and Heritage,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kalabharathi.in/|title=Kalbharathi Cultural Heritage India|publisher=Kalabharathi.in|accessdate=19 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129022259/http://kalabharathi.in/|archive-date=29 November 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> a non-profitable cultural organization, regularly organising festivals, workshops and welfare programmes.<ref name="ManoramaOnline">{{cite web|url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/art-and-culture/when-kuchipudi-kathak-mesmerise-audiences.html|title=When Kuchipudi, Kathak mesmerise audiences|work=ManoramaOnline|accessdate=19 November 2014}}</ref><ref name="Manoramaonline.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/contentView.do?contentType=EDITORIAL&channelId=-1073865028&contentId=13954855&catId=-200641&BV_ID=@@@|title=Manorama Online – Kalabharathi Foundation celebrates World Dance Day|publisher=Manoramaonline.com|accessdate=19 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129013211/http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/contentView.do?contentType=EDITORIAL&channelId=-1073865028&contentId=13954855&catId=-200641&BV_ID=@@@|archive-date=29 November 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Marar is involved in art movements for the benefit of society. She is a resource person and a researcher with the National Institute on Developmental Delays, USA, training children with developmental delays in movement exploration activities using techniques of Indian classical dancing. She takes part in art appreciation programmes for the common people and students.<ref name="Healing"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bignewslive.in/aparna-exploring-prospects-dance-therapy/ |title=Aparna: Exploring prospects of Dance Therapy |work=Bignewslive.in |accessdate=19 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129042346/http://www.bignewslive.in/aparna-exploring-prospects-dance-therapy/ |archivedate=29 November 2014 }}</ref>

[[File:Mohiniyattom performance.jpg|thumb|250px|From the performance ''Brahmin'', a choreography on Rabindranath Tagore's poem at Thiruvananthapuram]]
[[File:Kuchupudy Performance.jpg|thumb|250px|Marar giving a kuchipudi performance at Gurupranamam]]

==Personal life==
Marar was born in [[Guruvayoor]], the temple town of [[Kerala]], to Balram K. Marar, a marine chief engineer and Sreelekha Balram, a homoeopathic doctor. After completing her post-graduation in engineering with a rank, she pursued a master's degree in fine arts (Bharathanatyam) from Sastra university, Thanjavur.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/sreekrishna-college-bags-championship/article131228.ece|title=Sreekrishna college bags championship|work=The Hindu|accessdate=19 November 2014}}</ref> She is also an alumnus of the Indian institute of Management, Bangalore wherein she did executive management in entrepreneurship. She has received many honours in arts as well as academics. Marar has also presented and published many technical papers in international journals<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ijcaonline.org/archives/volume61/number11/9970-4758|title=IJCA – Beamforming for Direction-of-Arrival (DOA) Estimation-A Survey|author=V Krishnaveni|work=International Journal of Computer Applications – IJCA|accessdate=19 November 2014}}</ref> and at national conferences.

==Professional life and career==
Marar was introduced to dancing at age four. She received extensive training in different styles of Indian classical dance, [[Bharathanatyam]], [[Kuchipudi]] and [[Mohiniyattom]] from prominent gurus of the country. She is a student of [[Kalamandalam Kshemavathy]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.narthaki.com/info/profiles/profl113.html|title=Profile – Kalamandalam Kshemavathy – Padma Jayaraj|publisher=Narthaki.com|accessdate=19 November 2014}}</ref> in Mohiniyattom. She also trained under Isaimani R. Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar in [[Carnatic music]],<ref name="Bignewslive.com"/> and Sri. Vijay Sursen in Hindusthani music.

She is involved in art appreciation programmes and training programmes for children with developmental delays. She propagates dance therapy through workshops and demonstrations across the globe. Under the banner of the Kalabharathi Foundation for Indian Culture and Heritage, Marar regularly organises festivals<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bignewslive.in/national-dance-music-festival-commenced/|title=National Dance Music Festival commenced|work=Bignewslive.in|accessdate=19 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129042400/http://www.bignewslive.in/national-dance-music-festival-commenced/#.VGmjjPmUc6s|archive-date=29 November 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> for the promotion of youth in Indian classical arts.<ref name="ManoramaOnline"/><ref name="Manoramaonline.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.justkerala.in/kalabharathi-national-young-dance-festival.html|title=Kalabharathi National Young Dance Festival 2013 – Kalabharathi Dance Festival Timings Schedule Venue – Kalabharathi Dance Festival Kerala|publisher=Justkerala.in|accessdate=19 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://realmatchonline.com/event/kalabharathi-young-dance-music-fest-2014/ |title=Kalabharathi Young Dance & Music Fest 2014 |work=Realmatch Online |accessdate=19 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129090619/http://realmatchonline.com/event/kalabharathi-young-dance-music-fest-2014/ |archivedate=29 November 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/people/Does-Kerala-have-a-new-cultural-capital/articleshow/20843834.cms |archive-url=https://archive.is/20141118061752/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/people/Does-Kerala-have-a-new-cultural-capital/articleshow/20843834.cms | title=Does Kerala have a new cultural capital? | date=1 July 2013 | first=Sanjith | last=Sidhardhan | newspaper=The Times of India |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 November 2014 |accessdate=18 November 2014 }}</ref> The organisation has also initiated support services to struggling veteran artists of the country through the scheme "Ashraya Nidhi".

Marar is also a noted playback-gazal singer and choreographer.

==Awards and honours==
* Yuva Prathibha Award by [[Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi]] in 2010 in Mohiniyattom<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/yuva-pratibha-awards-announced/article957981.ece|title=Yuva Pratibha awards announced|work=The Hindu|accessdate=19 November 2014}}</ref>
* Kalathilakam awards by Calicut University in 2009 and 2010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/article125738.ece|title=Sree Krishna College bags overall title|work=The New Indian Express|accessdate=19 November 2014}}</ref>
* Secured first prize in Mohiniyattom, Bharathantyam in Calicut University interzone arts festival 2009 and 2010
* Received the scholarship to young artists by Ministry of Culture, Government of India in Mohiniyattom- 2009<ref name="Dancer">{{cite web|url=http://thiraseela.com/artist/profile.php?perfmrid=462|title=Aparna B Marar Classical Dancer Profile|publisher=Thiraseela.com|accessdate=19 November 2014}}</ref>
* Winner in Inter-university national youth festival 2010 held at Thirupathy, in classical dance<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/thrissur-girl-wins-national-prize-in-classical-dance/article1123195.ece|title=Thrissur girl wins national prize in classical dance|work=The Hindu|accessdate=19 November 2014}}</ref>
* Empanelled artist of [[Indian Council for Cultural Relations]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iccrindia.net/artists/iccr-empanelled-artists-2012.pdf|format=PDF|title=Indian Council for Cultural Relations : Empanelment of Artistes : Revised Reference List (2012)|publisher=Iccrindia.net|accessdate=19 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129032250/http://www.iccrindia.net/artists/iccr-empanelled-artists-2012.pdf|archive-date=29 November 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Graded artist of Doordarshan, India<ref name="Dancer"/>
* Associate member of [[American Dance Therapy Association]], 2014
* Member of Student Grievance Redressal Cell, [[University of Calicut]] in 2010
* Member of [[International Dance Council]] – UNESCO, 2011

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