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| birth_name = Latasana Devi<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1967|04|01}} <br />
| birth_place = [[Imphal]], [[Manipur]], India<br />
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|occupation =Dancer<br />
|style = [[Manipuri dance]]<br />
|awards =[[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] (2023)<br />
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'''Latasana Devi''' is a [[Manipuri dance|Manipuri dancer]], choreographer, and dance teacher from [[Imphal]], [[Manipur]]. She received the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] in 2023 for her contribution to Manipuri dance.<br />
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==Biography==<br />
Latasana Devi was born on 1 April 1967 in Imphal, Manipur.<ref name="SNA">{{cite web |title=LATASANA DEVI |url=https://sangeetnatak.gov.in/public/uploads/awardees/docs/1741077376_Latasana%20Devi.pdf |publisher=[[Sangeet Natak Akademi]] |access-date=2025-06-26 |archive-date=2025-05-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250528222356/https://www.sangeetnatak.gov.in/public/uploads/awardees/docs/1741077376_Latasana%20Devi.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> She began learning Manipuri dance at the age of eight and received her early training at the Manipuri Dance Academy in Imphal under the guidance of Guneshwari Devi.<ref name="NCPA">{{cite web |title=NCPA Mumbai Dance Season 2023 |url=https://www.ncpamumbai.com/event/ncpa-mumbai-dance-season-2023-2/ |website=NCPA |access-date=2025-06-26 |archive-date=2025-04-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250426144207/https://www.ncpamumbai.com/event/ncpa-mumbai-dance-season-2023-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref> <br />
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In 1980, she began intensive training under dancers like Padma Shri-winner [[Darshana Jhaveri]], [[Guru Bipin Singh]] and Kalavati Devi of Kolkata.<ref name="NCPA"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Motherland calling: New NCPA dance performance reflects Manipur’s civic war |url=https://www.mid-day.com/sunday-mid-day/article/motherland-calling-23342264 |work=Mid-day |date=31 March 2024 |language=en |archive-date=6 April 2024 |access-date=26 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240406003700/https://www.mid-day.com/sunday-mid-day/article/motherland-calling-23342264 |url-status=live }}</ref> Well versed in dance, martial arts, music and drumming, she studied various aspects of Manipuri dance like Kartal Cholom (dance with cymbals) from Oja Chobhal Singh, Nada Seishak (vocal training) from Oja Lakpati Singh and Pung Cholom (drum dance) from Oja Birmangal Singh.<ref name="NCPA"/><br />
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Latasana Devi also completed [[Bachelor of Arts]] in Political Science from SNDT University, Mumbai.<ref name="Palem">{{cite web |title=Palem |url=https://bangaloreinternationalcentre.org/event/palem/ |website=Bangalore International Centre}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
Latasana Devi has performed in major dance festivals in India and abroad including [[Khajuraho Dance Festival]], Banaras Ganga Festival, [[Nishagandhi Dance Festival]] and [[Soorya Festival]].<ref name="SNA"/> Other than various venues across India, she has toured to countries like USA, Mexico, Indonesia and Italy for solo performances.<ref name="SNA"/> In 1994, she was awarded a Junior Fellowship from the Department of Culture, Government of India, to conduct research in the field of classical Manipuri dance.<ref name="NCPA"/> She is a top-grade artist and an empanelled artist of the [[Indian Council for Cultural Relations]].<ref name="SNA"/> She has also danced at international venues including the [[BRICS]] and BRIMTEC summits.<ref name="Palem"/><br />
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She has choreographed productions like Nachom, Ishano and Madhur Raas in association with the [[National Centre for the Performing Arts (India)|National Centre for the Performing Arts]] (NCPA), Mumbai.<ref name="Palem"/><br />
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Latasana Devi founded the Kaina Foundation to raise awareness and promote traditional art forms of Manipur.<ref name="Palem"/><br />
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==Awards and honors==<br />
Latasana Devi has received numerous awards and titles including the Sringarmani award in 1985, Guru adhan title conferred by the Tamil Sangam, Mumbai in 2016, and Tarang Ratna title by the Takshashila Nrityakala Mandir, Thane in 2018.<ref name="SNA"/> She received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2023 for her contribution to Manipuri dance.<ref name="SNA"/><br />
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