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{{short description|Indian dancer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| image = Dr.Neena Prasad - Neena Prasad.jpg
| name = Neena Prasad
| birth_place = [[Thiruvananthapuram]], India
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| spouse = Adv Sunil.C.Kurian
| occupation = {{hlist|[[Indian classical dancer]]|choreographer|academic}}
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| known for = [[Mohiniyattam]]
| website = {{URL|neenaprasad.com}}
}}
'''Neena Prasad''' is an Indian dancer.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/dancers-lack-professional-approach/article8281841.ece | title='Dancers lack professional approach' | work=thehindu.com | accessdate=16 June 2016}}</ref> She is an exponent in the field of [[Mohiniyattam]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/dancing-queen/article1427640.ece | title=Dancing Queen | work=thehindu.com | accessdate=16 June 2016}}</ref> She is the founder and principal of Bharthanjali Academy of Indian Dances in [[Thiruvananthapuram]] and Sougandika Centre for Mohinyattam in [[Chennai]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/preserve-pristine-moorings-veterans/article8142817.ece | title=NEENA PRASAD | work=thehindu.com | accessdate=16 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/neena-prasad-to-perform-classic-indian-dance-of-mohiniyattam-in-dubai | title=Neena Prasad to perform classic Indian dance of Mohiniyattam in Dubai | work=thenational.ae | accessdate=16 June 2016}}{{dead link|date=January 2026|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/mohiniyattam-danseuse-neena-prasad-on-her-workspace-bharatanjali/article8655102.ece | title=An inspiring milieu | work=thehindu.com | accessdate=16 June 2016}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
She pursued dance education, achieving proficiency in Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Mohiniyattam and Kathakali. After her MA in English Literature, she was awarded a PhD from [[Rabindra Bharati University]], [[Calcutta]], for her thesis on "The concepts of Lasya and Tandava in the classical dances of South India-A detailed Study". She was also awarded a post doctoral Research Fellowship from the AHRB Research Centre for Cross Cultural Music and Dance Performance, [[University of Surrey]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.artindia.net/neena.html | title=Fellowship from the AHRB Research Centre for Cross Cultural Music and Dance Performance, University of Surrey, UK | work=artindia.net | accessdate=20 June 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160524170400/http://www.artindia.net/neena.html | archive-date=24 May 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

Her professional training included:
*[[Mohiniyattam]] - [[Kalamandalam Sugandhi]] – 8 years
*Kalamandalam Kshemavathy – 3 years
*[[Bharatanatyam]] - Padmashri [[Adyar K. Lakshman]] – 11 years
*[[Kuchipudi]] - Padmabhushan Vempatti China Satyam –12 years
*[[Kathakali]] - Vembayam Appukuttan Pillai – 10 years

==Awards==
Prasad received the [[Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award]] in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.keralaculture.org/dance-a-ksna/466|title=Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award: Dance|publisher=Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala|access-date=26 February 2023}}</ref> She is a recipient of the Mayilpeeli Award.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/mayilpeeli-award-for-sugathakumari-neena-prasad/article5066821.ece | title=Mayilpeeli award for Sugathakumari, Neena Prasad | work=thehindu.com | accessdate=17 June 2016}}</ref> She also received the "Nirtya Chudamani" Award in 2015.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.indian-heritage.org/musicseason/awards.html |title= Nritya Choodamani|work=indian heritage.org |accessdate=20 June 2016}}</ref> Received Kerala Kalmandalam Award 2017 (Mohiniyattam) <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/kalamandalam-awards-announced/articleshow/66323308.cms|title=Kalamandalam awards announced | Kochi News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>

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[[Category:Artists from Thiruvananthapuram]]
[[Category:Indian female classical dancers]]
[[Category:Dancers from Kerala]]
[[Category:Mohiniyattam dancers]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Women artists from Kerala]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award]]

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