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| name = Rajkumar Singhajit Singh<br />
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|caption=Raj Kumar Singhajit Singh with his wife Charu Sija Mathur, in 2008<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1931|5|1}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Manipur]], India<br />
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| occupation = [[Classical Indian dance]]r ([[Manipuri dance]]), [[choreographer]], [[scholar]]<br />
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| website = {{url|http://www.manipuri-dance.com/index.htm}}<br />
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'''Rajkumar Singhajit Singh''', (born 1 May 1935) is a leading exponent, [[choreographer]] and a [[guru]] of [[Indian classical dance]] form of [[Manipuri dance|Manipuri]], including the [[Pung cholom]] and [[Raslila]].<ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000926/ldh2.htm#3 Rich traditions from the East] ''[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]'', 26 September 2000</ref> He was awarded the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] in 1984 <ref>[http://www.sangeetnatak.com/programmes_recognition&honours_dance_cdc.html Official list of awardees - Creative Dance/Choreography] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081005121314/http://www.sangeetnatak.com/programmes_recognition%26honours_dance_cdc.html |date=2008-10-05 }} the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]] Official website.</ref> and the [[Padma Shri]] in 1986 for his contribution to the [[Manipuri dance]]. In the year 2011, [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]], India's [[The National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama]], awarded him with its highest award, the [[List of Sangeet Natak Akademi fellows|Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship]] for his contribution to [[Indian Dance]].<br />
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Guru Singhajit Singh and his wife Charu Sija Mathur, who is also a [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] recipient, have established, ''Manipuri Nrityashram'', a [[Manipuri dance]] school, in [[New Delhi]].<br />
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[[File:Raj kumar Singhajit Singh.jpg|thumb|Raj Kumar Singhajit Singh performing in Delhi]]<br />
==Biography==<br />
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Rajkumar Singhajit Singh was born in a family of dancers and musicians in [[Manipur]]. Early in life, he was fortunate to receive his dance education from the finest gurus of [[Manipuri dance]], starting with ‘Guru Ojha Iboton Singh’ (1942–46) for Pung (drum), followed by ‘Guru Amubi Singh’ (1948–54) – Jagoi; ‘Guru Thambal Angou Singh’ (1950–52) - Kartal Chalom; ‘Guru Chauba Singh’ (1952–53) - Kartal Chalom; and with ‘Guru Ojha Gaura Singh’ (1952–53) from whom he learned the martial arts with Sword & Spear,<ref name=mum/> and soon established himself as a dancer, choreographer and artist of repute <ref>[http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19990729/ile29147.html Wedded to Dance] [[Indian Express]], 29 July 1999.</ref><br />
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He joined [[Triveni Kala Sangam]], [[New Delhi]], in 1954, as Head of the Manipur Dance Section, and later in 1962, founded the ‘Triveni Ballet’ of which he was Director and Principal Dancer.<ref name=mum/><br />
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Over the year, he and his dance troupe, have extensively travelled to several countries in Europe, the former USSR, North and South America, Japan, West Asia and Africa.<ref name=mum/> Their recent choreography, ''[[Ashta Nayika]]'', has received wide recognition, from both viewers and critics alike <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121107144405/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/08/01/stories/2008080150310200.htm From zero to ten in a step] ''[[The Hindu]]'', 1 August 2008."...Choreographer Singhajit Singh’s ''Ashta Nayika'', in a freshly conceived interlacing of the Nata Sankirtan and rasa, was a delight." - Leela Venkatraman.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080922095121/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/07/25/stories/2008072550380300.htm Celestial numbers] ''[[The Hindu]]'', 25 July 2008.</ref><br />
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==Awards==<br />
*[[Academy Ratna Award, 2011]]<br />
* [[Homi J. Bhabha|Homi Bhabha Fellowship]] (1976–1978) <ref name=mum>[http://mumbai.mtnl.net.in/~hbfc/cv/DR_R_K_SINGHAJIT_SINGH.html DR. R.K. Singhajit Singh Profile] Homi Bhabha Fellowship Council, Mumbai, Fellowship:1976-1978.</ref><ref>[http://web1.mtnl.net.in/~hbfc/fellows.html Homi Bhabha Fellowship, List of Fellows] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070618055016/http://web1.mtnl.net.in/~hbfc/fellows.html |date=2007-06-18 }} # 34. 1976-1978.</ref><br />
* [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] (1984)<br />
* [[Padma Shri]] (1986)<br />
* Delhi [[Sahitya Kala Parishad|Sahitya Kala Parishad Award]] (1975)<br />
* Fellow of Manipur State Kala Academy<br />
* Manipur Sahitya Parishad Nritya Award (1975)<br />
* Nritya Choodamani from Chennai<br />
* Doctor of Letters (hon) – North Eastern Hills University<br />
* [[Tagore Award]] for cultural harmony, 2014 (awarded in 2018)<br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
*''Manipuri'' by R K Singhajit Singh, ''Dances of India'' series, 2004, Wisdom Tree, {{ISBN|81-86685-15-4}}. [https://web.archive.org/web/20100215115049/http://indiaclub.com/shop/SearchResults.asp?ProdStock=12426]<br />
* [http://www.kanglaonline.com/index.php?template=kshow&kid=33& The Martial Arts of Asia: Eliminating Violence]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080515003056/http://manipuri-dance.com/index.htm Guru R.K. Singhajit Singh, Charu Sija Mathur website]<br />
* [http://www.anandfoundation.com/zz_manipuri.asp An interview with R K Singhajit Singh And Charu Sija Mathur]<br />
* [http://video.webindia123.com/interviews/dancers/classical/gurusinghajitsingh/index.htm R K Singhajit Singh on Manipuri Dance]<br />
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