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{{short description|Indian dancer}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| honorific_prefix = [[Guru]]
| name = Rohini Bhate
| honorific_suffix =
| image =
| image_size = 250px
| alt =
| caption = Rohini bhate
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1924|11|14}}
| birth_place = [[Patna, Bihar]], India<ref name=Hindu081011/>
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2008|10|10|1924|11|14}}
| death_place = [[Pune, Maharashtra]]<ref name=Hindu081011/>
| resting_place =
| citizenship =
| education = [[Indian classical dance]], [[Hindustani classical music]]
| alma_mater = [[Fergusson College]]
| occupation = [[Dancer|Classical dancer]], choreographer, writer, researcher
| years_active =
| organization = Nrityabharati Kathak Dance Academy
| style = [[Kathak]]
| awards = [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]<br/>([[#Awards|see all]])
}}
'''Rohini Bhate''' (14 November 1924 – 10 October 2008)<ref name=imdb-bio>{{cite web |title=Rohini Bhate |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1231579 |website=IMDb |access-date=20 January 2017}}</ref> was among the senior most [[Kathak]] dance exponents in India, who developed as a performer, teacher, writer, researcher and critic this [[Indian classical dance]].<ref name=Times081011/> During her career, she was awarded with several recognitions, such as the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]], and the [[Kalidas Samman]].<ref name=Hindu081011>{{cite web |title=Rohini Bhate passes away |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/Rohini-Bhate-passes-away/article15319751.ece |website=The Hindu |date=11 October 2008 |access-date=19 January 2017}}</ref>

Rohini studied Kathak from [[Jaipur-Atrauli gharana|Jaipur]] and [[Lucknow gharana (tabla)|Lucknow gharanas]].<ref name=Nad/> She created a large corpus of dance compositions, where she applied an analytical and innovative approach to ''[[abhinaya]]''.<ref>{{cite web |author=Jafa, Navina |title=Dissolving the dissonance |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/Dissolving-the-dissonance/article14550909.ece |website=The Hindu |date=4 August 2016 |access-date=19 January 2017}}</ref> Due to her knowledge in [[Hindustani classical music]], she often composed the music for her dance creations.<ref name=Hindu081011/> According to the critic [[Sunil Kothari]], her choreography for ''[[Shakuntala]]'', directed by [[Vijaya Mehta]], is noteworthy. Her choreography of [[Kālidāsa]]'s ''[[Ṛtusaṃhāra]]'' and ''Usba Sukta'' from [[Rigveda]] was also well acclaimed.<ref name=Kot89/>

==Studies==
Born in [[Patna]], Bihar, Bhate completed her school and college in [[Pune]].<ref name=Times081011/> She came from a middle-class Karhade Brahmin family.{{citation needed|date=January 2017}}

Rohini was initially trained in [[Bharatanatyam]] under Guru Parvati Kumar.<ref name=Kot89/> She obtained her degree in arts of the [[Fergusson College]] in 1946.<ref name=Times081011/> The same year she started learning [[Kathak]] with Sohanlal of [[Jaipur-Atrauli gharana|Jaipur Gharana]].<ref name=Nad>{{cite web |title=Biographies of Kathak Gurus |url=http://www.nadsadhna.com/pages/IndianMusic/Dance.asp?About=Biographs |website=Nad Sadhna: Institute for Indian Music & Research Center |access-date=20 January 2017}}</ref>

Shortly after,<ref name=Wal16>{{cite book |last=Walker |first=Margaret E. |date=2016 |title=India's Kathak Dance in Historical Perspective |location=London |publisher=Routledge |page=126 |isbn=9781315588322 |oclc=952729440}}</ref> she specialised in Kathak under the guidance of [[Pandit]] [[Lachhu Maharaj]], for more than twelve years, and of Pandit [[Mohanrao Kallianpurkar]],<ref name=Hindu081011/> from the [[Lucknow gharana (tabla)|Lucknow gharana]],<ref name=Nad/> for more than fifteen years.<ref name=Hindu081011/>

She also learnt Hindustani music from the musicians [[Keshavrao Bhole]] and [[Vasantrao Deshpande]],<ref name=Hindu081011/> and obtained a doctorate in Kathak.<ref name=Times081011/>

==Career==
Due to different circumstances of her learning, geographical, intellectual, temporary, among others, Rohini could experiment freely in Kathak, applying her musical and intellectual interests.<ref name=Wal16/> Bhate founded the Nrityabharati Kathak Dance Academy at [[Pune]] in 1947.<ref name=Hindu081011/> Over the last six decades she trained hundred of dancers from her academy.<ref name=Times081011/> She popularized kathak dance among the middle-class families of [[Maharashtra]].<ref name=Kot89>{{cite book |last=Kothari |first=Sunil |author-link=Sunil Kothari |date=1989 |title=Kathak: Indian Classical Dance Art |location=New Delhi |publisher=Abhinav Publications |page=191 |isbn=9788170172239 |oclc=22002000}}</ref>

In 1952, she visited China as a member of Indian cultural delegation. This travel was an opportunity to her to study old scriptures relating to Indian dances and drama, and thus refined her technique.<ref name=Nad/>

She served on the committee of [[Khairagarh]] University and guided the preparation of syllabi for Kathak courses at Lalit Kala Kendra, [[University of Pune]], where she served as Visiting Lecturer and [[Guru]].<ref name=Hindu081011/> Rohini also served as an examiner for students in the [[National Institute of Kathak Dance|Delhi Kathak Kendra]], although she never adopted its curriculum.<ref name=Wal16/>

Rohini Bhate authored several books in [[Marathi language|Marathi]], including her autobiography, ''Majhi Nrityasadhana'', a translation of the autobiography of [[Isadora Duncan]], ''Mi Isadora'', and an edited version of the [[Sanskrit]] manual of music and dance, ''Abhinaya Darpana'', called ''Kathak Darpana Deepika''.<ref name=Hindu081011/> Rohini based several of her choreographies and creative projects in this ancient book.<ref name=Wal16/> She also wrote numerous papers on Kathak.<ref name=Nad/>

In 2002, she participate as herself in a German documentary movie called ''Time and Space''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Time and Space |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0330991 |website=IMDb |access-date=20 January 2017}} {{unreliable source?|date=March 2018}}</ref>

Regarding collaborations with other artists, Rohini known the [[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani classical]] [[tabla]] player [[Chandrakant Kamat]] when he came to Pune in 1952. The musical association of both artists lasted for 15 long years.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tabla maestro Chandrakant Kamat passes away, leaves a void in city music scene |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/pune/tabla-maestro-chandrakant-kamat-passes-away-leaves-a-void-in-city-music-scene/ |website=The Indian Express |date=29 June 2010 |access-date=19 January 2017}}</ref> Rohini also made a comparative study of ''[[abhinaya]]'' in Kathak and [[Bharatanatyam]] with [[Kalanidhi Narayanan]].<ref name=Kot89/> She was a close friend of Reba Vidyarthi, another important Kathak exponent.<ref name=Wal16/>

==Death==
Bhate died on 10 October 2008 at the age of 83, in Pune, Maharashtra, India. According to her daughter-in-law and disciple [[Shama Bhate]], Rohini Bhate had been suffering from [[Parkinson's disease]] for her last five years and died from complications arising from the ailment.<ref name=Times081011>{{cite web |title=Noted Kathak exponent Rohini Bhate no more |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Noted-Kathak-exponent-Rohini-Bhate-no-more/articleshow/3582657.cms |website=The Times of India |date=11 October 2008 |access-date=19 January 2017}}</ref>

==Legacy==
Rohini Bhate performed extensively for five decades,<ref name=Hindu081011/> and trained a large number of disciples who became important exponents of Kathak,<ref name=GS/> such as [[Shama Bhate]],<ref name=gs>{{cite web |url=http://kathakbeat.com/ |title=Kathak |archive-date=5 Dec 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205010054/http://kathakbeat.com/}}</ref> Neelima Adhye, [[Prabha Marathe]],<ref name=Kot89/> and [[Prerana Deshpande]],<ref name=GS>{{cite web |url=http://thegoldensparrow.com/lifestyle/they-have-danced-their-way-to-glory/ |title=They have danced their way to glory |last=Grover |first=Heena |website=The Golden Sparrow |date=26 February 2016 |access-date=25 November 2016 }}{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> among several others, who continued to perform posthumously events in her honor.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/artistes-to-honour-rohini-bhates-legacy/articleshow/56486530.cms |title=Artistes to honour Rohini Bhate's legacy |website=The Times of India |date=12 January 2017 |access-date=19 January 2017}}</ref>

The academy has its head office in Pune's Shivaji Nagar, seven branches in the [[Pune]] city, one each in [[Indore]], [[United States]] and Germany,{{citation needed|date=January 2017}} and another in [[Mumbai]].<ref name=Kot89/>

Documentary films have been made on her work.<ref name=Hindu081011/>

==Awards==
* 1977: State government's Maharashtra Rajya Puraskar<ref name=Times081011/>
* 1979: [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]<ref name=Hindu081011/>
* 1990: Maharashtra Gaurav Puraskar<ref name=Times081011/>
* 2001: [[Kalidas Samman]]<ref name=Hindu081011/>
* 2006: [[List of Sangeet Natak Akademi fellows|Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship]]<ref name=Hindu081011/>
* 2007: Akademi Ratna award from the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]], New Delhi<ref name=Times081011/>

==See also==
* [[List of Kathak exponents]]

==References==
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