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{{Short description|Dancer and author}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox artist
| honorific_prefix =
| name = Shubhada Varadkar
| image = Shubhada Varadkar.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|8|9|df=y}}
| birth_place = Maharashtra, India
| education = Masters in Economics and diploma in Bharatnatyam & Odissi
| alma_mater = [[Mumbai University]]
| known_for = Odissi Dance, Cancer Survivor
| notable_works =
| style = Odissi
| awards = Maharashtra State Cultural Award 2019-20
}}

'''Shubhada Varadkar''' (born 9 August 1961) is an [[Odissi]] exponent,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/art-and-culture/kala-arpan-an-offering-by-40-maestros-of-indian-classical-art-at-launch-of-wfac/story-xivmJ3tMz2KmXe6itdVIuO_amp.html | title='Kala Arpan' an offering by 40 maestros of Indian classical art | date=20 October 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Shubhada Varadkar, the Odissi exponent was diagnosed with cancer. A talented and passionate dancer, she fought the disease for the love of her art and her desire to keep dancing and creating something beautiful. Listen to her as she speaks about how not succumb to the challenges life throws at us. |url=https://www.globalindian.com/youth/videos/motivational/shubhada-varadkar-the-odissi-exponent-was-diagnosed-with-cancer-a-talented-and-passionate-dancer-she-fought-the-disease-for-the-love-of-her-art-and-her-desire-to-keep-dancing-and-creating-something/ |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=Global Indian Youth |language=en-US}}</ref> author and practitioner of [[Indian classical dance]]. She is an 'A' grade National artist for Doordarshan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dancer Shubhada Varadkar Biography, News, Photos, Videos |url=https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/marathi/dancer/shubhada-varadkar |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=nettv4u |language=en}}</ref> She has received the Maharashtra State Cultural Award 2019–20.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-31 |title=Cultural Awards: सांस्कृतिक कार्य संचालनालयामार्फत देण्यात येणाऱ्या विविध सांस्कृतिक पुरस्कारांची घोषणा, See List {{!}} 📰 LatestLY मराठी |url=https://marathi.latestly.com/maharashtra/cultural-awards-announcement-of-various-cultural-awards-given-by-the-directorate-of-cultural-affairs-see-list-375719.html |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=LatestLY मराठी |language=mr-IN}}</ref>
For the first time created a collaboration called Flamencodissi, production of Odissi and Flameco in 2019.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dnaindia.com/just-before-monday/report-flamencodissi-2715298 | title=When Flamenco meet Odissi }}</ref> She presented Geet Govind verses in 1995<ref>{{Cite news |date=1995-09-07 |title=Pune Festival 95 |work=The Times of India, Pune Plus}}</ref>

==Biography==
Varadkar has a Master of Arts degree in economics from the [[University of Mumbai]], Maharashtra and diploma in Bharat Natyam from the Kalasadan Institute of Fine Arts.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/marathi/dancer/shubhada-varadkar | title=Dancer Shubhada Varadkar Biography, News, Photos, Videos }}</ref>

She was a newscaster with Indian Television in Mumbai.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shubhada Varadkar {{!}} Sanjeevani - Life Beyond Cancer |url=https://www.sanjeevani-lifebeyondcancer.com/stories-cancer-victor-speaks/shubhada-varadkar |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=www.sanjeevani-lifebeyondcancer.com}}</ref>

She is an empanelled artist with the [[Indian Council for Cultural Relations]] (ICCR).<ref>{{Cite web |title=EMPANELLED ARTISTS LIST |url=https://www.iccr.gov.in/sites/default/files/Basic%20Page/GENRE%20WISE%20LIST%20OF%20ICCR%20EMPANELLED%20ARTISTS%20LIST.pdf |website=Indian Council for Cultural Relations}}</ref> and has a Senior Fellowship by [[Ministry of Culture (India)]], Government of India.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shubhada Varadkar |url=https://newsband.in/?tag=shubhada-varadkar |website=Newsband}}</ref>

She is a disciple of [[Kelucharan Mohapatra]],<ref name="Dave 2017">{{cite news |last1=Dave |first1=Ranjana |title=Love and war in the time of Krishna |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/dance/love-and-war-in-the-time-of-krishna/article19380337.ece |access-date=7 June 2023 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=28 July 2017 |language=en-IN}}</ref> an Indian classical dancer, guru, and exponent of [[Odissi]] dance.

She is the author of Glimpses of Indian Classical Dance and Mayurpankh.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ADA {{!}} Asia Development Alliance |url=https://ada2030.org/blog-detail.php?url=classical-dance-for-the-millenials-by-mitali-varadar |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=ada2030.org}}</ref>

Shubhada Varadkar is the only Odissi Dancer to play [[Pickleball]], a game where a perforated polymer ball strikes against a paddle. <ref>{{Cite news |title=The craze for Pickleball |url=https://lifestyle.livemint.com/news/big-story/pickleball-andre-agassi-bainbridge-cup-sunil-valavalkar-111684428440017.html}}</ref>

She is a cousin of Irish Prime Minister (Taoiseach) [[Leo Varadkar]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Deshmukh |first=Nikhil |date=2017-06-16 |title=Varadkar's kin rejoice as he becomes Ireland PM |url=https://www.asianage.com/india/all-india/160617/varadkars-kin-rejoice-as-he-becomes-ireland-pm.html |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=The Asian Age}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=The Irish Times |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/tags/shubhada-varadkar/ |access-date=2023-05-12 |newspaper=The Irish Times |language=en}}</ref>

She is the daughter of Indian freedom fighters Manohar Varadkar and Manik Varadkar.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Karelia |first=Gopi |date=2020-11-09 |title=Quetta to Mumbai: How A Paithani Sari & Humanity Saved My Life During Partition |url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/241573/india-pakistan-partition-manik-varadkar-leo-humanity-freedom-struggle-savitri-bai-khanolkar-gop94/ |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=The Better India |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=On the eve of India's Independence Day, a partition survivor shares her story |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/just-before-monday/report-quetta-to-mumbai-an-86-year-journey-2648551 |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=DNA India |language=en}}</ref>

==Reception==
In 2013, a ''[[Zee_Media_Corporation#Online|DNA]]'' review of a dance performance by Varadkar that she adapted from the poems of [[Swami Vivekananda]] noted "it was not just the poetic adaptation that drew large crowds to Ravindra Natya Mandir last weekend. There was the detail-rich performance, Varadkar's interpretation of Vivekanand's poems and of course her dancing."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Aikara |first1=Anita |title=Poetic performance |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-poetic-performance-1930471 |access-date=7 June 2023 |work=[[Zee_Media_Corporation#Online|DNA India]] |date=7 December 2013 |language=en}}</ref> A 2017 review in the ''[[Mumbai Mirror]]'' of her performance of "Sakhi he Keshi Mathana Muradam" from the [[Gita Govinda]] by [[Jayadeva]] stated "Besides graceful movements, precise footwork and tender gestures, it was her [[abhinaya]] that raised it to a level above the ordinary."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gokhale |first1=Shanta |title=Poetry in motion |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/opinion/columnists/shanta-gokhale/poetry-in-motion/articleshow/59885686.cms |access-date=7 June 2023 |work=[[Mumbai Mirror]] |date=3 August 2017 |language=en}}</ref> A 2019 review in ''[[The Hindu]]'' of an event that included a classical dance finale choreographed by Varadkar stated, "Training in Odissi under Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra and [[Bharatanatyam]] under Guru Mani have made Shubada a versatile artiste and choreographer with a quest for perfection."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kumar |first1=Bhanu |title=Confluence of art forms |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/dance/confluence-of-art-forms/article28178408.ece |access-date=7 June 2023 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=27 June 2019 |language=en-IN}}</ref>

== Books ==
She is the author of

* Celestial Plume<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-08-10 |title=The Celestial Plume- an inspirational book launch at Crossword |url=https://www.mid-day.com/lifestyle/culture/article/the-celestial-plume-an-inspirational-book-launch-in-crossword-21514151 |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=Mid-day |language=en}}</ref>
* The glimpse of Indian Classical dance <ref>{{Cite book |last=Varadkar |first=Shubhada |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vKR2AgAAQBAJ |title=The Glimpse of Indian Classical Dance |date=2012-08-30 |publisher=Krimiga Books, Krimiga Content Development Pvt. Ltd. |isbn=978-81-925709-0-7 |language=en}}</ref>
* '''Documentary''' - The book Celestial Plume has also been made into a documentary <ref>{{Cite web |last=Raman |first=Sruthi Ganapathy |title=In documentary 'Peacock Plume', the stirring story of how Shubhada Varadkar danced around cancer |url=https://scroll.in/reel/893106/in-documentary-peacock-plume-the-stirring-story-of-how-shubhada-varadkar-danced-around-cancer |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=Scroll.in |date=14 September 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Performances ==
* Mayurpankh - Dance of Hope Production <ref>{{Cite web |title=Shubhada Varadkar {{!}} Sanjeevani - Life Beyond Cancer |url=https://www.sanjeevani-lifebeyondcancer.com/stories-cancer-victor-speaks/shubhada-varadkar |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=www.sanjeevani-lifebeyondcancer.com}}</ref>
* Malhaar Festival 2012 - organized by Indian Council of Cultural Relations <ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-07-06 |title=Invoking rain gods |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/art-and-culture/invoking-rain-gods/story-Ez0d0WHh6pHzPRsZuJC6QO.html |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>
* Madhuram at NCPA, Mumbai<ref>{{Cite web |title=Madhuram & Krishna – The Liberator |url=https://www.ncpamumbai.com/event/madhuram-krishna-the-liberator/ |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=NCPA |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Odissi in Venezuela 2017, Bolivar Theatre - led a 10-member troupe<ref>{{Cite web |title=Embassy of India, Caracas, Venezuela : Events/Photo Gallery |url=https://www.eoicaracas.gov.in/event_detail/?eventid=137 |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=www.eoicaracas.gov.in}}</ref>
* Creating performances for Cancer Awareness<ref>{{Cite news |date=2014-06-04 |title=How this Odissi dancer battled with cancer |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/health-news/how-this-odissi-dancer-battled-with-cancer/articleshow/36040890.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-05-12 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
* Panchakshara Stuti choreographed by Shubhada Varadkar<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=Bhanu |date=2018-03-29 |title=The essence of Odissi |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/dance/the-essence-of-odissi/article23382309.ece |access-date=2023-05-13 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
* Odissi dance on Swami Vivekananda's life 18 January 2019<ref>{{Cite web |title=Report dance music Swami Vivekananda |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-music-and-dance-obeisance-to-swami-vivekananda-details-inside-2705659}}</ref>

== Awards ==
* Maharashtra State Cultural Award 2019-20 <ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-31 |title=Cultural Awards: सांस्कृतिक कार्य संचालनालयामार्फत देण्यात येणाऱ्या विविध सांस्कृतिक पुरस्कारांची घोषणा, See List {{!}} 📰 LatestLY मराठी |url=https://marathi.latestly.com/maharashtra/cultural-awards-announcement-of-various-cultural-awards-given-by-the-directorate-of-cultural-affairs-see-list-375719.html |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=LatestLY मराठी |language=mr-IN}}</ref>
* Singar Mani award for Odissi by Sur Singar Samsad, 2000<ref>"Shubhada Varadkar | Sanjeevani - Life Beyond Cancer". www.sanjeevani-lifebeyondcancer.com. Retrieved 7 May 2023</ref>
* Mahari award for Odissi in 2011<ref>"Shubhada Varadkar | Sanjeevani - Life Beyond Cancer". www.sanjeevani-lifebeyondcancer.com. Retrieved 7 May 2023.</ref>
* Kala Sarathi Award 2023<ref>{{Cite news |title=Hema malini and sri Sri ravisha kar give away kala sarathi awards |work=Apn news |url=https://www.apnnews.com/hema-malini-and-sri-sri-ravishankar-guruji-give-away-kala-sarathi-awards-at-art-of-living-international-centre/}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
* https://sanskritafoundation.org/

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