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'''Dr.Sunanda Nair''' is an Indian dancer trained in [[Mohiniattam]]. She did her masters in this dance form from Nalanda Nritya Kala Mahavidyalaya affiliated to the University of Mumbai. She has completed her PhD from [[University of Mumbai]] for her thesis "Intrinsic Lyrical Feminism in [[Mohiniattam]]" . She was born in [[Mumbai]], India.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Srikanth|first=Rupa|date=2018-12-27|title=Sunanda Nair shows the essence of the ‘Nalanda Bani’|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/sunanda-nair-shows-the-essence-of-the-nalanda-bani/article25840995.ece|access-date=2021-03-18|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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== Early life and Education ==<br />
Nair took her initial training in [[Bharatanatyam]] at age six. She studied in [[Kathakali]] under [[Kalamandalam]] Krishnankutty Warrier.<br />
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Nair is a disciple of noted [[Mohiniattam]] exponent Padmabhushan Dr.(Smt) [[Kanak Rele]], credited for the revival and popularization of this classical [[Kerala]] dance style.<br />
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Nair was the first student to earn a master's degree in [[Mohiniattam]]. She was a student of Nalanda Nritya Kala Mahavidyalay at the [[University of Mumbai]] where she completed her Master's. She completed a seven-year course in five years. The institution is the closest to the guru Kula Sampradaya.<br />
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She has a bachelors in Commerce from [[University of Mumbai]], Bachelors & Masters in Performing Arts, from [[University of Mumbai]]. She also holds a PhD in dance from [[University of Mumbai]] - Research thesis in [[Mohiniattam]] titled "The Intrinsic Lyrical Feminism in [[Mohiniattam]]"<br />
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==Career==<br />
After graduating, she joined the staff at Nalanda and was a lecturer at her ''[[alma mater]]'' for nine years until 1999. She passed her Net exam, a UGC requirement to continue teaching at Nalanda.<br />
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She has given many performances.<br />
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She studied from masters like Kalaimamani Kadirvelu, Kalaimamani Mahalingam Pillai, Guru T.V.Sounderajan, Shri Dipak Majumdar, and Smt.Tejiswini Rao in Kattumanar Muthukumar Pillai's bani.<br />
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In 1980, while in high school, she started the ''Srutilaya Institute of Fine Arts'' which trains students in both [[Mohiniattam]] and [[Bharatanatyam]].<br />
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SPARC is now in its 10th year of operation in the US. At SPARC, the rich tradition of Indian Classical Dance is passed to new dancers.<br />
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==Performances==<br />
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* Festival of [[India]] in the former USSR<br />
* Spring Friendship Art Festival in North Korea<br />
* Performances in Middle East, Singapore and U.S.A.<br />
* Khajuraho festival in Madhya Pradesh<br />
* Konark festival in Orissa<br />
* Yuva Mahotsav in Jaipur, Jodhpur and Udaipur<br />
* Nishagandhi, [[Kerala]] Tourism, Trivandrum<br />
* Kalidas Samaraoh, Ujjain<br />
* Modera Festival, Gujarat<br />
* Mysore Dassera Festival<br />
* Nrityotsava, Central Sangeet Natak Akademi, Bangalore<br />
* Indo-Indonesian Friendship Society<br />
* Vallathol Jayanti, Kerala Kalamandalam<br />
* SAARC Conference, Mumbai<br />
* Sangeeta Sabha, Poona<br />
* Swati Tirunal Sangeet Sabha, Trivandrum<br />
* Chakradhar Samaraoh, Rajasthan Sangeet Natak Akademi<br />
* India International Centre, Apna Utsav, New Delhi<br />
* Krishna Gana Sabha, Bharat Kalachar, Bharatiya Music and Arts, Madras<br />
* The National Centre For Performing Arts, Mumbai<br />
* [[Haridas Sangeet Sammelan]], Mumbai<br />
* Kal-Ke-Kalakar, Mumbai<br />
* Nitya Nityati And Tanmai Arohanam Festival, Bangalore<br />
* India Habitat Centre, New Delhi<br />
* Shree Chitra Dance Festival, Trivandrum<br />
* Natyanjali Trust, Music Academy, Chennai<br />
* National Festival of Mohini Attam, Nehru Center, Mumbai<br />
* Soorya Parampara dance festival, Trivandrum, Kerala<br />
* India Habitat Center, New Delhi<br />
* Dharini, Cochin, Kerala<br />
* Monsoon Festival Art India, New Delhi<br />
* Raindrops Festival NCPA, Samved Mumbai<br />
* Bharatam, Trichur, Kerala<br />
* Sopanam, Bombay<br />
* Kalakshetram, Bombay<br />
* Asia Pacific Heritage Festival<br />
* Kerala Sangeet Natak Academy -July 2015, [[Bhopal]]<br />
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==Recognition==<br />
*‘Kalarathnam’ from Kerala Kalamandalam 2016. <br />
*'Kalaasree'2011 from the Kerala Sangeetha Natak Akademi<br />
* 'Global Excellence Award' 2011, from GIA, New Delhi<br />
* "Kalaasagar" 2010 in memory of Late Kalamandalam Krishnankutty Poduval<br />
* "Abhinaya shiromani" from Surya Performing Arts, Missouri, USA.<br />
* Scholarship from Central Sangeet Natak Akademi for advanced training in abhinaya and choreography<br />
* 'Singar Mani' from Sur Singar Samsad, Mumbai<br />
* Nelluvai Nambeeshan Smarak Award for Mohiniattam<br />
* 'Natya Mayuri' Natyanjali Trust, Chennai<br />
* Best Ethnic Classical Arts Award, New Orleans, 2003<br />
* Louisiana State Artist Roster<br />
* Louisiana Touring Directory<br />
* Global Excellence Dance Award, New Orleans<br />
* Presidents Award for Community Service, Indian Assoc of New Orleans<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Indian women in dance]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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