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	'''Uma Sharma''' (born 1942) is a [[kathak]] [[Indian classical dance\|dancer]], choreographer and teacher. She is also runs the Bharatiya Sangeet Sadan~~, Delhi~~, a classical dance and music academy, situated in [[New Delhi]], founded by her father in 1946. She is most known for reviving the old classical dance form of ''Natwari Nritya'' or the [[Raslila]] of [[Brindavan]], which later evolved into the Kathak.<ref name=in>[http://www.indiansarts.com/UmaSharmapage.htm Uma Sharma Profile]</ref><ref>[[#Ri\|Richmond, p. 198]].</ref><ref>[[#Ma\|Massey, p. 83]]</ref>		'''Uma Sharma''' (born 1942) is a [[kathak]] [[Indian classical dance\|dancer]], choreographer and teacher. She also runs the Bharatiya Sangeet Sadan, a classical dance and music academy, situated in [[New Delhi]], founded by her father in 1946. She is most known for reviving the old classical dance form of ''Natwari Nritya'' or the [[Raslila]] of [[Brindavan]], which later evolved into the Kathak.<ref name=in>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.indiansarts.com/UmaSharmapage.htm \|title=Uma Sharma Profile \|access-date=10 March 2010 \|archive-date=13 July 2011 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713025557/http://www.indiansarts.com/UmaSharmapage.htm \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[[#Ri\|Richmond, p. 198]].</ref><ref>[[#Ma\|Massey, p. 83]]</ref>

	Kathak is based on devotional Krishna poetry of the medieval centuries and the highly cultivated court poetry of the 18th and 19th centuries which celebrated ''[[shringara]]'', the sentiment of love.		Kathak is based on devotional Krishna poetry of the medieval centuries and the highly cultivated court poetry of the 18th and 19th centuries which celebrated ''[[shringara]]'', the sentiment of love.
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	==Awards==		==Awards==
	In 1973 she became the youngest dancer be conferred upon with the [[Padma Shri]] by [[Government of India]],<ref>{{cite news \|title=Two expressions in the medium of dance\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/Two-expressions-in-the-medium-of-dance/articleshow/40999493.cms \|work=[[The Times of India]] \|date=22 Mar 2003 \|first1=Vandana \|last1=Shukla}}</ref> and [[Padma Bhushan]] 2001.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web\|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \|title=Padma Awards \|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India \|date=2015 \|access-date=21 July 2015 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://~~www~~.~~webcitation~~.org/~~6U68ulwpb?url=~~http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \|archive-date=15 ~~November 2014~~ }}</ref> She was awarded the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] and also the [[Sahitya Kala Parishad#Sahitya Kala Parishad Awards\|Sahitya Kala Parishad Award]]. On 27 January 2013, she was honoured with title '''Srijan Manishi''' by [[Akhil Bhartiya Vikram Parishad, Kashi]] for her great contribution to Indian Kathak Dance.		In 1973 she became the youngest dancer be conferred upon with the [[Padma Shri]] by [[Government of India]],<ref>{{cite news \|title=Two expressions in the medium of dance\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/Two-expressions-in-the-medium-of-dance/articleshow/40999493.cms \|work=[[The Times of India]] \|date=22 Mar 2003 \|first1=Vandana \|last1=Shukla}}</ref> and [[Padma Bhushan]] 2001.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web\|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \|title=Padma Awards \|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India \|date=2015 \|access-date=21 July 2015 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \|archive-date=15 October 2015 }}</ref> She was awarded the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] and also the [[Sahitya Kala Parishad#Sahitya Kala Parishad Awards\|Sahitya Kala Parishad Award]]. On 27 January 2013, she was honoured with title '''Srijan Manishi''' by [[Akhil Bhartiya Vikram Parishad, Kashi]] for her great contribution to Indian Kathak Dance.

	==Notes==		==Notes==
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	==External links==		==External links==
	* [http://www.uma-sharma.com/ Uma Sharma Website]		* [http://www.uma-sharma.com/ Uma Sharma Website] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190914110238/http://www.uma-sharma.com/ \|date=14 September 2019 }}

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{{Infobox person
| name = Uma Sharma
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1942}}
| birth_place = [[Dholpur]]
| occupation = Classical Dancer, choreographer, teacher
| image = Uma Sharma bharat-s-tiwari-photography- MG 7378-Edit January 11, 2020-2.jpg
}}
'''Uma Sharma''' (born 1942) is a [[kathak]] [[Indian classical dance|dancer]], choreographer and teacher. She is also runs the Bharatiya Sangeet Sadan, Delhi, a classical dance and music academy, situated in [[New Delhi]], founded by her father in 1946. She is most known for reviving the old classical dance form of ''Natwari Nritya'' or the [[Raslila]] of [[Brindavan]], which later evolved into the Kathak.<ref name=in>[http://www.indiansarts.com/UmaSharmapage.htm Uma Sharma Profile]</ref><ref>[[#Ri|Richmond, p. 198]].</ref><ref>[[#Ma|Massey, p. 83]]</ref>

Kathak is based on devotional Krishna poetry of the medieval centuries and the highly cultivated court poetry of the 18th and 19th centuries which celebrated ''[[shringara]]'', the sentiment of love.

==Early life and training==
Uma Sharma's family hails from Dholpur in Rajasthan. Born in Delhi in 1942, Uma Sharma received her dance training from Guru Hiralalji and Girvar Dayal of the Jaipur gharana, and subsequently she became a student of Pandit Sunder Prasad of the [[Jaipur]] [[gharana]] who emphasised rhythmic footwork and its permutations. [[Shambhu Maharaj]] and [[Birju Maharaj]] noted gurus of the Kathak tradition of the [[Lucknow]] gharana, known for the art of [[abhinaya]], subsequently Uma Sharma sought to achieve a creative fusion of the two.<ref name=in/>
Uma went to [[St. Thomas' School (New Delhi)]] for schooling, and then graduated from [[Lady Shri Ram College for Women]], also in New Delhi.

[[File:Kathak Dance Uma Sharma Performing on Eve of Mirza Ghalib Anniversary-008.jpg|thumb|Uma Sharma Performing on Eve of Mirza Ghalib Anniversary]]
==Career==
After having learnt the presentation of traditional items, she has widened the repertoire of Kathak by composing new dance numbers and full length dance-dramas on a variety of themes. Her dance drama ''Stree'' (Woman), has been known its powerful thematic content and artistic presentation. As a one-woman exposition Stree Kathak gives emotive thrust in depicting the position of Woman down the centuries and her search for an independent identity.

Uma has performed all over the country and participated in many a national and international festivals. She has been on performance tours to USSR, New Zealand, Australia, USA, Canada, Middle East, Japan and China, both on invitation from organizations abroad and as a representative of the Department of Culture and the [[Indian Council for Cultural Relations]].

Uma Sharma runs her own School of Music and Dance in the capital and has trained a whole new generation of younger dancers.

However, veteran dance critic and scholar Sunil Kothari of New Delhi, has criticized her dance as always being very Bollywood oriented in nature. He has also accused her of misusing her connections with various government officials to gain awards and publicity. Uma hasn't commented on such allegations.

==Awards==
In 1973 she became the youngest dancer be conferred upon with the [[Padma Shri]] by [[Government of India]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Two expressions in the medium of dance|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/Two-expressions-in-the-medium-of-dance/articleshow/40999493.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=22 Mar 2003 |first1=Vandana |last1=Shukla}}</ref> and [[Padma Bhushan]] 2001.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |access-date=21 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6U68ulwpb?url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 November 2014 }}</ref> She was awarded the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] and also the [[Sahitya Kala Parishad#Sahitya Kala Parishad Awards|Sahitya Kala Parishad Award]]. On 27 January 2013, she was honoured with title '''Srijan Manishi''' by [[Akhil Bhartiya Vikram Parishad, Kashi]] for her great contribution to Indian Kathak Dance.

==Notes==
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==References==
* {{cite book |title=Indian theatre: traditions of performance|last=Richmond |first=Farley P. |author2=Darius L. Swann |author3=Phillip B. Zarrilli |year=1993 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass|isbn=81-208-0981-5|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3HIh7oPkvAMC&q=Uma+Sharma&pg=PA198 |ref=Ri }}
* {{cite book |title=India's kathak dance, past present, future|last=Massey |first=Reginald|year=1999 |publisher=Abhinav Publications|isbn=81-7017-374-4|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yFXkPk3zMeYC&q=Uma+Sharma&pg=RA1-PA85 |ref=Ma }}

==External links==
* [http://www.uma-sharma.com/ Uma Sharma Website]

{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Art}}
{{PadmaBhushanAwardRecipients 2000–09}}

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[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in arts]]
[[Category:Lady Shri Ram College alumni]]
[[Category:Indian female classical dancers]]
[[Category:Performers of Indian classical dance]]
[[Category:Indian dance teachers]]
[[Category:Indian classical choreographers]]
[[Category:Dance education in India]]
[[Category:Teachers of Indian classical dance]]
[[Category:Indian women choreographers]]
[[Category:Indian choreographers]]
[[Category:Women educators from Delhi]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian dancers]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian educators]]
[[Category:Educators from Delhi]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian women artists]]
[[Category:20th-century women educators]]