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''' | '''Sunanda Nair''' is an Indian dancer trained in [[Mohiniattam]]. She did her master's degree 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=27 December 2018|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=18 March 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> | ||
== Early life and | == Early life and education == | ||
Nair took her initial training in [[Bharatanatyam]] at age six. She studied in [[Kathakali]] under [[Kalamandalam]] Krishnankutty Warrier. | Nair took her initial training in [[Bharatanatyam]] at age six. She studied in [[Kathakali]] under [[Kalamandalam]] Krishnankutty Warrier. | ||
Nair is a disciple of noted [[Mohiniattam]] exponent | Nair is a disciple of noted [[Mohiniattam]] exponent [[Kanak Rele]], credited for the revival and popularisation of this classical [[Kerala]] dance style. | ||
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. | 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. | ||
She has a | She has a bachelor's degree 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]]" {{Citation needed|date=November 2024}} | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
[[File:Ph.D in Dance (Mohini Attam)- Research thesis in Mohini Attam titled "The Intrinsic Lyrical Feminism in Mohini Attam", University of Mumbai September 2016, under the guidance of Padmabhushan Dr. Kanak Rele.jpg|thumb]] | |||
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. | 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. | ||
She has given many performances. | She has given many performances. | ||
She studied from masters like Kalaimamani Kadirvelu, Kalaimamani Mahalingam Pillai, | She studied from masters like Kalaimamani Kadirvelu, Kalaimamani Mahalingam Pillai, T.V.Sounderajan, Dipak Majumdar, and Tejiswini Rao in Kattumanar Muthukumar Pillai's bani. | ||
In 1980, while in high school, she started the ''Srutilaya Institute of Fine Arts'' which trains students in both [[Mohiniattam]] and [[Bharatanatyam]]. | In 1980, while in high school, she started the ''Srutilaya Institute of Fine Arts'' which trains students in both [[Mohiniattam]] and [[Bharatanatyam]]. | ||
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. | 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.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}} | ||
==Performances== | ==Performances== | ||
[[File:Dr. Sunanda Nair is one of the leading exponents of Mohiniattam in the country today.jpg|thumb|Sunanda Nair is one of the leading exponents of Mohiniattam in the country today.]] | |||
* Festival of [[India]] in the former USSR | * Festival of [[India]] in the former USSR | ||
* Spring Friendship Art Festival in North Korea | * Spring Friendship Art Festival in North Korea | ||
* Performances in Middle East, Singapore and U.S | * Performances in Middle East, Singapore and U.S. | ||
* Khajuraho festival in Madhya Pradesh | * Khajuraho festival in Madhya Pradesh | ||
* Konark festival in Orissa | * Konark festival in Orissa | ||
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* Kalakshetram, Bombay | * Kalakshetram, Bombay | ||
* Asia Pacific Heritage Festival | * Asia Pacific Heritage Festival | ||
* Kerala Sangeet Natak Academy -July 2015, [[Bhopal]] | * Kerala Sangeet Natak Academy -July 2015, [[Bhopal]] {{Citation needed|date=November 2024}} | ||
==Recognition== | ==Recognition== | ||
*‘Kalarathnam’ from Kerala Kalamandalam 2016. | [[File:Receiving Kalasree Award by Kerala Sangeetha Natak Akademi in 2011.jpg|thumb|Receiving [[Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award|Kalasree Award]] by [[Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi]] in 2011]] | ||
* | * 'Global Mannam award', Nair Service Society of North America, New York 2020 | ||
* 'Nrithya Seva Mani award', Cleveland Thyagaraja Festival 2020 | |||
* 'Global Excellence Award for Performing Arts', 6th International Media Conference 2019 | |||
* 'Citation' from Bangalore Club for Kathakali & the Arts 2018 | |||
* 'Muthirai Pathitha Vithagar', Natyanjali Festival, Natyanjali Trust 2018 | |||
* 'Anantha Margaseersha Natya Puraskaram', NSSONA, Nair Sangamam 2018 | |||
* 'Nalanda Kanaka Nartana Puraskaar', Nalanda Dance Research Centre 2017 | |||
* ‘Kalarathnam’ from Kerala Kalamandalam 2016. | |||
* [[Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award]] (Kalasree Award) 2011<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.keralaculture.org/dance-a-ksna/466|title=Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award: Dance|publisher=Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala|access-date=26 February 2023}}</ref> | |||
* 'Global Excellence Award' 2011, from GIA, New Delhi | * 'Global Excellence Award' 2011, from GIA, New Delhi | ||
* "Kalaasagar" 2010 in memory of Late Kalamandalam Krishnankutty Poduval | * "Kalaasagar" 2010 in memory of Late Kalamandalam Krishnankutty Poduval | ||
* "Abhinaya shiromani" from Surya Performing Arts, Missouri, | * "Abhinaya shiromani" from Surya Performing Arts, Missouri, US. | ||
* Scholarship from Central Sangeet Natak Akademi for advanced training in abhinaya and choreography | * Scholarship from Central Sangeet Natak Akademi for advanced training in abhinaya and choreography | ||
* 'Singar Mani' from Sur Singar Samsad, Mumbai | * 'Singar Mani' from Sur Singar Samsad, Mumbai | ||
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| Education | University of Mumbai (PhD) |
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Sunanda Nair is an Indian dancer trained in Mohiniattam. She did her master's degree 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.[1]
Early life and education[edit | edit source]
Nair took her initial training in Bharatanatyam at age six. She studied in Kathakali under Kalamandalam Krishnankutty Warrier.
Nair is a disciple of noted Mohiniattam exponent Kanak Rele, credited for the revival and popularisation of this classical Kerala dance style.
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.
She has a bachelor's degree 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" [citation needed]
Career[edit | edit source]
-_Research_thesis_in_Mohini_Attam_titled_%22The_Intrinsic_Lyrical_Feminism_in_Mohini_Attam%22,_University_of_Mumbai_September_2016,_under_the_guidance_of_Padmabhushan_Dr._Kanak_Rele.jpg)
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.
She has given many performances.
She studied from masters like Kalaimamani Kadirvelu, Kalaimamani Mahalingam Pillai, T.V.Sounderajan, Dipak Majumdar, and Tejiswini Rao in Kattumanar Muthukumar Pillai's bani.
In 1980, while in high school, she started the Srutilaya Institute of Fine Arts which trains students in both Mohiniattam and Bharatanatyam.
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.[citation needed]
Performances[edit | edit source]
- Festival of India in the former USSR
- Spring Friendship Art Festival in North Korea
- Performances in Middle East, Singapore and U.S.
- Khajuraho festival in Madhya Pradesh
- Konark festival in Orissa
- Yuva Mahotsav in Jaipur, Jodhpur and Udaipur
- Nishagandhi, Kerala Tourism, Trivandrum
- Kalidas Samaraoh, Ujjain
- Modera Festival, Gujarat
- Mysore Dassera Festival
- Nrityotsava, Central Sangeet Natak Akademi, Bangalore
- Indo-Indonesian Friendship Society
- Vallathol Jayanti, Kerala Kalamandalam
- SAARC Conference, Mumbai
- Sangeeta Sabha, Poona
- Swati Tirunal Sangeet Sabha, Trivandrum
- Chakradhar Samaraoh, Rajasthan Sangeet Natak Akademi
- India International Centre, Apna Utsav, New Delhi
- Krishna Gana Sabha, Bharat Kalachar, Bharatiya Music and Arts, Madras
- The National Centre For Performing Arts, Mumbai
- Haridas Sangeet Sammelan, Mumbai
- Kal-Ke-Kalakar, Mumbai
- Nitya Nityati And Tanmai Arohanam Festival, Bangalore
- India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
- Shree Chitra Dance Festival, Trivandrum
- Natyanjali Trust, Music Academy, Chennai
- National Festival of Mohini Attam, Nehru Center, Mumbai
- Soorya Parampara dance festival, Trivandrum, Kerala
- India Habitat Center, New Delhi
- Dharini, Cochin, Kerala
- Monsoon Festival Art India, New Delhi
- Raindrops Festival NCPA, Samved Mumbai
- Bharatam, Trichur, Kerala
- Sopanam, Bombay
- Kalakshetram, Bombay
- Asia Pacific Heritage Festival
- Kerala Sangeet Natak Academy -July 2015, Bhopal [citation needed]
Recognition[edit | edit source]
- 'Global Mannam award', Nair Service Society of North America, New York 2020
- 'Nrithya Seva Mani award', Cleveland Thyagaraja Festival 2020
- 'Global Excellence Award for Performing Arts', 6th International Media Conference 2019
- 'Citation' from Bangalore Club for Kathakali & the Arts 2018
- 'Muthirai Pathitha Vithagar', Natyanjali Festival, Natyanjali Trust 2018
- 'Anantha Margaseersha Natya Puraskaram', NSSONA, Nair Sangamam 2018
- 'Nalanda Kanaka Nartana Puraskaar', Nalanda Dance Research Centre 2017
- ‘Kalarathnam’ from Kerala Kalamandalam 2016.
- Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award (Kalasree Award) 2011[2]
- 'Global Excellence Award' 2011, from GIA, New Delhi
- "Kalaasagar" 2010 in memory of Late Kalamandalam Krishnankutty Poduval
- "Abhinaya shiromani" from Surya Performing Arts, Missouri, US.
- Scholarship from Central Sangeet Natak Akademi for advanced training in abhinaya and choreography
- 'Singar Mani' from Sur Singar Samsad, Mumbai
- Nelluvai Nambeeshan Smarak Award for Mohiniattam
- 'Natya Mayuri' Natyanjali Trust, Chennai
- Best Ethnic Classical Arts Award, New Orleans, 2003
- Louisiana State Artist Roster
- Louisiana Touring Directory
- Global Excellence Dance Award, New Orleans
- Presidents Award for Community Service, Indian Assoc of New Orleans
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Srikanth, Rupa (27 December 2018). "Sunanda Nair shows the essence of the 'Nalanda Bani'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ↑ "Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award: Dance". Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 26 February 2023.