Chandralekha (dancer)
Chandralekha | |
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| Born | 6 December 1928 British India |
| Died | 30 December 2006 (aged 78) |
Chandralekha Prabhudas Patel (6 December 1928 – 30 December 2006), commonly known as Chandralekha, was a dancer and choreographer from
Kalarippayattu
.
She was conferred the highest award of the
Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship
in 2004.
Early life and education
She was born to an
Hindu mother in Vada, Maharashtra. She spent her childhood in her native Gujarat and in Maharashtra.[1]
Career
After completing high school, Chandralekha studied law, but quit her studies midway to learn dance instead. She started with
Kalarippayattu, and performing arts.[3][4] Her essay 'Militant Origins of Indian Dance', originally published in Social Scientist in 1979,[5] was later reprinted in the volume Improvised Futures: Encountering the Body in Performance, part of the India Since the 90s series published by Tulika Books
.
Awards and recognition
- 1991: Sangeet Natak Akademi Award: Creative Dance
- 2003-2004: Kalidas Samman[6]
- 2004: Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship[7]
References
- ^ a b "Chandralekha: Controversial Indian dancer whose ideas challenged convention". The Guardian. London. 9 February 2007. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
- ^ Kothari, Sunil; Kapoor, Coomi (13 March 2014) [May 15, 1985]. "Danseuse-feminist Chandralekha: The doyenne of thinkers in Indian dance". India Today. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ Dunning, Jennifer (7 January 2007). "Chandralekha, 79, Dancer Who Blended Indian Forms, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
- ^ Barnes, Clive (21 November 1998). "Handsome 'Raga'-Bag of Theses". New York Post. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
- ^ Chandralekha. "Militant Origins of Indian Dance". Social Scientist. 9 (98–99): 80–86 – via Digital South Asia Library.
- ^ "'Kalidas Samman' for Chandralekha". The Hindu. 19 October 2003. Archived from the original on 4 February 2008.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Sangeet Natak Akademi Ratna Sadasya (Fellowship)". Sangeet Natak Akademi. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
Bibliography
Rustom Barucha. Chandralekha: Woman, Dance, Resistance. Indus. New Delhi: 1995.
ISBN 81-7223-168-7
External links
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