Shashi Sankhla
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Shashi Sankhla is a Kathak
dancer from Jaipur
, Rajasthan
. She has been awarded by Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
s 2008 in Kathak dance. She is principal of Jaipur Kathak Kendra
.
Kathak
Kathak is one of the eight forms of Indian classical dances, originated from Uttar Pradesh, India. This dance form traces its origins to the nomadic bards of ancient northern India, known as Kathaks, or storytellers...
dancer from Jaipur
Jaipur
Jaipur , also popularly known as the Pink City, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. Founded on 18 November 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the ruler of Amber, the city today has a population of more than 3.1 million....
, Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
. She has been awarded by Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar is an award given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama. It is the highest Indian recognition given to practicing artists. The award consists since 2003 of Rs. 50,000, a citation, an angavastram , and a tamrapatra...
s 2008 in Kathak dance. She is principal of Jaipur Kathak Kendra
Jaipur Kathak Kendra
Jaipur Kathak Kendra is a teaching institution of Kathak. It was established by Government of Rajasthan in 1978 in Jaipur to patronise and develop the Jaipur Gharana of Kathak. The major priority of the Kendra is to develop the research work,education and training and to provide the stage for...
.
See also
- Indian women in dance