Shovana Narayan
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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...
danseuses in the world. She performs in India and around the world, and has been awarded the Padma Shri
Padma Shri
Padma Shri is the fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan...
. Her guru is Birju Maharaj
Birju Maharaj
Brijmo Mishra popularly known as Pandit Birju Maharaj is currently the leading exponent of the Varanasi Kalka-Bindadin gharana of Kathak dance in India.He is a descendant of the legendary Maharaj family of Kathak dancers, including his two uncles, Shambhu Maharaj and Lachhu Maharaj, and his father...
.
Ms. Narayan studied at Miranda House
Miranda House
Miranda House , is a highly renowned and distinguished constituent college for women at the University of Delhi in India. It is widely regarded as a Premier Women's Institution of Delhi University offering degrees in the Sciences and Liberal Arts . Miranda House has demonstrated academic...
in Delhi, India (graduating with a Masters degree in Physics) and is also a career officer of the Indian Audits & Accounts Service
Indian Audits & Accounts Service
IAAS or Indian Audit and Accounts Service is an Indian Central Government service, free of control from any executive authority, under the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. The officers of the Indian Audit and Accounts Department serve in an audit managerial capacity...
. She is married to Dr. Herbert Traxl, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n Ambassador to India.
Books
By Shovana Narayan:- Indian Classical Dances (Shubhi Publications)
- Performing Arts in India: A Policy Perspective (Kanishka Publications)
- Indian Theatre and Dance Traditions (Harman Publications)
- Kathak: Rhythmic Echoes & Reflections (Roli Publications)
- The Dance Legacy of Patliputra (Publications Division)
- “Kathak” (Wisdom Tree Publications)
- Sterling Book of Indian Classical Dances (Sterling Publications)
- Folk Dance Traditions of India (Shubhi Publications)
- Meandering Pastures of Memories (Macmillan India)
- Krishna in Indian Performing Arts (Shubhi Publication) is due to be released shortly.
About Shovana Narayan:
- Kathak : The World of Shovana Narayan. Author: Mishra, Kamal K. (Ed. Girishwar Mishra & Binay K. Jha), 2006
Awards and honors
- Padma ShriPadma ShriPadma Shri is the fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan...
, 1992 - Sangeet Natak Akademi AwardSangeet Natak Akademi AwardSangeet 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...
1999-2000 - Delhi Government's Parishad SammanSahitya Kala ParishadSahitya Kala Parishad is the Cultural wing of the Govt. of National Capital Territory of Delhi of Delhi for music, dance, drama & fine arts, established in 1968, under the 'Department Of Art, Culture And Language'. It was registered under the Society's Registration Act, 1860 on July 31, 1975...
- Rajiv Gandhi Puraskar
- Bihar Gaurav Puraskar
- Indira Priyadarshini Samman
- Oisca Award (Japan)
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See also
- Indian women in dance