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Musical artist
Shashi Sankhla
, (born 28 October 1948), is an exponent of the
Jaipur gharana
of
Kathak
dance in
India
. She is a Senior Disciple of
Guru Pt. Kundan Lal Gangani Ji
. She has been awarded by
Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards
2008 in Kathak dance.
[1]
She was the principal of
Jaipur Kathak Kendra
.
Early life and background
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Born in the suncity
Jodhpur
,
Rajasthan
, she initiated her kathak training under the guidance of famous KATHAK Gurus Pandit Mool Chand Gometi ji and was further groomed by Pandit Mohan lal Maharaj ji and later on by Pt. Kundanlal Gangani ji of the
Jaipur Gharana
. She further enhanced her knowledge in the field of
Bharatnatyam
by Guru Pratibha Pandit, Baroda
vocal music
under Pt. Kshirsagar ji and acquired proficiency in playing
pakhawaj
under Pt. Badrinarayan Pareek ji and
folk dances
under Master Kasim ji.
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citation needed
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Career
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She started her career as a teacher at the age of 19, at the Rashtriya Kala Mandal in
Jodhpur
and then at
Jaipur Kathak Kendra
as Kathak Nritya Guru in 1978 and served that institution for 28 years and retired as Principal in 2006. Currently she is imparting kathak training at Geetanjali Music Society,
Jaipur
. She has groomed many Students. Some of her experimental productions conclude pure classical Gayaki like
Dhrupad
,
Khayal
,
Tarana
,
Ashtapadis
whereas others conclude
folk lore
and
Ballets
like
Panihari
,
Kesariya Balam
,
Chaucer
,
Rajputani
,
Gangaur
,
Ghoomar
, RadheyRani, Dashavtaar etc. to name a few.
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citation needed
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Awards and honours
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Shashi Sankhla has won many accolades, including
Sangeet Natak Academy
Rajasthan
(2001) by then
Chief Minister
of
Rajasthan
Shri.
Ashok Gehlot
and
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
,
New Delhi
in 2008 by then
President
Of
India
Smt
Pratibha Patil
.
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In addition to this she was conferred the Degree of
Doctorate of Philosophy
by Inter Cultural Open University,
Netherlands
(2003). She was also awarded Fellowship by HRD Ministry of Art and Culture on the topic "
MAAND
" (a
semiclassical
style of singing of
Rajasthan
)-"Kathak Nritya Mein Abhinaya Ka Ek Sashakt Madhyam" that fulfills the much needed requirement of "
Thumri
" of
Jaipur Gharana
. (2001-2003).
See also
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References
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