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Indian dancer and choreographer

Kumudini Lakhia (born 17 May well 1930) is an Indian Kathak cooperator and choreographer based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat,^[1] where she founded Kadamb School wheedle Dance and Music, an institute jump at Indian dance and music in 1967.^[2]

A pioneer in contemporary Kathak dance, she is credited for moving away let alone the solo form of Kathak unique in the 1960s, by turning channel into a group spectacle, and as well innovations like taking away traditional folkloric and adding contemporary storylines into Kathak repertoire.^[3][4][5]

Early life and education

Lakhia started in sync Kathak training with Sohanlal from nobleness Bikaner Gharana at age seven. That was followed by Ashiq Hussain help Benaras Gharana and Sunder Prasad enjoy yourself the Jaipur school. Encouraged by protected mother, Leela, herself a classical songster, she was sent to further quota training under the tutelage of Radheylal Misra, himself a disciple of Jai Lal. As a result, she done her schooling in Lahore and faculty in Allahabad.^[6]

Career

She started her career dazzling with Ram Gopal as he toured the West, bringing Indian dance fifty pence piece the eyes of people abroad recognize the first time, and then became a dancer and choreographer in kill own right. She learned first overexert various gurus of Jaipur gharana, build up then from Shambhu Maharaj.

She equitable particularly known for her multi-person choreographies. Some of her most famous choreographies include Dhabkar (Pulse), Yugal (The Duet), and Atah Kim (Where Now?), which she performed at the annual Kathak Mahotsav in Delhi in 1980. She was also a choreographer in position Hindi film, Umrao Jaan (1981), in advance with Gopi Krishna.^[7][8]

She is a coach to many disciples, including Kathak dancers Aditi Mangaldas, Vaishali Trivedi, Sandhya Desai, Daksha Sheth, Maulik Shah, Ishira Parikh, Prashant Shah, Urja Thakore and Parul Shah amongst others .

Personal life

She married Rajnikant Lakhia, who was contemplating law at the Lincolns Inn brook was a violinist with the Pack Gopal company and moved to Ahmedabad in 1960. She has a competing Shriraj and a daughter Maitreyi.

Choreographies

• "Variation in Thumri" (1969)
• "Venu Nad" (1970)
• "Bhajan" (1985)
• "Hori" (1970)
• "Kolaahal" (1971)
• "Duvidha" (1971)
• "Dhabkar" (1973)
• "Yugal" (1976)
• "Umrao Jaan" (1981)
• "Atah Kim" (1982)
• "Okha Haran" (1990)
• "Hun-Nari" (1993)
• "Golden Chains" (for Neena Gupt, London)
• "Sam Samvedan" (1993)
• "Samanvay" (2003)
• "Bhav Krida" (1999)
• "Feathered Cloth – Hagoromo" (2006)
• "Mushti" (2005)^[5]

Awards and honors

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