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Bharati Shivaji is a highly acclaimed Indian classical dancer, choreographer, author, and guru, renowned for her profound contributions to Mohiniyattam, the graceful dance form of Kerala. Born in 1948 in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, she received her early training in Bharatanatyam under Guru Janakiraman (Vazhuvoor style) and later under Lalita Shastri…
Journey Timeline
1948
Born in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu
1965
Married D Shivaji
Late 1960s
Resumed Bharatanatyam training under Lalita Shastri in Delhi
1970
Maiden trip abroad, accompanied Guru Lalita Shastri to Japan
1984
Founded Kalambalam
1986
Co-authored "Art of Mohiniyattam"
1988
Received Lasya Lakshmi award
1990
Received Sahitya Kala Parishad Samman
1994
Received Nritya Choodamani award
1995
Kalambalam renamed Center for Mohiniyattam
1999
Received Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
2003
Co-authored "Mohiniyattam"
2004
Awarded Padma Shri
2012
Began presenting "The Mohiniyattam Collective" festival
2017
Received Nishagandhi Puraskaram
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Awards & Honors
- 2004 · Padma Shri — Government of India
- 1999 · Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
- 1990 · Sahitya Kala Parishad Samman — Delhi Administration
- 1988 · Lasya Lakshmi — Kunchan Nambiar Memorial Trust, Kerala
- 1994 · Nritya Choodamani — Krishna Gana Sabha, Chennai
- 2017 · Nishagandhi Puraskaram
- Kalaratana — Kerala Kalamandalam, Government of Kerala
Media Coverage
- Bharati Shivaji: A Name Synonymous with Mohiniyattam
THE DANCE INDIA
- Bharati Shivaji on Mohiniyattam
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