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Geetha K. Nair

Gopal Prasad Dubey

Guru Jitendra Maharaj

Guru Munna Shukla

Guru Sri Durga Charan Ranbir

Hema Shah

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Geetha K. Nair

Postal Address

19, River-View Society, Plot No.167, Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra- 411017

Phone : 9890200994,9890271176

Fax :

Email : Geetha k nair@hotmail.com, Nair.kichu@gmail.com

Websites : www.Kichu_nair@fastmail.fm

Personal Details

Date of Birth/Age	1965
Education	Four year diploma in Dance from Kerala Kalamandalam
Field of expertise	Mohiniattam, Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, varied Indian Folk dances and cinematic dances
Academic/Professional activities	Trained by famous Gurus from the age of six years and at the renowned institute Kerala Kalamandalam, Geetha was awarded Scholarship by the Deptt. Of Culture, Govt. of India (1978-80) She is Head Dance Teacher of the following schools- Jai Hind High School, Pimpri C.M.S. High School, Chinchwad Ajmera High School, Ajmera Omkar Kalamandalam She also holds classes at Pimpri, Ajmera, Wadgaon, Pashan, Pradhikaran, Dehu Road
Name of the institution(s)you associated with	Omkar Kalamandalam, Pune, Malayala Shabdam, Pune Chinchwad Malayalee Samajam, Chinchwad
Honours/Awards/Fellowships,etc.	VISHWA VIVEK PURSKAR (2003) KALA PRATIBHA Malayala Shabdam, Pune

Gopal Prasad Dubey

Postal Address

1/98, North Kumbalam, Ernakulam, Kerala- 682506

Phone : (0484) 2703450 / 9447571700

Fax : 4842703450

Email : gopaldubey@rediffmail.com

Websites : www.prakrticulturalcentre.org / www.trinetradancecentre.org

Personal Details

Date of Birth/Age	June 25, 1957
Education	B.Com
Field of expertise	Chhau dance exponent - Choreographer
Academic/Professional activities	Pt. Gopal Prasad Dubey with experience of over thirty years as an exponent of Chhau dance is empanelled with Indian Council of Cultural Relations, New Delhi and is a member of IOV, Austria
Name of the institution(s)you associated with	Trinetra Dance Centre, Seraikella, Jharkand
Honours/Awards/Fellowships,etc.	VOCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS AWARD Rotary Club, Mumbai FELLOWSHIP New York Asian Cultural Council, USA
Any other information	President, Artistic Director Prakrti Cultural Heritage Centre, Ernakulam, Cochin, Kerala

Guru Jitendra Maharaj

Postal Address

251-SIV, Sector-IV, Delhi - 110022

Phone : (011) 26102663

Fax : 26196915

Email : sangeetka@hotmail.com

Websites :

Personal Details

Date of Birth/Age	September 9, 1945
Education	B.A.
Field of expertise	Kathak Dance (Varanasi Gharana)
Academic/Professional activities	Guru, performer Choreographer, Scholar
Name of the institution(s)you associated with	Sangeetka Institute of Performing Arts, New Delhi
Honours/Awards/Fellowships,etc.	SANGEET NATAK AKADEMI AWARD PRESIDENT’S AWARD
Books/Articles authored	Has written numerous articles since 1960 for almost all the magazines in the country.
Any other information	Very enthusiastic about revival of pre-Mughal style of Kathak dancing

Guru Munna Shukla

Postal Address

K 48 A, Laxmi Nagar, New Delhi, Delhi - 110092

Phone : (011) 22427863, 22427863

Fax : 26196915

Email : Guru_munnashukla@yahoo.co.in

Websites :

Personal Details

Date of Birth/Age	December 7, 1943
Education	Matriculation
Field of expertise	Kathak
Academic/Professional activities	Has choreographed several items and theory lectures. Other activities include: Conducting Workshops, Seminars.
Name of the institution(s)you associated with	Kathak Kendra (National Institute of Kathak, New Delhi)
Honours/Awards/Fellowships,etc.	SARANGDEO AWARD (1989) U.P. SANGEET NATAK ACADEMI AWARD (1998) SAHITYA KALA PARISHAD AWARD (2003)
Books/Articles authored	Has published articles in dance topics
Any other information	Has published articles in dance topics

Guru Sri Durga Charan Ranbir

Postal Address

Plot No.866-P, Chandimata Colony, Canal Road, Rasulgarh, Bhubaneswar, Khurda, Odisha - 751003

Phone : (0674) 2588571, 9861144971

Fax : 2543904

Email : rahul_acharya@rediffmail.com

Websites :

Personal Details

Date of Birth/Age	March 1, 1951
Education	Masters in Music, Utkal University Nrutyacharya Course, Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya Bhubaneswar
Field of expertise	Odissi Dance – Performer/Teacher
Academic/Professional activities	Guru Durga Charan Ranbir besides having participated, choreographed and conducted dance programmes in most of the major festivals in India has more than 25 years of teaching experience. These include: Khajuraho Nritya Samaroh, Khajuraho; Haridas Sammelan, Vrindavan; Gunguru Festival, Bhopal; Chhanda Festival, Kerala; Uttara Purusha Festival, Uttar Pradesh; Nishagandhi Festival, Kerala; Surya Festival, Kerala, Kinkini Festival; Konark Festival; Beach Festival, Puri; Natyanjali, Chidambaram; Tamil Izai Sangam Festival, Poolachi; Natarajotjhsava, Pallavothsave, Mysore; Kal Ke Kalakaar Sammelan, Mumbai; Kumbhamela, Allahabad and Nritya Mahotsov, Orissa. He has performed abroad for programmes organised by Indian Council for Cultural Relations and other sponsoring agencies in Bangladesh, Hong Kong, Malaysia, China, South Korea, Bulgaria, Hungary, Germany, USA, and South America. His teaching activities include training about 300 students of India and foreign origin at ‘Nrityayan’, an institute established by him, who have excelled in their work and have performed, in international forums. Guru Ranbir has served as visiting faculty in Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya, Bhubaneswar, Delhi University Cultural Council; Examiner, Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, Mumbai, Pracheen Kala Kendra, Chandigarh, and Jury Member, Selection Committee, Ministry of Human Resources Development, G.O.I. for Odissi dance Scholarship/Fellowship.
Name of the institution(s)you associated with	‘Nrutyayan’, Bhubaneswar , Pracheen Kala Kendra, Chandigarh
Honours/Awards/Fellowships,etc.	SENIOR NATIONAL FELLOWSHIP Research in Odissi Dance from Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India ORISSA SANGEET NATAK ACADEMY AWARD GURU DEBA PRASAD DAS AWARD Patitapaban Kala Niketan, New Delhi VEDA VYAS AWARD Bhanja Kala Kendra, Rourkela
Any association with foreign institution(s)	Sutra Dance Theatre, Kuala Lumpur, (Malaysia) Lotus Music and Dance School, New York, (USA)

Hema Shah

Postal Address

Sudharma Bunglow, 44, Shantinagar Society, Old Vadaj, Ashram Road, Ahmedabad, Gujarat - 380013

Phone : (079) 27556339, 27561907 / 09376126601 / 079 - 30944806

Fax :

Email :

Websites :

Personal Details

Date of Birth/Age	August 8, 1982
Education	MBA – Marketing (Gujarat University)
Field of expertise	Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Folk, Semi-Classical Dance
Academic/Professional activities	Learning dance for over seventeen years from reputed institutions, Hema has performed at national level dance competitions and at 4th International Youth Festival Macau. She has also given performances for cancer and kidney patients. Her other activities also include as Event Manager, announcer and anchorperson for several radio and TV programmes.
Name of the institution(s)you associated with	Darpana Academy of Performing Arts Mudra School of Performing Arts Kala-ranjan Institute of Dance and Music