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Maya Chatterjee

Maya Vinay

Medha Ravindra Joshi

Meenakshi Chitharanjan

Menaka P.P. Bora

Miss Medha Hari

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Maya Chatterjee

Postal Address

26/S/A, Block-‘B’,New Alipore,Kolkata, West Bengal - 700053

Phone : (033) 2478-1543, 24783627

Fax : 2490-6097, 2334-0864

Email :

Websites :

Personal Details

Date of Birth/Age	November 5, 1958
Education	‘Sangeet Prabhakar’ (Allahabad) ‘ Sangeet Bisharad’ (Chandigarh) – First position
Field of expertise	Kathak Dance (Lucknow Gharana.)
Academic/Professional activities	Maya has participated in many leading Music Conferences of India with a very sweet and melodious voice Participated in 10th World Youth Festival, Berlin (1973.) And on an invitation from la Recherche Artistique, Paris has given several performances in France, (1978.) Attended 13th Festival of Art of India organised by Sanskritik in London. She has been Examiner of Kathak Dance, Rabindra Bharati University, B.A & M.A. Examinations and also for as a Judge for Junior National Scholarship 'Cultural Talent Research Scholarship'
Name of the institution(s)you associated with	Children Little Theater (CLT), Kolkata. Sourabh Music Academy, Kolkata.
Honours/Awards/Fellowships,etc.	Highest award - 10th World Youth Festival, Berlin (1973.) DISHARI AWARD Music Critics, Kolkata.

Maya Vinay

Postal Address

No.35, Anna Street, Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai, Tamilnadu - 600 041

Phone : (044)24417298 / 09444119001

Fax :

Email : mayavinay@hotmail.com

Websites :

Personal Details

Date of Birth/Age	September 1, 1972
Education	SSLC
Field of expertise	Bharatanatyam, Mohiniyattam, Kuchipudi
Academic/Professional activities	Founder of Triveni dance school of classical dance
Name of the institution(s)you associated with	Triveni Dance School, Chennai
Honours/Awards/Fellowships,etc.	VALLATHOL AWARD
Books/Articles authored	Kalamandalam (souvenir)

Medha Ravindra Joshi

Postal Address

A/3, Sai Niketan Society Sai Baba Complex Ciba Road, Goregaon (East), Mumbai, Maharashtra - 400063

Phone : (022) 28404946 / 9869534867

Fax : www.medhahari.com

Email : Medhavi2010@rediffmail.com / Medhavi2001@yahoo.com

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Personal Details

Date of Birth/Age	October 20, 1967
Education	M.A. (Dance)
Field of expertise	Bharatanatyam
Academic/Professional activities	A trained artiste for the last 20 years, Medha has performed in all major centres in the country including Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Mysore, Udaipur, Delhi, Lucknow, Kanpur.
Name of the institution(s)you associated with	Kalasiddha, Mumbai
Honours/Awards/Fellowships,etc.	She has given performances for the prestigious festivals ‘Natyamjali’ at Chidambaram and Mahashivratri festival at Brihadeshwar Temple and Ganesh Festival at Pune. She has choreographed several ballets and dance dramas including ‘Krishan Kirtanam’ on the bhajans composed by Pandit Jasaraj; ‘From Darkness to Dawn’ a ballet based on Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru’s autobiography, ‘Rituswapna’ and ‘Ravindra Nritya’. Medha has also choreographed for many Marathi plays besides having acted on one ‘Ashwadan’ earning her ‘Best Actress’ award (Silver Medal). Has been a visiting Dance Lecturer in Centre for Performing Arts, Pune University. Since last 8 years has been running a dance institution ‘Kalasiddha’. She has performed abroad in Toronto (Canada) on a special invitation.
Books/Articles authored	Writes articles for Marathi Magazines on dance related topics

Meenakshi Chitharanjan

Postal Address

48, Bhakthavatsalam Road, Mylapore, Chennai,Tamilnadu - 600004

Phone : (044) 24993051 / 98400 55966

Fax : 044 6272929

Email : meenachith@hotmail.com

Websites : www.meenakshichitharanjan.net

Personal Details

Field of expertise	Bharatanatyam – Pandanallur style
Academic/Professional activities	Performer, choreographer and teacher Starting her debut in 1964, Meenakshi has danced her way through her performances in India and South East Asia, Europe and USA including her performance at UNESCO Conference, London and foremost festival and cultural functions in India. She has been instrumental in capturing the essence of this ancient dance form, preserving the unique beauty of the Pandanallur style and expanding her repertoire through innovations and experiment.
Name of the institution(s)you associated with	Kaladiksha – Dance school started by her in 1991
Honours/Awards/Fellowships,etc.	BEST DANCER AWARD by The Music Academy, Chennai (2004) NATYA SELVAM AWARD by Muthamizh Peraval (1999) NRITHYA CHOODAMANI AWARD by Sri Krishna Gana Sabha (1999) KALAIMAMANI AWARD by Govt. of Tamilnadu (1975) NATYA KALA BHUSHANAM AWARD by Indian Fine Arts Society (1970)
Any other information	Awarded grant by Ministry of Human Resources, Govt. of India for research work, choreographing and recording rare and new compositions for Bharatanatyam

Menaka P.P. Bora

Postal Address

Kalabhumi, Sareboday Nagar, Zoo Road Bye Lane East-I, Guwahati,Assam - 781021

Phone : (0361) 2412744/2552575 / 9864040253

Fax :

Email : ,emala,emlos@hotmail.com

Websites : www.kalabhumiindia.com

Personal Details

Education	M.A. (London University) PhD (London University)
Field of expertise	Bharatanatyam/Sattriya Dance/Kuchipudi
Academic/Professional activities	Performing dancer/choreographer/presentor Menaka is a panel artiste of Indian Council for Cultural Relations, New Delhi
Name of the institution(s)you associated with	Kalabhumi, Guwahati Laban Centre, London
Honours/Awards/Fellowships,etc.	Scholarship from Ministry of Culture and Human Resource, Govt. of India

Miss Medha Hari

Postal Address

35/1, North Crescent Road, T. Nagar, Chennai, Tamilnadu - 600017

Phone : (044) 28150294 / 919884176791

Fax :

Email : omharis@eth.net

Websites : www.medhahari.com

Personal Details

Date of Birth/Age	April 20, 1991
Education	Completed 9th Standard
Field of expertise	Bharatanatyam, (Learning Nattuvangam)
Academic/Professional activities	She has given numerous solo Bharatanatyam performances at Russian Cultural Centre, Narada Gana Sabha, Sri Aurobindo Ashram Theatre, Vani Mahal, VDS Arts Academy, Bharath Kalachar, Kartik Fine Arts etc., Her solo/duo Bharatanatyam performance at Alliance Francaise, Pondicherry was broadcast by Doordarshan TV in July 2004. She has taken leading parts in Bharatanatyam ballets such as Ramayanam, Valli Kalyanam, Krishna Leela, Mahadevam Mahasenam, Sadha Venkatesam, Thathasthu, Sarvam Shakthi Mayam Jagat and Thiruppavai She has given performances in various festivals such as Natyanjali – Chidambaram, Thiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Mamallapuram, Bharath Natyotsav,IDA Dance Festival, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Da Ni (Coimabatore) and Abhai's Sharadh Vaibhav.
Name of the institution(s)you associated with	Bharathanjali School of Dance, Chennai
Honours/Awards/Fellowships,etc.	SPECIAL AWARD FOR ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE Russian Cultural Centre MISS ELEGANCE AWARD Carnatica's Kreativ (2003) AWARD IN BHARATNATYAM VDS Arts Academy (2003) BHARATH KALACHAR (2002) FIRST PRIZE IN BHARATNATYAM Thaka Dhimi Tha (Jaya TV) (2004 and 2001) ISKCON Sristhi School of Fine Arts Sanju School of Arts Mothers Care Centre
Any other information	Her solo performances have got good reviews from Hindu, New Indian Express and other leading newspapers. Her dance performances have been broadcast by major Indian TV channels, such as Doordarshan, Jaya TV, and others.