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Monalisa Ghosh

Mridul Kaikini

Mrs. Radha Thadaveswar

Mrs. Shanta Dhananjayan

Ms. Leela Samson

N. Srikant

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Monalisa Ghosh

Postal Address

Charaktala, South Jagaddal, 24 Parganas, Kolkata, West- Bengal - 700151

Phone : (033)24772723 / 09831062489

Fax : 24713250

Email : monalisa_dance@yahoo.com

Websites :

Personal Details

Date of Birth/Age	March 4, 1960
Education	Graduate (Odissi Dance), Kala Vikash Kendra, Cuttack B.A. (English Hons.)
Field of expertise	Odissi Dance
Academic/Professional activities	Trained under eminent Gurus, Monalisa has been performing in prestigious music and dance conferences in India since 1983. Her performances abroad include in Bangladesh, Italy, France, Holland, Sweden, UK, United Arab Emirates, and USA. She has given over 50 performances in the cities of Germany and Austria every year since 1992, which is a record for any Odissi dancer. Principal of her institute Kalajyoti Gurukul, Kolkata where on the pattern of Gurukul, the students from India and abroad stay there while receiving training, she also provides free training to 25 students from very poor families. A senior empanelled artiste of Indian Council for Cultural Relations and EZCC, ‘A’ grade Doordarshan TV artiste, judge for West Bengal State Music Academy and Juba Utsab, Monalisa is Head of the Department of Odissi, Surnandan Bharati, Kolkata.
Name of the institution(s)you associated with	Kalajyoti Gurukul, Kolkata
Honours/Awards/Fellowships,etc.	NRUTYASRI SINGARMANI OUTSTANDING YOUNG TALENT OF CALCUTTA 91 AWARD
Any association with foreign institution(s)	Visiting Lecturer, Nritya Vikash School of Odissi dance, The Hague, (Netherlands) Vosotomg Giri pf Afrp – Asiatisches Institute, Vienna, (Austria)

Mridul Kaikini

Postal Address

No.12, Sunderlal Nahata Avenue, Kilpauk, Chennai, Tamilnadu - 600010

Phone : (044) 26471560

Fax :

Email : mridule@rediffmail..com

Websites :

Personal Details

Date of Birth/Age	October 8, 1977
Education	B.A. (Corporate Secretaryship
Field of expertise	Bharatanatyam
Academic/Professional activities	Performer and staff member at Chidambaram Academy of Performing Arts, Chennai
Name of the institution(s)you associated with	Chidambaram Academy of Performing Arts, Chennai
Honours/Awards/Fellowships,etc.	SENIOR SCHOLARSHIP Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Culture, Govt. of India

Mrs. Radha Thadaveswar

Postal Address

24, Sri Ramakrupa, Mysore-570009

Phone : +91 821 2543636, +91 9845116477 (Mo)

Fax : +91 821 2543636

Email : slkf@sancharnet.in

Websites :

Personal Details

Date of Birth/Age	January 11, 1951
Education	» Post Graduate in Bharatnatyam » Degree in Carnatic Music
Field of expertise	Performer
Academic/Professional activities	» Teaching and documentation of rare compositions of Dasa Sahitya. » Organising performances and conducting festivals of music and dance
Name of the institution(s) you associated with	Sri Lalithakala Academy Foundation, Centre of Performing Arts, Mysore
Honours/Awards/Fellowships,etc.	"ARYABHATT" Award from Kalasaraswathi
Books/Articles authored	“Art Education in School and Colleges” and articles published in Academy Souvenir
Any association with foreign institution(s)	Contemporary Dance Company, Tokyo, Japan, Jayamangala, Maryland, USA
Any other information	Has done short term courses in classical Carnatic music and dance.

Mrs. Shanta Dhananjayan

Postal Address

No. 6, Bharatakalanjali ,Jeevaratnam Nagar, Adyar, Chennai-600020

Phone : +91 44 24911125/ 24900339

Fax :

Email : bkalanjali@elt.net

Websites : www.bharatakalanjali.org

Personal Details

Date of Birth/Age	August 12, 1943
Education	Matriculation
Field of expertise	Bharatanatyam
Academic/Professional activities	Permanent Artist/Teaching Bharatanatyam
Name of the institution(s) you associated with	Bharatakalanjali, Chennai
Honours/Awards/Fellowships,etc.	» 'Kala-Sreshta/ puraskaar by Kaladarpanam publications, Cochi (2003) » "Diamond Jubilee Award” Nrityodaya, Chennai (2003) » “Dr. Raja Sir Annamalai Chettiar Award” (2002) » “Natyajyothi” Kapali Fine Arts Chennai–(2001) » “Nritya Ratna Award” - Bhaarateeya Vidya Bhavan, Coimbatore Kendra - (2000) » “Kalavedhi Award” - Kerala Samajam Chennai –(1997) » “Prathiba Pranamam Award” - Govt of Kerala – (1997) » “Nritya Choodamani Award” - Sri Krishna Gana Sabha (1995) » “Presidential Award” Sangeet Natak Akademi (1994) » Fellowship - Kerala Sangeeta Nataka Academy (1993) » "Nrityavillas" Award - Haridas Sammelan Sursingar Sansad Mumbai (1989) » “Stree Ratna”- Bharata Vidya Bhavan, Chennai » “Life Magazine Achievement Award” (1997) » “Plaque of Honour - Community Service and International Understanding through Art (1996) » “Munshi Centenary Commemorative Award” - Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, London UK (1988.) » UNESCO Paris, Medallion De Merit –(1984) » ‘Natya Ratnakara' - The India Fine Arts in Austin, Texas.
Books/Articles authored
Any association with foreign institution(s)	Integral Yoga Institute Virginia (USA)
Any other information

Ms. Leela Samson

Postal Address

6, Beach Road, Kalakshetra Colony, Besant Nagar, Chennai, Tamilnadu - 600 090

Phone : 0091 44 24911836, 0091442490 3815

Fax :

Email : leelas@ndf.vsnl.net.in

Websites :

Personal Details

Education	B.A.
Field of expertise	Bharatanatyam
Academic/Professional activities	Teacher, Dancer, Choreographer, Writer
Name of the institution(s)you associated with	Kalakshetra, Chennai Sriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra, Delhi Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, Delhi
Honours/Awards/Fellowships,etc.	SANSKRITI AWARD NRITYA CHOODAMANI PADMASHRI SANGEET NATAK AKADEMI AWARD
Books/Articles authored	Rhythm in Joy (1987) The Joy of Classical Dances of India
Any association with foreign institution(s)	PAST FORWARD, a show held in Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in UK
Any other information	Presently Director, Kalakshetra, Chennai Spanda, (term which means ‘pulse’ in Sanskrit) is a dance company run by Leela Samson in Delhi (1995) Taken Dance classes at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in UK

N. Srikant

Postal Address

A-B, Sowbhagya Apartments, 24, Srinivasa Avenue, R.A. Puram, Chennai

Phone : +91 9840141520

Fax :

Email : Sripanch@mailcity.com

Websites :

Personal Details

Date of Birth/Age
Education
Field of expertise	Bharatanatyam – Performer/Choreographer
Academic/Professional activities	Trained dance under illustrious Gurus, Srikanth has also specialized in performing female roles in all male Bhagavata Mela. He has been a regular performer in the sabhas of Chennai and has performed almost all over India and abroad in Thailand, Indonesia, France, USA, Canada. A graded artiste of Doordarshan and an empanelled artiste of Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Srikanth has performed on TV around India and in Singapore. He has acted in several documentary films including for BBC, ZBF channel, Germany, International Film Festival, Germany, International Film Festival in a film on Swami Vivekananda, and in Kala Bharati, Canada produced VCD.
Name of the institution(s)you associated with
Honours/Awards/Fellowships,etc.	» YUVA KALA BHARATI’ title (1997) » IYAL ISAI NATAKA MANRAM’ Award (1998) » TALENT PROMOTION’ Award (2000) » SHANMUGASUNDARAM PILLAI MUSICAL AWARD (2005)
Books/Articles authored
Any association with foreign institution(s)
Any other information	Trained in music and fond of literature