Savita Godbole

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Personal Details

Date of Birth/Age January 08, 1954
Education » MA(Kathak Dance)

» Nritya Prabhakar(Kathak Dance)

» Nritya Visharad(Kathak Dance)

» B. Sc(Biology), Lucknow University
Field of expertise Kathak Dance
Academic/Professional activities Starting at a young age of five years, Savita immersed rarely in the field of her liking Kathak dance. Under the training and guidance of legendary Guru Lachhu Maharaj for a long spam of years she excelled in both the styles of Kathak-Lasya and Tandava.


A firm advocate of new experimentation in Kathak dance without compromising with its basic pure form, Savita improvised the performing techniques to evolve her own style. Her performances throughout the country include:


» All India Dance Seminar and Conference (Sangeet Natak Academy, New Delhi)

» Guru Lachhu Maharaj Memorial Centenary Celebrations (UP Sangeet Natak Academy, Lucknow

» Pt. Vishnu Digambar Sangeet Sammelan (Lucknow)

» Amir Khan Smriti Samaroh (MP Kala Parishad, Indore), Sangeet Nritya Mahotsav (Nagpur), Nritya Mahotsav (IKSVV,
Khairagad), National Conference (Swar Sadhana Samiti, Mumbai)

» All India Conference (ABGHV Mandal, Kanpur)

» Kalika Buidadeen Festival (Wardha)

» Kalidas Samaroh (Ujjain)

» Bundelkhand Sangeet Samaroh (Jhansi). She was visited to perform at Argos (Greece) Conference



Her roles in the ballets ‘Chandravali’ and ‘Gautam Buddha’ have been immortalized by her.
In association with her Institution Layashala Lalit Kala Samiti which works for propagation of Kathak dance in particular and promotion of art and music in general she has given distinguished productions which include ‘Samudramanthan’ (mythology based ballet) ‘Pushpatinath’ (a ballet on modern abstract poetry), Kathak Choreography (traditional Lucknow style) ‘The journey’ (abstract modern theme ballet), ‘Bal Samasai’ (ballet based on her research work), ‘Daksha-Yagnya’ (a mythology story based ballet)

Name of the institution(s) you associated with “Layashala Lalitkala Samiti, Indore (Founder)
Honours/Awards/Fellowships,etc. » ACADEMY AWARD – 2001, UP Sangeet Natak Academy, Lucknow

» SENIOR FELLOWSHIP, Ministry of Human Resource Development Department of Culture, Govt. of India, for Performance Oriented Research on “Bal-Samasya”.
Books/Articles authored
Any association with foreign institution(s) Member, International Dance Council, UNESCO, Paris, (France)
Any other information
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