Malavika Sarukkai

Malavika Sarukkai
Sarukkai in 1995
Born1959
Tamil Nadu, India
OccupationClassical dancer
Known forBharatanatyam
AwardsPadma Shri
Websiteweb site
Malavika meeting United States First Lady Hillary Clinton in 1995

Malavika Sarukkai is an Indian classical dancer and choreographer specializing in Bharatanatyam.[1][2][3] A 2002 winner of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award,[4] she was honoured by the Government of India in 2003 with Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award.[5]

Biography

Malavika Sarukkai was born in 1959 in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[6] She began learning Bharatanatyam at the age of 7 and trained under Kalyanasundaram Pillai(Tanjavur school) and Rajaratnam (Vazhuvoor School).[7][8][9] She also learned abhinaya under Kalanidhi Narayanan and Odissi under renowned gurus, Kelucharan Mohapatra and Ramani Ranjan Jena.[7][8][9] She made her debut at the age of 12 at Mumbai[7][10] and has performed at many places in India[11][12] and abroad,[13][14] including the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York,[15] John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts[16] and at Chicago.[17] Her life and work have been recorded by way of a documentary, Samarpanam, commissioned by the Government of India.[7][8][13] She also features in a nine-hour television documentary by BBC/WNET under the title, Dancing.[7][8][10] The Unseen Sequence – Exploring Bharatanatyam Through the Art of Malavika Sarukkai is another documentary made on her art which has been screened at the National Centre for the Performing Arts. Mumbai.[10]

Awards and recognitions

Sarukkai was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award by the Government of India in 2002.[4][7] She is also a recipient of Kalaimamani title from the Government of Tamil Nadu and other awards such as Mrinalini Sarabhai Award,[13] Nrityachoodamani title, Sanskriti award and the Haridas Sammelan award.[2][7] The Government of India honoured her again, in 2003, with the civilian award of Padma Shri.[2][5][7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "INK Talks". INK Talks. 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Kennedy Center". Kennedy Center. 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Walk The Talk with Malavika Sarukkai". NDTV. February 2006. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Sangeet Natak AKademi Award". Sangeet Natak AKademi. 2015. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Padma Awards" (PDF). Padma Awards. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  6. ^ Vijaya Ramaswamy (2007). Historical dictionary of the Tamils. Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810853799.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h "Indian Arts". Indian Arts. 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  8. ^ a b c d "Bengal Foundation". Bengal Foundation. 2015. Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  9. ^ a b Malavika Sarukkai (2015). "Interview" (Interview). Interviewed by Veejay Sai. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  10. ^ a b c "Blouin Art Info". Blouin Art Info. 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  11. ^ "Malavika Sarukkai: A tribute to Thimmakka". INKTalks. 13 November 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  12. ^ "Padmashri Malavika Sarukkai Performs Bharatanatyam - Yaksha 2014". Isha Foundation. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  13. ^ a b c "Canary Promo". Canary Promo. 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  14. ^ "TOI India performance". TOI. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  15. ^ "Huffington Post". Huffington Post. 21 December 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  16. ^ Seibert, Brian (18 November 2012). "Stories Told With a Leap, Even a Shake". New York Times. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  17. ^ "Pulse Connects". Pulse Connects. 2015. Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.