Shovana Narayan

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Shovana Narayan

Shovana Narayan is best known as one of the best Kathak danseuses in the world. She performs in India and around the world, and has been awarded the Padma Shri.[1] Her guru is Birju Maharaj.

Ms. Narayan studied at Miranda House in Delhi, India (graduating with a Masters degree in Physics) and was also a career officer of the Indian Audits & Accounts Service [2] who retired in 2010. She is married to Dr. Herbert Traxl, Austrian Ambassador to India.[3]

Books

By Shovana Narayan
About Shovana Narayan

Awards and honors

External links

See also

  • Indian women in dance

References

  1. "Famous Kathak Dancers". Bhavalaya. Retrieved 25 January 2012. 
  2. "Shovana Narayan". Miranda House's website. Retrieved 25 January 2012. 
  3. Chatterjee, Rupa (2007). Raising a Daughter. p. 127. 

she belongs to bihar

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