Shovana Narayan
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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
- Narayan, Shovana (14 March 2005). Indian Classical Dances. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. ISBN 978-1-84557-169-6. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- Narayan, Shovana (2003). Performing arts in India: a policy perspective. Kanishka Publishers, Distributors. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- Narayan, Shovana (1 January 2004). Indian theatre and dance traditions. Harman Pub. House in association with Iādyant. ISBN 978-81-86622-61-2. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- Narayan, Shovana (1 February 1998). Rhythmic echoes and reflections: kathak. Roli Books. ISBN 978-81-7436-049-6. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- Narayan, Shovana; India. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Publications Division (1999). Dance legacy of Patliputra. Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India. ISBN 978-81-230-0699-4. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- Raghuvanshi, Alka; Narayan, Shovana; Pasricha, Avinash (2004). Kathak. Wisdom Tree. ISBN 978-81-86685-14-3. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- Narayan, Shovana (2004). Folk dance traditions of India. Shubhi Publication. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- Narayan, Shovana (2007). Meandering pastures of memories. Macmillan. ISBN 978-1-4039-3102-3. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- Narayan, Shovana (1 January 2007). Krishna in performing arts. Shubhi. ISBN 978-81-8290-042-4. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- About Shovana Narayan
- Mishra, Kamal K. (1 January 2006). Mishra, Girishwar & Jha, Binay K., ed. Kathak: the world of Shovana Narayan. Kanishka. ISBN 978-81-7391-725-7. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
Awards and honors
- Padma Shri, 1992
- Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 1999-2000
- Delhi Government's Parishad Samman
- Rajiv Gandhi Puraskar
- Bihar Gaurav Puraskar
- Indira Priyadarshini Samman
- Oisca Award (Japan)
External links
See also
- Indian women in dance
References
- ↑ "Famous Kathak Dancers". Bhavalaya. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- ↑ "Shovana Narayan". Miranda House's website. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- ↑ Chatterjee, Rupa (2007). Raising a Daughter. p. 127.
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