Sunil Kothari

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Sunil Kothari
Origin India
Genres Indian classical dance
Occupations Classical dance critic
Website sunilkothari.com

Dr. Sunil Kothari is a noted Indian dance historian, scholar and critic. He is also former Uday Shankar Professor at Ravindra Bharti University, Kolkata.[1]

He is the recipient of Padma Shri award. He also received Sangeet Natak Academi for overall contribution to the Indian classical dance.

Early life and background

Professionally, he is a chartered accountant.

Career

Sunil Kothari started his career with Times of India. He worked with the group for 40 years as a dance critic.

He travels throughout India, which helps him in his writing on Indian Dance.[2] He showed by example from the hugely varied canvas of regional body languages of India in his book Chhau.[3] Currently he lives in Asian Games Village ( Delhi)

Bibliography

He has written 12 books on different forms of Indian Classical Dance and allied Art-forms.

  • Bharata Natyam: Indian Classical Dance Art
  • Odissi: Indian Classical Dance Art
  • Rasa: The Indian Performing Arts in the Last 25 Years
  • Kuchipudi: Indian Classical Dance Art
  • Photo Biography of Rukmini Devi
  • Kathak: Indian Classical Dance Art
  • New Directions In Indian Dance
  • Chhau Dances of India
  • Damaru: Essays on Classical Dance, Music, Performing Arts, Folk Dances, Rituals, Crafts,

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/apr/27uday.htm
  2. ↑ http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/02/26/stories/2004022600400300.htm
  3. ↑ http://www.hindu.com/ms/2005/12/23/stories/2005122300250500.htm
  4. ↑ http://www.sunilkothari.com/publications/index.html

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