Komala Varadan
| Komala Varadan | |
|---|---|
| Born | India |
| Occupation |
Classical dancer Painter Photographer |
| Known for | Bharatnatyam |
| Awards |
Padma Shri Sahitya Kala Parishad Samman Bharat Shiromani Award Kalaimamani Award Rajyotsava Prashasthi Natya Rani Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Award IBC International Woman of the Year Award Full Circle Inner Flame Award |
| Website |
komalavaradan |
Komala Varadan is an Indian classical dancer of Bharatnatyam, writer[1] and the founder of Kalaikoodam, a Delhi-based institute promoting arts, literature and culture.[2] She is known to be proficient in various art forms such as choreography, photography and painting.[3] She has performed on many stages in India and abroad[1] and her paintings have been exhibited at many galleries including the Russian Centre of Science and Culture (RCSC), New Delhi and the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi.[4] She has published two novels and a text on Bharatnatyam[3] and has served as the member of the Jury of the 30th National Film Awards for the feature films section.[5] She is also a member of the Authors Guild of India.[3]
Varadan is a recipient of the Kalaimamani Award of the Government of Tamil Nadu, Rajyotsava Prashasthi of the Government of Karnataka, Natya Rani title, International Woman of the Year Award (1998 -1999) of the International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, Sahitya Kala Parishad Samman, Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Award (1996) and the Full Circle Inner Flame Award (1999).[6]<ref name="Prakritim Vande - Dance by "Padmashri" Komala Varadan in Austin">"Prakritim Vande - Dance by "Padmashri" Komala Varadan in Austin". Austin India. 2012. Retrieved December 3, 2015.</ref> The Government of India awarded her the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2005, for her contributions to Indian classical dance.[7] Three years earlier, Varadan was in the news for a civil suit filed by her against the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), for categorising performing artists over the age of 45 as lecture-demonstration presenters. However, the court ruling was against her.[8] Her life has been documented in an autobiography, Komala Varadan, published in 1985.[9]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Komala Varadan Performing in Athens". Indo-Hellenic Society for Culture and Development. 1 October 2007. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- ↑ "Kalaikoodam (Komala Varadan Institute of Art)". Delhi Events. 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Exploring relationship between art forms". Tribune. 9 November 2000. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- ↑ "Painting Exhibition by Komala Varadan Opened at RCSC, New Delhi". Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Republic of India. 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- ↑ "30th National Film Awards Jury". National Film Development Corporation. 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- ↑ "World Dance Day by Komala Varadan_‘Natya Rani’ title in Singapore". Naresh Kumar Sagar. 30 March 2012. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ↑ "Past your Prime -Ageism in dance". Narthaki. 25 April 2003. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- ↑ Komala Varadan (1985). Komala Varadan. Komala Varadan Institute of Art. ASIN B0040IWSNK.
External links
- "Komala Varadan Performance". YouTube video. Soundravalli Mayandi. 3 June 2010. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- "Komala Varadan talks about 'Expressions' Bharatanatyam recital". YouTube video. Delhi Events. 13 April 2009. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
Further reading
- Komala Varadan (1985). Komala Varadan. Komala Varadan Institute of Art. ASIN B0040IWSNK.