Rajashree Nagarkar

Rajashree Nagarkar is a performing artist^[1] and award winning film actress from Maharashtra an Indian state. She is a shishya of Babasaheb Mirajkar of Kolhapur.^[2] She runs a school: Kalika Kala Kendra^[2] for the training of artists in the Lavani-Tamasha art form and a theater at Supa in Ahmednagar district.^[3][4][5] She belongs to the Kolhati community.^[6]

Awards and achievements

• 38th Maharashtra State Film Award for best debut performance as an actress in 2001.^[7]
• Sahakar Maharshi Shankarrao Mohite-Patil Lavani Kalavant Puraskar in 2003.^[8]
• Mahindra Natraj Puraskar.^[5]
• Pandit Jasraj Puraskar.^[6]
• Maharashtra Kala Niketan Puraskar.^[6]

References

1. ↑ "Tamasha artists children fight for legitimacy - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2016-12-19. 
2. 1 2 24 Hours: लावनी के लावण्य में रमी राजश्री, retrieved 2016-12-19 
3. ↑ Correspondent, Pamela Raghunath, (2008-01-11). "The unseen life of dancing maidens". GulfNews. Retrieved 2016-12-19. 
4. ↑ "Govt finally dances to lavani artistes' tune - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2016-12-19. 
5. 1 2 Khandge, Shaila. "लावणी नृत्याची सौदामिनी राजश्री काळे-नगरकर". prahaar.in. Prahar. Retrieved 2016-12-19. 
6. 1 2 3 "Silent Ghungroos - Part 1". Vimeo. Retrieved 2016-12-19. 
7. ↑ "Bulletin on film". rrtd.nic.in. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. Retrieved 2016-12-19. 
8. ↑ "वैशाली जाधव-परभणीकर यांचा लावणी कलावंत पुरस्काराने सन्मान". Eenadu English Portal. Retrieved 2016-12-19.