Mohiniattam exponent Sunanda Nair receives Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
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Mohiniattam exponent Sunanda Nair receives the 2024 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in the Overseas category.
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- Sunanda Nair is an Indian classical dancer who has spent decades promoting mohiniattam in the United States.
- She began her training in Mumbai and later established a dance school in Houston after relocating due to family and career shifts.
- The Sangeet Natak Akademi awarded her the 2024 honor in the Overseas category for her contributions to the art form.
- This recognition validates her efforts to present authentic Indian classical dance to international audiences.
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“Dance is my breathing, my survival, my everything”
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…recipient to get the honour in the year it was instituted. For Nair the honour is a validation of a relationship with dance that has endured through geographical moves, changing audiences and difficult circumstances. “ Dance is my breathing, my survival, my everything ,” she said. And of the award, she adds: “I got it at the right time… exactly the time when I needed it.” Excerpts from an interview: Can you take us through your early years in Mumbai and how dance entered your life? I…
“I got it at the right time… exactly the time when I needed it.”
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…of a relationship with dance that has endured through geographical moves, changing audiences and difficult circumstances. “Dance is my breathing, my survival, my everything,” she said. And of the award, she adds: “ I got it at the right time… exactly the time when I needed it. ” Excerpts from an interview: Can you take us through your early years in Mumbai and how dance entered your life? I was born and brought up in Mumbai. I started learning bharatanatyam when I was six, and when I was 10,…
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NamedIndia · United States · Deepak Mazumdar · Kalamandalam Krishnankutty Warrier · Kanak Rele · Nalanda Nritya Kala Mahavidyalaya · Sangeet Natak Akademi · Sunanda Nair · Sunanda's Performing Arts Center
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