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|name = Aditi Mangaldas<br />
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|caption = Aditi Mangaldas performing in Warsaw, 2007<br />
|birth_date = {{birth year and age|1960}}<br />
|birth_place = Gujarat<br />
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|occupation = Dancer, choreographer<br />
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'''Aditi Mangaldas''' (born 1960) is a [[Kathak]] dancer and choreographer who works with the traditional repertoire of Kathak. A former student of [[Kumudini Lakhia]] and [[Birju Maharaj]], she remained one of the principal dancers in the latter's troupe for several years, before starting her own dance institution in Delhi, the Drishtikon Dance Foundation, where she is the artistic director and principal dancer.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/dance/Savouring-the-present/article16889025.ece|title=Savouring the present|date=28 October 2009|author=Rajan, Anjana|newspaper=The Hindu|accessdate=6 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/exquisite-indian-dance-dance-base-edinburgh-557578.html|title=Exquisite Indian Dance, Dance Base, Edinburgh|date=24 August 2004|work=The Independent|location=London|author=Anderson, Zoë|accessdate=6 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mag/2004/03/07/stories/2004030700070500.htm|title=FACE TO FACE: Futuristic footwork|date=7 March 2004|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=6 October 2018}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><br />
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==Early life and training==<br />
Born in 1960, Aditi Mangaldas was brought up in Ahmedabad, where she also did her Bachelor of Science from St. Xavier's College.<ref name="in">{{cite news|url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/day-after-aditi-mangaldas-refuses-award-her-function-venue-cancelled/219390/|title=Day after Aditi Mangaldas...|date=21 September 2007|work=The Indian Express|accessdate=27 July 2010|url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009225352/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/day-after-aditi-mangaldas-refuses-award-her-function-venue-cancelled/219390/|archivedate=9 October 2012}}</ref><br />
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She started training in Kathak dance under [[Kumudini Lakhia]] at Kadamb Centre for Dance in [[Ahmedabad]] at a young age. Later at the advice of her aunt [[Pupul Jayakar]], she moved to Delhi to explore dance avenues in the city. Here she became a student of [[Birju Maharaj]] at [[Kathak Kendra]], Delhi. After completing her dance training, she travelled to many parts of the world as a part of Birju Maharaj's troupe.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/dance/Fleet-feat/article16835928.ece|title=Fleet feat|author=Rajan, Anjana|date=1 January 2010|work=The Hindu|accessdate=6 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Massey, Reginald|title=India's dances: their history, technique, and repertoire|year=2004|publisher=Abhinav Publications|isbn=81-7017-434-1|page=239}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Kothari, Sunil|authorlink=Sunil Kothari|title=Kathak, Indian classical dance art|year=1989|publisher=Abhinav Publications|page=217}}</ref><br />
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[[File:Aditi Mangaldas Kathak-003.jpg|thumb|Aditi Mangaldas performing in Delhi]]<br />
==Career==<br />
[[File:Aditi Mangaldas ensemble.JPG|thumb|180px|Aditi Mangaldas ensemble]]<br />
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Mangaldas has given Kathak performances in major dance festivals in India and has been featured in festivals of India in the UK, US, and Soviet Union.<br />
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Besides directing solo items, she has also choreographed a number of group ensembles that have an arresting blend of traditional and contemporary styles. She has produced several choreographic works including ''Cheekh'', ''Swagat Vistar'', ''The Sound of the Universe'', and ''Vrindakriti''. She has also conducted several workshops and presented papers at dance seminars.<br />
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In 2005, the Aditi Mangaldas Dance Company with a troupe of six dancers and three musicians made its US debut at the Asia Society with ''Footprints on Water''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/01/arts/dance/an-ancient-percussive-form-thats-stripped-of-mime.html|title=An Ancient, Percussive Form That's Stripped of Mime|author=Rocco, Claudia La|date=1 October 2005|work=The New York Times|accessdate=6 October 2018}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170730185817/http://www.aditimangaldasdance.com/main.php Aditi Mangaldas website]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060626144304/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/06/10/stories/2006061002890400.htm "Rooted, yet modern" (interview)] at ''[[The Hindu]]''<br />
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