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'''Deepti Omchery Bhalla''' (born 1957) is a professor in [[Carnatic music|Carnatic Music]] at the Faculty of Music and Fine Arts, [[Delhi University|University of Delhi]], and a [[Mohiniyattam]] dancer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ccrtindia.gov.in/DeeptiOmcherryBhalla.htm |accessdate=24 October 2012}}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Deepti Bhalla |url=https://music.du.ac.in/professor/deepti-bhalla.php |access-date=2023-04-02 |website=music.du.ac.in}}</ref><br />
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==Education==<br />
Bhalla was born in [[Delhi]] in 1957.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=DEEPTI OMCHERY BHALLA Akademi Award: Mohiniattam |url=https://sangeetnatak.gov.in/public/uploads/awardees/docs/Deepti_Omchery_Bhalla.pdf |access-date=1 April 2023 |website=Sangeet Natak Akademi}}</ref><br />
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She was trained in dancing and singing by her mother [[Leela Omchery]], a [[carnatic music|carnatic]] singer.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.heritageindia.org/deepthi/artist.htm | title=Dr. Deepti Omchery Bhalla | publisher=heritageindia.org | accessdate=1 February 2019 | archive-date=18 February 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218150141/http://www.heritageindia.org/deepthi/artist.htm | url-status=dead }}</ref> She learned Mohiniyattam, the female classical solo dance from [[Kerala]], from [[Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma]].<br />
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Bhalla attended the University of Delhi, where she obtained her bachelor's degree, masters, and Phd in Carnatic music.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><br />
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== Career ==<br />
Bhalla served as an assistant secretary at the [[Sahitya Kala Parishad]] in Delhi.<ref name=":1" /> She became an [[assistant professor]] at the University of Delhi in 1985. She became an [[associate professor]] in 1995, and a [[professor]] in 1996.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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Her research has focused on music and dance from Kerala.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nagarajan |first=Saraswathy |date=2016-11-24 |title=One step ahead |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/dance/One-step-ahead/article16687070.ece |access-date=2023-04-02 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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== Awards ==<br />
She received the [[Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award]] in 2006,<ref>{{cite web |title=Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award: Dance |url=http://www.keralaculture.org/dance-a-ksna/466 |access-date=26 February 2023 |website=keralaculture.org |publisher=Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala}}</ref> and the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] in 2007.<ref name="SNA Awardees' List">{{cite web|url=http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/awardeeslist.htm |title=SNA Awardees' List |publisher=Sangeet Natak Akademi |date=2016 |accessdate=5 February 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331060603/http://www.sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/awardeeslist.htm |archivedate=31 March 2016 }}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.heritageindia.org/deepthi.htm Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130182355/http://www.heritageindia.org/deepthi.htm |date=30 January 2020 }}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma]]<br />
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