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'''Kalakshetra Vilasini''' (born 1939) is an Indian [[Bharatanatyam|Bharatanatyam dancer]] from [[Kerala]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=K |first=Parthan |date=5 August 2012 |title=കലാക്ഷേത്ര ശൈലിയിൽ ഭരതനാട്യത്തിന്റെ പ്രചാരക വിലാസിനി ടീച്ചർ |pages=special edition |work=Mathrubhumi}}</ref> Vilasini, who won first place in Bharatanatyam at the [[University of Kerala|Kerala University Youth Festival]], is also the first person from Kerala to get admission to the [[Kalakshetra Foundation|Kalakshetra]] of renowned dancer [[Rukmini Devi Arundale]]. She is the recipient of [[Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award]] in 1995.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2012-07-28 |title=Kalakshetra Vilasini honoured |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/kalakshetra-vilasini-honoured/article3695796.ece |access-date=2023-05-18 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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==Life and career==<br />
Vilasini started practising Bharatanatyam at the age of 12. After gaining admission as a teacher at [[Thrippunithura|Tripunithura]] [[RLV College of Music and Fine Arts|RLV Sangeetha Academy]], she was the only artist selected by the [[Government of Kerala]] in 1958 to send to [[Kalakshetra Foundation|Kalakshetra]] in [[Chennai]] for training under [[Rukmini Devi Arundale]]. Vilasini started a dance school named Nrityasree at her home in [[Ernakulam]] to provide training in Bharatanatyam in Gurukula style. In 1995, she retired from RLV as the Head of the Department of Bharatanatyam. The same year, she was honoured with the [[Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award]].<br />
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In the year 2022, she was honoured with the Amrit award by [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]] for 7 decades of dedication to Bharatanatyam.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Amrit awards announced |url=https://www.sangeetnatak.gov.in/award-honours/amrit-awards}}</ref><br />
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