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{{short description|Indian classical dancer (born 1951)}}
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{{Infobox dancer
| name = Madhavi Mudgal
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1951|10|04}}
| birth_place = [[Orissa, India]]
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| occupation =[[Odissi dance]] performer and teacher
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| current_group = [[Gandharva Mahavidyalaya]], [[New Delhi]]
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| dances = [[Odissi dance|Odissi]], [[Bharatnatyam]], [[Kathak]]
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'''Madhavi Mudgal''' is an Indian classical [[dancer]] known for her [[Odissi]] dance style. She has won several awards, including the ''Sanskriti Award'', 1984, [[President of India]]'s award of [[Padma Shri]], 1990,<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |access-date=21 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 October 2015 }}</ref> the ''[[Orissa, India|Orissa]] State Sangeet Natak Akademi Award'', 1996, ''Grande Medaille de la Ville'' by [[Cabinet of France|Govt. of France]], 1997, Central ''Sangeet Natak Akademi Award'', 2000, ''[[Delhi]] State Parishad Samman'', 2002 and the title of ''Nritya Choodamani'' in 2004.<ref name="Interview">{{cite interview | title=-'surprised and glad' to be chosen for Nritya Choodamani 2004 -Madhavi | date=15 November 2004 | last=Madhavi | first=Mudgal | subject-link=Madhavi Mudgal| interviewer=narthaki.com}}</ref>

== Early life and training ==

Madhavi Mudgal was born to Professor [[Vinay Chandra Maudgalya]], the founder of [[Gandharva Mahavidyalaya]]; one of the most famous dance schools for [[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani]] music and [[Indian classical dance|classical dance]] in [[New Delhi]]. Professor Vinay Chandra Maudgalya is best remembered today for the lyrics of the song ''Hind Desh ke Niwasi'' in the animation film [[Ek Anek Aur Ekta]] by [[Vijaya Mulay]] which won the [[National Film Awards|National Film Award]] for [[National Film Award for Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film|Best Educational Film]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/best-educational-film-545.html|title=National Award For Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film|website=www.awardsandshows.com|access-date=2020-02-16}}</ref> She inherited a deep love towards art and dance from her family and under the proper guidance of her guru Shri Harekrishna Behera, the world soon came to know about her extraordinary skills. She gave her first public performance at the age of only 4.<ref name="early life">{{cite web | url=http://www.perdiem.fr/spip.php?rubrique10 | title=Madhavi Mudgal | publisher=Per Diem Co | access-date=4 June 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202164533/http://www.perdiem.fr/spip.php?rubrique10 | archive-date=2 February 2015 | url-status=dead }}</ref> Initially she learnt Bharatnatyam and Kathak, but finally she chose [[Odissi]] as her medium of expression. Her [[Odissi]] art skills were refined to finest under the tutelage of legendary [[Kelucharan Mohapatra|Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra]].

In a response to Interview on Why she chose [[Odissi]] although she was trained initially in various other forms, she said,

{{cquote|The lyricism and subtlety of the form attracted me. As a child, when I was introduced to dance, only Bharatanatyam and Kathak were available as classical styles. Later, in my teens, the language barrier with Bharatanatyam and the showmanship of Kathak made me switch to Odissi which had begun to be taught in Delhi just then. Also, the challenges offered by an as-yet nascent form.<ref name="Interview" /> }}

She holds a [[Diploma]] in [[Architecture]] and often writes for various magazines and books.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nycitycenter.org/content/ffd10/madh.aspx |title=International Dance Festival - VISTAAR| access-date=4 June 2012}}</ref>

== Career ==

She is widely acclaimed worldwide for her deep insight into the art of [[choreography]] and her commitment to train and encourage new dancers to finer nuances of [[Odissi]].<ref name="anand" />

The dance festivals featured throughout the world have critical acclaim for her choreographic works, these include the Edinburgh International Festival, [[U.K.]]; Festival of India in United States; the Cervantino Festival, Mexico; Vienna Dance Festival, Austria; Festival of Indian Dance, South Africa; Festival of Indian Culture, São Paulo, Brazil; Days of Indian Culture, Hungary; Festival of Indian Arts, London; the Avignon Festival, France; Pina Bausch's Festival, Wuppertal and Berlin Festpiele, Germany; and festivals in Italy, Spain, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Japan and the Indian subcontinent. She played a leader role is establishing [[Odissi]] as one of the major [[classics|classical]] dance forms of India through audio-visual presentations, concerts as well as with the organisation of widely appreciated specialised dance festivals in India.<ref name="anand">{{cite web | url=http://www.anandfoundation.com/inter_odissi.asp | title=Interview with Madhavi Mudgal | publisher=Anand Foundation | access-date=4 June 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120822132637/http://www.anandfoundation.com/inter_odissi.asp | archive-date=22 August 2012 | url-status=dead }}</ref> Her credibility can be established from the following quote, {{cquote|Madhavi Mudgal tells us how it feels to dance – anticipation, endurance and closure can be read on her face. Seeing her fingers trill like a coloratura negotiating an aria is a thrill.<ref name="quote">{{cite web | url=http://www.artindia.net/madhavi.html | title=What people are saying? | publisher=DanceviewTimes.com , Washington | date=October 2009 | access-date=4 June 2012 | author=George Jackson}}</ref>}}

She thinks that the most memorable day in her life is the moment when Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra accepted her as his disciple.<ref name="Interview" />

== Personal life ==

Her brother [[Madhup Mudgal]] a [[Padma Shri]] award winner, is widely known for his [[khayal]] and [[bhajan]] renditions. He is also a composer, conductor and has been principal of the [[Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, New Delhi]], a music and dance school since 1995.<ref name="ex">{{cite news|url=http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=164589|title=Madhup Mudgal and the world of khayal|date=8 January 2006|work=Indian Express}}{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/its-hard-teaching-beginners/183636/|title=Interview : Madhup Mudgal: 'It's hard teaching beginners'|date=12 November 2006|work=The Financial Express}}</ref> Her niece Arushi (34), daughter of Madhup Mudgal<ref>{{Cite news|last=Rajan|first=Anjana|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/dance/And-her-body-spoke%E2%80%A6/article16836580.ece|title=And her body spoke…|date=2010-01-08|work=The Hindu|access-date=2020-02-16|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|quote=A disciple and niece of Madhavi Mudgal, Arushi has already made her mark as a fleet-footed young dancer... set to music by her father, Hindustani vocalist Madhup Mudgal, and choreographed by Madhavi Mudgal}}</ref> and a former student of Carmel Convent School batch of 2004 in Delhi, trained by Madhavi at Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, made her stage debut as a solo [[Odissi]] dancer in 2003.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://cities.expressindia.com/local-news/archivefullstory.php?newsid=62736&creation_date=2003-09-10 |title=Baby, You're On Your Own Now |date=10 September 2003 |work=Indian Express }}{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In 2008, she was the only Indian dancer to participate in International Dance Festival 2008 organised by German choreographer [[Pina Bausch]], where she performed a self choreographed piece, ''Bageshri''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/dance-works/380586/|title=Dance Works|date=3 November 2008|work=Indian Express}}</ref> Madhavi Mudgal's second brother [[Mukul Mudgal]] is a retired Chief Justice of the [[Punjab and Haryana High Court]] who headed the [[Mudgal Committee]], comprising [[Solicitor General of India|Additional Solicitor General]] of India [[L Nageswara Rao]] and senior advocate and former [[umpire (cricket)|cricket umpire]] [[Nilay Dutta]], appointed by the [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]] to conduct an independent inquiry into the allegation of [[2013 Indian Premier League spot-fixing and betting case|corruption, betting and spot-fixing in 2013 Indian Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Spot fixing: Mudgal panel examines three Indian players - Hindustan Times |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/sports-news/cricketnews/spot-fixing-mudgal-panel-examines-three-indian-players/article1-1272695.aspx |author=Jasvinder Sidhu |date=7 October 2014 |access-date=2014-10-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026201501/http://www.hindustantimes.com/sports-news/cricketnews/spot-fixing-mudgal-panel-examines-three-indian-players/article1-1272695.aspx |archive-date=26 October 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Supreme Court asks Mudgal committee to complete probe within two months |work= The Indian Express | url = http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/supreme-court-asks-mudgal-committee-to-complete-probe-within-two-months/ |page=2|date=1 September 2014| access-date = 2014-10-27 }}</ref> Born on 4 January 1949, Justice Mudgal was appointed as a Judge of the Delhi High Court on 2 March 1998. He was sworn in as Chief Justice of the High Court on 5 December 2009 and retired on 3 January 2011. Her nephew Dhaval, son of Justice Mudgal and noted [[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani classical]] vocalist [[Shubha Mudgal]] is a lead singer in a famous Delhi-based band Half Step Down<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/7-days/we-did-not-state-things-we-couldn-t-corroborate/cid/1670258 | title=We did not state things we couldn't corroborate' | date=16 February 2014 | newspaper=The Telegraph | location=India | access-date=10 January 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/article528483.ece?homepage=true|title=Life notes|newspaper=The Hindu|date=22 July 2010|last1=Dasgupta|first1=Amrita}}</ref> and a promising poker player.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=205754|title = Dhaval Mudgal's profile on the Hendon Mob}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Vinay Chandra Maudgalya]]
* [[Madhup Mudgal]]
* [[Mukul Mudgal]]
* [[Shubha Mudgal]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140220010251/http://www.perdiem.fr/ Per Diem & Co.]

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