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Malavika Sarukkai (born 1959) is an Indian classical dancer and choreographer specializing in Bharatanatyam.[1][2][3] She is the winner of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (2002).[4] In 2003, she was awarded by the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest Indian civilian award.[5]
Biography
Malavika Sarukkai was born in 1959 in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[6] She began learning Bharatanatyam at the age of 7 and trained under Kalyanasundaram Pillai(Tanjavur school) and Rajaratnam (Vazhuvoor School).[7][8][9] She also learned abhinaya under Kalanidhi Narayanan and Odissi under renowned gurus, Kelucharan Mohapatra and Ramani Ranjan Jena.[7][8][9] She made her debut at the age of 12 at Mumbai[7][10] and has performed at many places in India[11][12] and abroad,[13][14] including the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York,[15] John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts[16] and at Chicago.[17] Her life and work have been recorded by way of a documentary, Samarpanam, commissioned by the Government of India.[7][8][13] She also features in a nine-hour television documentary by BBC/WNET under the title, Dancing.[7][8][10] The Unseen Sequence – Exploring Bharatanatyam Through the Art of Malavika Sarukkai is another documentary made on her art which has been screened at the National Centre for the Performing Arts. Mumbai.[10]
Awards and recognitions
Sarukkai was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award by the Government of India in 2002.[4][7] She is also a recipient of Kalaimamani title from the Government of Tamil Nadu and other awards such as Mrinalini Sarabhai Award,[13] Nrityachoodamani title, Sanskriti award and the Haridas Sammelan award.[2][7] The Government of India honoured her again, in 2003, with the civilian award of Padma Shri.[2][5][7]
See also
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References
- ↑ INK Talks. INK Talks(2015).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Kennedy Center. Kennedy Center(2015).
- ↑ Walk The Talk with Malavika Sarukkai. NDTV(February 2006).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Sangeet Natak AKademi Award. Sangeet Natak AKademi(2015).
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Padma Awards. Padma Awards(2015).
- ↑ Historical dictionary of the Tamils{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press(2007). ISBN 9780810853799
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 Indian Arts. Indian Arts(2015).
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Bengal Foundation. Bengal Foundation(2015).
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Template:Cite interview
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Blouin Art Info. Blouin Art Info(2015).
- ↑ Malavika Sarukkai: A tribute to Thimmakka. INKTalks(13 November 2013).
- ↑ Padmashri Malavika Sarukkai Performs Bharatanatyam - Yaksha 2014. Isha Foundation(21 February 2014).
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Canary Promo. Canary Promo(2015).
- ↑ TOI India performance. TOI(27 June 2012).
- ↑ Huffington Post. Huffington Post(21 December 2013).
- ↑ Stories Told With a Leap, Even a Shake. New York Times(18 November 2012).
- ↑ Pulse Connects. Pulse Connects(2015).
External links
- Malavika Sarukkai: A tribute to Thimmakka. INKTalks(13 November 2013).
- Padmashri Malavika Sarukkai Performs Bharatanatyam - Yaksha 2014. Isha Foundation(21 February 2014).
- Walk The Talk with Malavika Sarukkai. NDTV(February 2006).