Shovana Narayan

Shovana Narayan is best known as one of the best Kathak danseuses in the world. She performs in India and around the world, and has been awarded the Padma Shri. Her guru is Birju Maharaj.

Ms. Narayan studied at Miranda House in Delhi, India (graduating with a Masters degree in Physics) and is also a career officer of the Indian Audits & Accounts Service. She is married to Dr. Herbert Traxl, Austrian Ambassador to India.

Books

By Shovana Narayan:

* "Indian Classical Dances” (Shubhi Publications)
* “Performing Arts in India: A Policy Perspective” (Kanishka Publications)
* "Indian Theatre and Dance Traditions” (Harman Publications)
* “Kathak: Rhythmic Echoes & Reflections” (Roli Publications)
* “The Dance Legacy of Patliputra” (Publications Division)
* “Kathak” (Wisdom Tree Publications)
* “Sterling Book of Indian Classical Dances” (Sterling Publications)
* “Folk Dance Traditions of India” (Shubhi Publications)
* “Meandering Pastures of Memories” (Macmillan India)
* “Krishna in Indian Performing Arts” (Shubhi Publication) is due to be released shortly.

About Shovana Narayan:

* "Kathak : The World of Shovana Narayan." Author: Mishra, Kamal K. (Ed. Girishwar Mishra & Binay K. Jha), 2006 *( [http://www.easternbookcorporation.com/moreinfo.php?txt_searchstring=9089 outline of the book] )

Awards

*Padma Shri, 1992 (Government of India);
*Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
*Delhi Government's Parishad Samman
*Rajiv Gandhi Puraskar
*Bihar Gaurav Puraskar
*Indira Priyadarshini Samman
*Oisca Award (Japan)

External links

* [http://www.artindia.net/shovana/ Artistic biodata]
* [http://www.artindia.net/shovana/perform.html Home page]
* [http://www.cag.gov.in/html/train_contact.htm Work contact at IA&AS]

ee also

* Indian women in dance