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Sunil Kothari (20 December 1933 – 27 December 2020) was a noted Indian dance historian, scholar and critic. He was also former Uday Shankar Professor at Ravindra Bharti University, Kolkata.
Career
He completed M. A. in 1964 and PhD in 1977. Professionally, Sunil Kothari was a chartered accountant. He started his career with The Times of India. He also taught at Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics. He freelanced as a writer. He lived in Asian Games Village in Delhi.
Death
He died on 27 December 2020 due to a cardiac arrest caused by COVID-19 complications.
Awards
He received Padma Shri award in 2001. He also received Sangeet Natak Akademi award in 1995 for overall contribution to the Indian classical dance. He was awarded Kumar Chandrak in 1961 and Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak in 2012.
Bibliography
He has written 12 books on different forms of Indian classical dance and allied art-forms.
Bharata Natyam: Indian Classical Dance Art
Odissi: Indian Classical Dance Art
Rasa: The Indian Performing Arts in the Last 25 Years
Kuchipudi: Indian Classical Dance Art
Photo Biography of Rukmini Devi
Kathak: Indian Classical Dance Art
New Directions In Indian Dance
Chhau Dances of India
Damaru: Essays on Classical Dance, Music, Performing Arts, Folk Dances, Rituals, Crafts
References
External links
Sunil Kothari website Archived 11 February 2021 at the Wayback Machine
Article by Sunil Kothari Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Ek Tha Raja
- Parampara (film 1993)
- Blackout (film 2024)
- Odissi
- Ravishankar Raval
- Kajol
- Begum Akhtar
- Manilal Nag
- Kattingeri Krishna Hebbar
- Shashadhar Acharya
- Sunil Kothari
- Kuchipudi
- Sunil Dutt
- Kothari
- Odissi
- Dance in India
- Shanta Rao
- Mythili Prakash
- Rukmini Devi Arundale
- Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
