Sunil Kothari

Sunil Kothari
Origin	India
Genres	Indian classical dance
Occupations	Classical dance critic
Website	sunilkothari.com

Dr. Sunil Kothari is a noted Indian dance historian, scholar and critic. He is also former Uday Shankar Professor at Ravindra Bharti University, Kolkata.^[1]

He is the recipient of Padma Shri award. He also received Sangeet Natak Academi for overall contribution to the Indian classical dance.

Early life and background

He is also a chartered accountant.

Career

Sunil Kothari started his career with Times of India. He worked with the group for 40 years as a dance critic.

He travels throughout India which helps him in his writing on Indian dance.^[2] He also showed by example from the hugely varied canvas of regional body languages of India in his book chhau.^[3] Right now he lives in Asian games village ( Delhi)

Bibliography

He has written 12 books on different forms of classical music.

• 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 traditional dance, music, performing arts, folk dances, rituals, xrafts,

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References

1. ^ http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/apr/27uday.htm
2. ^ http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/02/26/stories/2004022600400300.htm
3. ^ http://www.hindu.com/ms/2005/12/23/stories/2005122300250500.htm
4. ^ http://www.sunilkothari.com/publications/index.html

External links

• Sunil Kothari website
• Article by Sunil Kothari

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