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Mallika Kandali
Dr. Mallika Kandali performing Sattriya dance
BornAssam, India
OccupationIndian Classical Dancer, Academician
NationalityIndian
GenreSattriya
Notable worksMati-Akhara: The Grammar of Sattriya Dance
Nrityakala Prasanga Aru Satriya Nritya
Sattriya: The Living Dance Tradition of Assam
Sattriya Sanskritir Surabhi
RelativesKhudindra Nath Kandali (Father)
Tarulata Kandali (Mother)
Monimala Kandali (Sister)
Moushumi Kandali (Sister)

Mallika Kandali is a Sattriya dancer, author, and academician from Assam, India.[1][2][3] Kandali is the first woman doctoral researcher in the Sattriya dance tradition.

Early life and education[edit]

Kandali's first performance of Sattriya was held at the age of 8 in the Diphu club, Karbi Anglong. Her second performance was in Moina Parijat (All Assam children's meet) at Nagaon, Assam in 1974. After that she performed elsewhere in Assam, and in other Indian states.[4][5][6][7]

Kandali obtained her Ph.D. Degree from Gauhati University on "The Sattriya and the Odissi Dances: A Comparative Study" in 2005.

Career[edit]

Kandali studied under the tutelage of Guru Harendra nath Sarma of Diphu Kala Kendra, Karbi Anglong. Later she continued her higher training in Sattriya from a number of noted exponents such as Neelapadma Paul, Guru Tileswar Tamuli, Guru Ghanakanta Bora Barbayan and Guru Naren Ch. Baruah[8]. Kandali prepared the nomenclature of many foot positions and few hand gestures of Sattriya. She also added eight gestures of each nayika of Ashta-nayikas (Natya Sastra) in Sattriya. She added six gestures of each season of six seasons in Sattriya [9][10]. Also she has been doing scripts and verses in Brajawali for dance compositions.[11][12]
Kandali is also an empanelled artist of ICCR, Festival of India, Dept. of Culture, Govt. of India and graded artist of Doordarshan.[13] Currently, Kandali is an Associate Professor and Head of the Dept.of Political Science in RG Baruah College, Guwahati, Assam.[14] Kandali is also a Visiting Professor of Centre for studies in Performing Arts, Dibrugarh University[15] and Srimanta Sankaradeva University, Assam. She is the convener of syllabus committee of Sattriya dance at Gauhati University, prepared the syllabus on Sattriya dance for Cotton University and Rangiya college (Vocational course of Sattriya Dance).

Books[edit]

She has published four books, two in Assamese and two in English, on Sattriya dance and culture. She also jointly authored three text books for Class VIII - X on Indian Classical Dance. She has also published several articles and papers in both Assamese and English.[16]

  • Mati-Akhara: The Grammar of Sattriya Dance[17]
  • Nrityakala Prasanga Aru Satriya Nritya (Assamese) (2007)[18]
  • Sattriya Sanskritir Surabhi (Assamese) (2008)
  • Sattriya: The Living Dance Tradition of Assam (2014)[19]

Awards[edit]

  • Srimanta Sankardeva Research Award, 2006[20]
  • Devdasi National Award, 2014[21]
  • Chinta O Chetana National Award, 2015[22]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kandali, Mallika. "Dr. Mallika Kandali". Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Government of India.
  2. ^ Kandali, Mallika. "R.G. Baruah College". www.rgbaruahcollege.ac.in. Radha Govinda Baruah College.
  3. ^ "Video for Sattriya dance by Dr. Mallika Kandali -". gtdb.org. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Women & Preservation of Ecology | Sattriya | Dr. Mallika Kandali & Group | Divya Prakriti Parva 2019". YouTube. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  5. ^ "An evening of Sattriya Dance at Rabindra Bhawan". Assam Times. 6 July 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Celebrating culture through music and dance". Nagaland Post. 8 December 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Assam: Lokmanthan 2022 ends with multifarious culture and traditions of North East India". India Today NE. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Sattriya : Mallika and Bhabananda @ Monsoon Festival". 26 July 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  9. ^ "LETS TALK ll DR. MALLIKA KANDALI ll Sattriya Exponent ll Research Person". YouTube.
  10. ^ "ARDHA AKASH | NRITYA AARU JIBON | DR. MALLIKA KANDALI". YouTube.
  11. ^ "Report - Nritya Pravah: An evening of Sattriya dance - Deeptangshu Das". narthaki.com. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  12. ^ "The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum". m.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  13. ^ Kandali, Dr.Mallika. "Dr. Mallika Kandali | Official website of Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Government of India". www.iccr.gov.in. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  14. ^ "R.G. Baruah College". www.rgbaruahcollege.ac.in. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  15. ^ "Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Centre for studies in Performing Arts". Dibrugarh University. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  16. ^ "Sattriya Nritya by Mallika Kandali". INDIAN CULTURE. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  17. ^ Kandali, Dr Mallika (1 January 2023). Mati-Akhara_The Grammar of Sattriya Dance (First ed.). LBS PUBLICATIONS. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  18. ^ Kandali, Dr Mallika (1 January 2007). Nrityakala Prasanga Aru Satriya Nritya (in Assamese) (1ST ed.). THE WRITTEN WORD. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  19. ^ Kandali, Mallika (2014). Sattriya: The Living Dance Tradition of Assam. Publication Board Assam. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  20. ^ Kandali, Dr.Mallika. "Sattriya: The living dance tradition of Assam". nezine.com. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  21. ^ Pioneer, The. "Devdasi dance fest concludes". The Pioneer. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  22. ^ "'I didn't take shortcuts'". The Hindu. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2023.