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Pali Chandra, (Born 19 November 1967) is a Kathak Exponent, Choreographer, Digital Dance Educator,[1] Mentor and Artistic Director.[2] She is recognized as "Kathak Ambassador". Intensively trained in the field of Kathak, she now propagates Dance Education through various channels over 30 years. She has established several studios specialising in Kathak Training Programs in the United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, India and Switzerland. She has directed 14 Art Festivals in various continents. She is the Co-Founder for the portal learnkathakonline[3][4] and Course Director of Kathak for natyasutraonline[5] with Invis Multimedia.
Pali is a committee member of the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing, and a graded member[6] of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations.
Early life[edit]
Born and raised in the City of Nawab - Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh.
- Father: Dwarka Nath Srivastava - A retired senior officer of Reserve Bank Of India and NABARD. Based in Lucknow for most part of his life.
- Mother: Usha Srivasatava - an accomplished singer of Hindutani Classical Music from Faizabad.
- Sibling: Somna Tugnai
Personal life[edit]
Pali is married to Vishal Chandra and has twin sons Arya Chandra and Surya Chandra. They live together in Schinznach Bad in Aargau, Switzerland.
Education[edit]
- Masters Degree in Anthropology - Gold Medalist from Lucknow University in 1991 for her research on tribal music and dance of Gaddis tribe Pali Chandra,".[7]
- Bachelors of Arts Economics and Anthropology from Avadh Girl’s Degree College, Lucknow
- Did her schooling at Loreto Convent, Lucknow
Dance Training[edit]
Pali Chandra started dancing at the age of six.[8] Trained under her guru Vikram Singhe[9] Sangeet Natak Akademi, and Kapila Raj[10] as well as Ram Mohan Mishra [11] for 13 years at Kathak Kendra Lucknow.
Career[edit]
She is a senior member of the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing, U.K. and a graded member of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations. She has designed and executed workshops for institutes such as Oxford University, Birmingham University and Bradford University.[12][13] Pali Chandra’s Kathak dance portal learnkathakonline has 300,000 subscriptions in the last 4 years.
The first of 4 Gurukul Studios[14] was founded in 2008 in Dubai[15] where Pali Chandra is a guru, mentor and guide to 550 students learning and performing Kathak whilst following the ISTD - UK (Imperial Society for Teachers of Dancing - United Kingdom) syllabus. Besides providing dance training, she is the Founder and Artistic Director of Swiss International Kathak Festival[16] (2019), 11 Dance Festivals called Dancing Divas (2009-2019) and several production in UK, UAE and India.
Under the banner of Pali Peacocks,[17] UK, Pali has been honored at the House of Commons in London as the Best Art Director for her production ‘In the Shadow of the Hills´. The Arts Council of England and London Arts Board,[18] amongst other Institutions & Organizations, have frequently funded her projects.[19]
Social Activist[edit]
Pali Chandra is known for her contribution to the society and environment and has taken several charity initiatives since 1995. From awareness programs on people with special needs[20] to the homeless of Harrow in UK. From giving company to the lonely in old age homes of Belmont Elderly Centre to dancing with the physically challenged of Aspire, Stanmore. She has organised fundraisers in Dubai, Bangalore and Chennai. Pali has led several projects to help raise awareness towards the environment like Ganges to Thames and Continental Shift and is now working towards a series of production aimed at empowering women.
In Dubai, she has worked closely with the management of SNF (Special Needs Foundation) and Al Noor to raise awareness and funds.
Productions and Choreographies[edit]
- Continental Shift London, England (1994)
- Ganges to Thames London, England (1996)
- In the Shadow of the Hills London, England (1999)
- Kamoshi ki Avaaz London, England (2001)
- She UK Tour (2002)
- Gazal in Restropect London, England (2003)
- Rhythm Shift London, England (2004)
- Five Elements Dubai, UAE (2010)
- Sufi Noor Dubai, UAE (2012)
- Across Dubai, UAE
- Essence of Life, India (2013)
- Naach - Hundred years of Bollywood Dubai, UAE (2014)
- Zinda Dubai, UAE
- Navinayika Dubai, UAE (2015)
- Taal Mala Dubai, UAE (2016)
- Noor ki Baarish Dubai, UAE (2016)
- Soney ki Chidya Lebanon (2017)
- Aamad Bangalore, India (2017), Nehru Centre London, England (2018)
- Lasya Dubai, UAE (2018)
- Kahani Dubai, UAE (2019)
- Play with a Cause - Parkinson Dubai, UAE (2019)
- Thaat Bangalore, India (2019)
- Tihai Bangalore, India (2020)
- Shyam Piya Zurich, Switzerland (2019)
- Repertoire London, England (2018) & Aargau, Switzerland (2019)
- Dance to Empower Switzerland (work in progress)
Awards[edit]
| Title | Issued by | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathak Ambassador | Asian Community Arts & Katha UK | House of Lords
London Parliament, England |
2018 |
| Best Art Director " Production 'In The Shadow Of The Hills’ | Millennium Dome London | House of the Commons London
England |
2000 |
| Cultural Ambassador | The Indian Consulate UAE | Dubai, UAE | 2016 |
| Successful Art Business Award | ICS Womens Forum | Dubai, UAE | 2014 |
| International Woman of the Excellence Award | Dhwani | Abhu Dhabi, UAE | 2013 |
| Gold Medalist Prayag Sangeet Samiti | Prayag Sangeet Samiti | India | 1990 |
| Lacchu Maharaja Award for Abhinaya | Kadambari Kala Parishad | India | 1991 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Review and described Online Engagement".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "MY JOURNEY FROM DANCER TO PERFORMER TO MENTOR". Education UAE Magazine.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Learn Kathak Online".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "MY JOURNEY FROM DANCER TO PERFORMER TO MENTOR". Education UAE Magazine.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Natyasutra - Insoiration of Pali Chandra".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Graded Member ICCR" (PDF).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "About Gaddi Community of Himachal Pradesh". Discoveredindia.com. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
- ^ "Born to dance". The Hindu. 2012-08-15. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
- ^ Sunil Kothari (1989). Kathak, Indian Classical Dance Art. p. 32. ISBN 9788170172239. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
- ^ "Kapila Raj (Sharma) A Legendary Kathak Dancer. - Apni Maati: Personality". Spicmacay.apnimaati.com. 2012-03-03. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
- ^ "Behance". Behance.net. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
- ^ "I am a keeper of art". The Hindu.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Passing the Torch". The National.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Kathak goes Global". The Hindu.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Dance like a dream". Khaleej Times.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Die indische Choreografin Pali Chandra bringt die bunte Welt Indiens mitten in den Aargau". Aargauer Zeitung.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Schools presents classic Hindi Tale". Harrow Times.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Touring details UK - Production".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "The eight forms of She". Time of India.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "WHo said the blind cant dance". Khaleej Times.
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External links[edit]
- palichandra.org Official Website
- palichandra.org/gurukul Official Gurukul Studios Website
- learnkathakonline.com/ Online Kathak Learning Platform (Co-Founder)