Namrrta Raai <br> नम्रता राय
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| Namrrta Raai नम्रता राय | |
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| Born | Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India |
| 💼 Occupation | Performer and choreographer |
| 📆 Years active | 2007 – present |
| 🌐 Website | www |
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Namrrta Raai (Hindi: नम्रता राय) is an Indian classical Kathak dancer and choreographer. She is a disciple of Late Dr. Madhukar Anand[1] and Pt. Udai Mazumdar.[2]
Early life and background[edit]
Born in Dehradun, Namrrta started receiving her training into Kathak at a very young age under the tutelage of Late Dr. Madhukar Anand, of Lucknow Gharana, in the Vedic system of receiving knowledge called guru-shishya parampara.
A science graduate (PCM) from D.A.V. (PG) College, Dehradun she has a bachelor's degree in Kathak from Bhatkhande Music Institute, Lucknow where she was titled for Merit scholarship from 1998-2001 and the master's degree from Indira Kala Sangeet University, Khairagarh, Madhya Pradesh in the form of Lucknow Gharana, of which the doyen is Padma Vibhushan Pt. Birju Maharaj. In 2008, Namrrta began learning the complexity of Indian rhythms under the tutelage of tabla maestro Pt. Udai Mazumdar, a senior disciple of Pt. Ravi Shankar.
A recipient of National Scholarship by Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India in 2009, Namrrta was awarded by SPIC MACAY scholarship under which she had the honour and opportunity to learn from world renowned Kathak maestro Pt. Birju Maharaj in 2009.
Career[edit]
Namrrta is an empanelled artist of Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), empanelled artist of Ministry of Culture (India), and an empanelled artist of Indian National Television Doordarshan, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India). She has performed in prestigious festivals around the globe. She has performed for the International Dance festival Ascona (Switzerland), The Ravi Shankar Centre[3] (94th Birth Anniversary) New Delhi,
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Modhera dance festival Gujarat, National Divali Manifestatie South-America,[4] CulturAll Switzerland,[5][6] Sufiyana Kathak with Ustad Shafquat Ali Khan,[7] 550 years celebration of Basel University Switzerland, Maha Kumbh Haridwar, Uttarayani Mohotsava Bageshwar, a theatrical dance ballet Geet-Govind for Indian National Television,[8] World Dance Day Suriname,[9] Musica Dei Popoli Italy,[10][11] Soulful Sufi Rome and many more noteworthy festivals in Austria, The Netherlands, Germany, France, Italy, Brazil, Guyana & Romania.
Namrrta is also an empanelled performer cum teacher New Delhi for the Indian Cultural Centres Abroad.[12] She regularly tours for SPIC MACAY (Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music And Culture Amongst Youth) all over India. She has imparted her knowledge at the Welham Girls' School, a traditional boarding school at the foothills of the Himalayas in Dehradun, India. Namrrta was deputed as Kathak dance teacher cum performer by ICCR at Indian Cultural Centre in Suriname, South America in 2011. She has choreographed many dance performances for stage, television, for the Indian National television Doordarshan[8] and National carnival in St. Lucia.
Personal life[edit]
Namrrta is the youngest daughter of Smt. Shobha Rai and Shri S. K. Rai, a retired English lecturer at D.A.V. College, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. She has an elder brother Sumit Rai and two elder sisters Nidhi Rai and Neha Rai.
Awards[edit]
- Brand Icon Award by Times of India 2017[13]
- Outstanding Achievement Award by an English daily of Uttarakhand 2016: Garhwal Post[14]
- Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam Award, New Delhi 2016
See also[edit]
- Kathak
- List of Kathak dancers
- List of Indian women in dance
- List of Kathak exponents
- Mahabalipuram
- Shore Temple
- Modhera Dance Festival
References[edit]
- ↑ "Dr. Madhukar Anand - Home". Facebook. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
- ↑ "Home". Udhai Mazumdar. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2015. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help)CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Namrrta Raai - Kathak Danseuse at Nationale Divali Manifestatie". YouTube. 2012-09-16. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
- ↑ "RED - Unfolding Power, Romance & Passion by Namrrta Raai (Kathak Danseuse)". YouTube. 2014-12-17. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
- ↑ "KaalChakra - A Chronology of Kathak by Uhdai Mazumdar". YouTube. 2015-11-03. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
- ↑ "Kafi by Ustad Shafqat Ali Khan and Kathak Danseuse - Namrrta Raai". YouTube. 2011-06-01. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "DD BHARTI : Yahi Madhav by Namrrta Raai - Kathak Danseuse". YouTube. 2010-08-05. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
- ↑ "Sufiyana Kathak by Kathak Danseuse - Namrrta Raai". YouTube. 2013-06-23. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
- ↑ "Kathak Danseuse-Namrrta Raai in Florence, Italy". YouTube. 2014-05-08. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 September 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2015. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help)CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link) - ↑ [1][dead link]
- ↑ "#BrandIcondAward #TimeOfIndia #Honoured... - Namrrta Raai - Kathak Danseuse". Facebook. 2017-02-23. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
- ↑ "Namrrta Raai - Some special moments of the 1st Garhwal..." Facebook. 2016-07-22. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
Bibliography[edit]
- Massey, Reginald (1999). India's kathak dance, past present, future. Abhinav Publications. ISBN 81-7017-374-4. Search this book on
External links[edit]
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- Official website
- YouTube Channel
- Pandit Birju Maharaj
- "Kathak dancer, Namrata Rai performs in front of the 1000 year old Surya Mandir or Sun Temple on the first day of a two day 'Uttarardh Mahotsav' or Dance Festival at Modhera, some 100 kms [sic] from Ahmed... Pictures | Getty Images". Gettyimages.in. 2014-01-20. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
- "Iccrindia.net". Iccrindia.net. Archived from the original on 6 September 2014. Retrieved 2017-07-07. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - "organico scena artistica! - la danza". Organicoscenaartistica.ch. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
- "Kathak Dancers in UTTARAKHAND,India". Narthaki.com. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
- "Namrta Rai alla Flog, musiche e danze dall'India". Toscanamusiche.it. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
- "Culturall Autumn Tour". Culturall.ch. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
- "Parampara Fest 2014 at Dokter J.F. Nassylaan 6, Paramaribo, Paramaribo". Allevents.in. 2014-08-02. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
- "Soulful Sufi at Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Amsterdam". Allevents.in. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
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