Pratishtha Saraswat
| Pratishtha Saraswat | |
|---|---|
 Acharya pratishtha.jpg Acharya Pratishtha teaching Yoga | |
| Born | Pratishtha Sharma |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Indian |
| 💼 Occupation | Classical dancer, yoga teacher |
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Pratishtha Sharma, working under the name Acharya Pratishtha, is an Indian classical dancer[1] and an exponent of yoga. She is the founder of the Bharat College of Performing Arts.
Career
Sharma is a Yoga exponent. She studied yoga with her father, and with Guru Shankar Apte Kathak Kendra New Delhi. Zee Network titled Sharma as the "youngest yogacharyaa" and "mind therapist" on 2 October 2007. Her yoga show Jago Bharat Dhyan Yog Andolan is telecast everyday thrice at Zee Jagran Channel. She was posted as "Yoga Guru" and Kathak performer at the post of cultural attaché of India at ICC Johannesburg. She has performed Yoga postures for a popular ad film Incredible India Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India.[2][3] As a student she worked with Kathak gurus such as Guru Rajendra Gangani,[4] Guru Jaikishan Maharaj, Guru Geetanjali Lal.[2][3]
She has given more than 6000 hours of lectures and is invited as a Guest Lecturer and Motivational Speaker at different colleges and universities such as D.A.V. college – Yamuna Nagar, Munna Lal Degree College – Saharanpur, Pravasi Bhartiya doctors' conference – Rishikesh, CSKM – Delhi, Mahila College – Viraval (Gujarat), New State Academy – Delhi. She is awarded with many national and international honors. UP government and Hindustan newspaper honored her with "mahila suraksha and shiksha samman 2015" and, on the same day, Danik Jagran newspaper honored her for her work in the field of Art & Culture on Mother Teresa's birthday. In 2015 she was honored by Danik Jagran for her services to culture and society.[5] In the first week of March 2016 she was honored with Danik Jagran "Sangini Shri Samman" and on 6 October 2016 she was honored with Amar Ujala "Nari Shakti Samman".[6][7][8][9]
Television Celebrity
She has done 21 TV shows for different TV channels including Zee Jagran Channel, Zee News, India TV, Focus TV, Etv, Total TV, Zee News Uttar Pradesh, Shri news, Naxatra News, Indosiar, ABP News etc. and has also conceptualized & Produced a TV Show based on teenage troubles "The Balancing Act with Pratishtha". Her show on ABP news "2 min me yog" is very popular.[10] She is regularly invited for talks & debates on all the prominent TV channels like Aaj Tak, Ibn7, News 24, India TV[11]
Author
Sharma has written articles on yoga as well as dance for Sakhi Magazine of Jagran Group, India, for Gaurson Times[12] and for Tathastu Magazine USA, her first book at the age of 25 was published by Mokshayatan International Yogashram.[13] Her bilingual (English & Bahasa Indonesia) book on Kathak with the name "Essential Elements of Kathak" published by Indian Embassy Jakarta & JNICC was launched by the Ambassador of India in Jakarta during the flag hoisting ceremony at the 65th Republic day celebration.[14] Her latest book Yoga for Healthy Life was released by the minister for AYUSH; she presented a copy to the President of India.
Cultural Ambassador of India
Sharma has visited many countries for the promotion and propagation of Indian art & Cultural through the cultural ministry, Indian Council for cultural relations[15] and even through her personal trips. She promoted and participated in the Festival of India in Indonesia 2015 organised by the Ministry of Culture & Ministry of external affairs of India[16] and India week in Mauritius 2018 organised by ICCR and High Commission of India Mauritius,[17] MEA.[18] She was the guru to lead a session on International Yoga Day 2018 celebration in Mauritius in the presence of the President of Mauritius and was awarded "Dhanwantri Ayurveda Samman" by Mauritius Ayurved Association in the presence of Ministers and dignitaries.[19] She was also appointed as the steering committee member of the 11th World Hindi conference held at Mauritius.[20]
Yoga Guru
Acharya Pratishtha is the daughter of the yoga guru Padmashri Bharat Bhushan Ji, and describes herself as a yoga guru doing many yoga TV shows and launched by Zee network as the youngest yogacharya. She works with social and government organisations to promote yoga and social well-being.[21] She has conducted yoga camps for corporate, students, the Indian army, police forces,[22] women, prisoners and the public at large. The organisations she has served include SPIC MACAY, ICCR,[23] Amatra health spa, international yoga festival, ministry of tourism, ministry of health, Tathastu magazine USA, Sakhi magazine India, and Mokshayatan Yog Sansthan Uttar Pradesh India. She was invited by the Uttarakhand Tourism Ministry as a guest speaker in the International Yoga Festival 2017.[24] She is a member of the Protocol committee for Diabetes under the Ministry of AYUSH,[25] and Yoga Certification steering committee of Quality Council of India & Ministry of AYUSH.[26]
Choreographer and performer
Sharma has given many dance performances and has conceptualized and choreographed at least 25 dance productions. She has given a cultural presentation representing India at the ASEAN meeting in 2014. She performed on Indian Navy ship Sankalp on a goodwill visit to Australia & Indonesia, and performed at the Miss India Indonesia pageant 2015.[27][28] Her most popular choreography, "Krishna the perfection", a musical story with kathak dance, was staged in Chandigarh and more than 150 times worldwide.[29][30]
Works
- 2016 Yoga for Healthy Life (Virtuous Publications)
References
- ↑ "Kathak dancer enthralls audience". Hindustan Times. 1 June 2007. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2013. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "ArtScape biography". Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Acharya Pratishtha biography". Indian Kalakar. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- ↑ "Entertainment Delhi\Dance: Curtains up". The Hindu. 30 September 2005. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
With her electric freezes on sama and smiling ease while performing, talented Pratishtha Sharma, trained under Guru Rajendra Gangani, with the innovative flair for trying out her own thematic numbers, needs to bring in a quality of response into her presentation, which now has a 'bedam' breathless quality of unceasing speed giving the viewer a brain fag.
Unknown parameter|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Acharya Pratishtha honored for her contribution in field of culture, yoga". Danik Jagran news paper. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ↑ In News Paper Amar Ujala for Nari Shakti award/http://epaper.amarujala.com/sc/20161007/06.html?format=img
- ↑ hindustan front page news about honor/http://epaper.livehindustan.com/story.aspx?id=478281&boxid=104152632&ed_date=2015-08-06&ed_code=49&ed_page=1
- ↑ news about honor announcement in hindustan times/http://epaper.livehindustan.com/story.aspx?id=476891&boxid=98137504&ed_date=2015-08-05&ed_code=49&ed_page=6
- ↑ "Archived Copy". Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2021.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
- ↑ "2 minute me Yog by ACHARYA PRATISHTHA". ABP News. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ↑ "The balancing act with pratishtha - Zee jagran's new program - of teens, for teens." indiantelevision.com. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
Spearheaded and anchored by India's ace Yogacharya and Mind Therapist, Pratishtha Sharma, 'The Balancing Act' is a talk-show targeted at the youth especially teenagers
- ↑ "THE Gaursons Times :- A Gaursons India Limited Publication (Fortnightly News Paper)". gaursonstimes.com. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- ↑ Acharya Pratishtha (8 January 2013). "Yoga for the busy woman" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- ↑ Her Book launched by ambassador of India News from Jakarta clearly mentioned about book name etc/https://www.oneindia.com/international/republic-day-celebrated-with-fervour-in-jakarta-1383431.html
- ↑ Ministry of External affairs (1 March 2010). "Acharya Pratishtha visited Gulf countries for performance through ICCR" (PDF). Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ↑ ICCR, Government of India (10 January 2015). "Acharya Pratishtha Performed in international women foundation day, Jakarta" (PDF). Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ↑ Lemauricien (14 April 2018). "Acharya Pratishtha during launchin of India week in Mauritius". Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ↑ High Commission of India, Mauritius Ministry of External Affairs India (1 December 2017). "Director IGCIC". Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ↑ "Acharya Pratishtha Honored in Mauritius". Hindustan Newspaper. 10 November 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ↑ ICCR, Government of India (21 August 2018). "Acharya Pratishtha Appointed As Member of Steering Committee of 11th World Hindi Conference". Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ↑ "Acharya Pratishtha Taught Yoga at Parliament on International Yoga Day". Religion World. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ↑ "Yogacharya Pratishtha Will Teach Yoga To Police Personnel And Public at Large". Danik Jagran Newspaper. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ↑ "Teacher at JNICC ICCR". Indian Council for Cultural Relations. 1 December 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ↑ Uttarakhand Tourism Ministry (20 February 2017). "Presenter Acharya in International Yoga Festival Rishikesh". Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ↑ Acharya Pratishtha (1 May 2017). "Diabetes yoga protocol for Ministry of Ayush page 72 members" (PDF). Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ↑ "Acharya Pratishtha appointed as member of Yoga certification steering committee, Quality Council of India" (PDF). Quality Council of India. 10 January 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ↑ Anon (24 September 2013). "चीफ कोरियोग्राफर बनी प्रतिष्ठा" [Famous Chief Choreographer Pratishtha]. Sarahanpur (in Hindi). Jagran. Retrieved 2 April 2019.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link) – News with photo about her appointed as the chief choreographer at festival weave of friendship organized by government of India with joint venture with government of Indonesia to celebrate the year of 100th years of Indian film Industry
- ↑ Anon (November 2014). "Kathak Dance Performance" (PDF). Newsletter November–December 2014. Indian Council for Cultural Relations. p. 4. Retrieved 2 April 2019. – News on government of India portal of ICCR Ministry of external affairs india news letter in which news on her when Ms. Pratishtha Sharma performed with her students for charity function by International women foundation in front of president of Indonesia Mr.Jokowi as chief Guest
- ↑ Anon (1 February 2017). "Krishna's Life Depicted Through Kathak". The Tribune (India) | Chandigarh | Community. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2019. – News about her presentation "Krishan-the perfection" with her 14 students at the Tagore theatre, Chandigarh, India during the "Basant festival". She performed this ballet more than 100 times in many countries including around the Gulf.
- ↑ Anon (1 February 2017). "Dance of Faith". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
The Nritya Maya Katha was directed by Acharya Pratishtha, acclaimed yoga and kathak maestro at Tagore Theatre here [Chandigarh].
- Photograph with caption
External links
- Acharya pratishtha website Archived 31 March 2014 at Archive.today
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