DANCE

ANILA SUNDER
Accomplished Kathak dancer, Anila Sundar set the stage on fire with her dancing at a very young age. Having received her early training under Hazarilal and Damyanti Joshi, and later underr the able guidance of Vijaykumar Shreshtha, disciple of Sukhdev Misra of Banares, Anila has perormed extensively in Inida and abroad. Her perofrmances have reaped in quite a few awards and rewards. A Master's in Psychology and lecturer at Jai Hind College, Bombay, she is the Director of 'Rachna Nrityalya' where she imparts training in Kathak. Her outstanding ballets 'Sikka Sajanjee', 'Thee Na Juda Jani Munkhaan' and 'Sind Muhinjee Amaa' have won her international name and fame.

RANI KARNA
One of the foremost exponents of Kathak and Odissi, Rani Karna learnt dancing under greats like Nrityacharya Narayan Prasad, Pandit Sunder Prasad and Birju Maharaj. Her creative repertoire finds expression in integrated compositions of music , dance and literature. Her presentation of 'Navarasamalika', based on the verses of Saint Poet Surdasa, has received wide acclaim. Widely travelled in India and abroad, Rani Karna teaches at Calcutta and has done considerable research work on the aesthetics of Kathak. She was awarded the 'President's Gold Medal' and the 'Order of the Queen' from the Queen of Laos.