Uday Shankar

Uday Shankar (1900 - 1977) is a world renowned classical dancer and choreographer from India. Born in Udaipur, Rajasthan, he was trained in the art in Bombay. He later studied at the Royal College of Art in London and danced along with ballerina Anna Pavlova. He created ballets based on Hindu themes like Radha-Krishna, Hindu weddings and other oriental themes for Anna. During 1930s, Uday toured through the western world along with his own troupe. His adaptation of western theatrical techniques to Indian dance made his art hugely popular both in India and the West, while his brother Ravi Shankar helped popularize Indian classical music in the West.

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1900 - 1977 - Classical dancer - Choreographer - India - Udaipur - Rajasthan - Bombay - Royal College of Art - London - Ballerina - Anna Pavlova - Radha - Krishna - Western world - Theatrical techniques - Ravi Shankar - Indian classical music

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He had married Amala Shankar and they had a son Ananda Shankar and a daughter Mamata Shankar. While Ananda Shankar has been a musician and music composer like his uncle Ravi Shankar, Mamata Shankar ahs been a dancer like her parents and has also been a noted actress, working in films by Satyajit Ray and Mrinal Sen. Uday Shankar had also made a film on dance entitled Kalpana.

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Ananda Shankar - Mamata Shankar - Satyajit Ray - Mrinal Sen

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He established a dance center at Almora on the foothills of Himalayas and invited Shankaran Nambudirei for Kathakali, Kandappa Pillai for Bharatanatyam, Amobi Singh for Manipuri and Ustad Allauddin Khan for music.

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Almora - Himalayas - Shankaran Nambudirei - Kathakali - Kandappa Pillai - Bharatanatyam - Amobi Singh - Manipuri - Ustad Allauddin Khan

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Uday was awarded Padma Vibhushan by the Government of India and the Desikottama by the Visva-Bharati University .

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Padma Vibhushan - Government of India - Desikottama - Visva-Bharati University

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