Sucheta Bhide Chapekar
Sucheta Bhide Chapekar | |
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| Born | December 6, 1948 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Sucheta Bhide |
| Known for | Bharatnatyam |
Sucheta Bhide Chapekar (born 6 December 1948) is an Indian classical dancer and choreographer. She is an exponent of Bharatnatyam. She is the founder of "Kalavardhini", a trust supporting the teaching and propagation activities in classical dance, where she also teaches Bharatnatyam.[1] She has been a recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (2007).
Biography
Born in 1948, Chapekar had her arangetram in 1963. She was trained under Parvati Kumari and K. P. Kittappa Pillai.[2] In the subsequent years, she performed at many local concerts, including one at the Madras Music Academy in 1974.[3] Post marriage, she moved to Pune. Encouraged by JRD Tata, who called her "blue-eyed beauty", she performed outside India for the first time in 1982. During the tour, she performed in London, Paris, and Rotterdam.[4] During the 1980s, she performed various concerts in her home state of Maharashtra. It was at this time, she realised that Bharatanatyam did not have a great following in the state. She then came up with the idea of mixing Marathi and Hindi songs in her concerts. This eventually led to the formation of "Nritya Ganga", a Bharatanatyam concert which has about 80 compositions, all based on Hindustani classical music.[4] Chapekar is the founder of "Kalavardhini", a charitable trust that supports the teaching and propagation activities in classical dance.[5]
Chapekar is married and has a daughter named Arundhati Patwardhan, who is a trained dancer.[4] In 2007, she was awarded with the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for her contributions to classical dance.
References
- ^ "Dr. Smt. Sucheta Chapekar". Kalavardhini. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ "Dr. Sucheta Bhide Chapekar: 60th birthday celebrations at Pune". narthaki.com. 5 January 2009. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
- ^ Sreevalsan, T K (21 March 2010). "Juicy ragamalika cocktail". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
- ^ a b c Paul, Debjani (15 June 2013). "Blue Eyed Girl". Indian Express. Pune. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ Vaid, Ridhi (9 July 2011). "In praise of rain". The Indian Express. Retrieved 16 March 2016.