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Dr. Yashoda Thakore is an acclaimed and accomplished Indian classical dancer, researcher, author, and educator, renowned for her expertise in Kuchipudi and Devadasi Nrityam. Descending from a long line of Kalavantulu dancers—a community of hereditary women dancers from the Godavari Delta—she is a sixth-generation Kalavantulu from her mother's side and…
Journey Timeline
1997
Founded Rinda Saranya Kuchipudi Dance Academy
2002
Conferred Women Achiever award
2007
Earned Doctoral degree from University of Hyderabad — PhD research on "The Interrelationship Between Yoga and Indian Classical Dance with Special Emphasis on Kuchipudi"
2013
Co-translated and published "Nritta Ratnavali" — With Dr. Pappu Venugopala Rao
2014
Authored "Kaivalya-Joy in Yoga and Dance"
2017
Conferred Ugadi Puraskar — By Government of Andhra Pradesh
2017
Conferred Bangalore Nagaratnamma Award — By Samskruti Organisation, Guntur
2019
Artist in Residence at University of Pennsylvania
2019
Performed at Wesleyan University
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Awards & Honors
- 2017 · Ugadi Puraskar — Government of Andhra Pradesh
- 2017 · Bangalore Nagaratnamma Award — Samskruti Organisation, Guntur
- 2002 · Women Achiever
- Gold Medal MA Dance — University of Hyderabad
- Senior Fellowship — Department of Culture, Government of India
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Deccan Chronicle
- Moments in time
The Hindu
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