Madhavi Mudgal is an Indian classical dancer known for her

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's award of

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, 1990, the ''

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State Sangeet Natak Akademi Award'', 1996, ''Grande Medaille de la Ville'' by Govt. of France, 1997, Central ''Sangeet Natak Akademi Award'', 2000, ''

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State Parishad Samman'', 2002 and the title of ''Nritya Choodamani'' in 2004.

Early life and training

Madhavi Mudgal was born to Professor

Vinay Chandra Maudgalya Vinay Chandra Maudgalya(1918 - 1995) was an Indian classical musician, vocalist and the founder of Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, a music and dance academy for the promotion of Hindustani music and Indian classical dances. He was a follower of Gwalio ...

, the founder of

Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya New Delhi is an institution established in 1939 to popularize Indian classical music and dance. The Mahavidyalaya (school) came into being to perpetuate the memory of Pandit Vishnu Digambar Paluskar, the great reviver of ...

; one of the most famous dance schools for Hindustani music and classical dance in

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. Professor Vinay Chandra Maudgalya is best remembered today for the lyrics of the song ''Hind Desh ke Niwasi'' in the animation film

Ek Anek Aur Ekta ''Ek Anek Aur Ekta'' or "One, Many, and Unity" (also known as ''Ek Chidiya, Anek Chidiyan'' after the title song) is a traditionally animated short educational film released by the Films Division of India (Government of India). It was released ...

by Vijaya Mulay which won the

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for Best Educational Film. She inherited a love of art and dance from her family and under the guidance of her guru Shri Harekrishna Behera, the world soon learned of her extraordinary skills. She gave her first public performance at the age of only 4. Initially she learnt Bharatnatyam and Kathak, but finally she chose

Odissi Odissi (), also referred to as Orissi in old literature, is a major ancient Indian classical dance that originated in the temples of Odisha – an eastern coastal state of India.Odissi Odissi (), also referred to as Orissi in old literature, is a major ancient Indian classical dance that originated in the temples of Odisha – an eastern coastal state of India.Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra. In a response to Interview on Why she chose

Odissi Odissi (), also referred to as Orissi in old literature, is a major ancient Indian classical dance that originated in the temples of Odisha – an eastern coastal state of India.Odissi Odissi (), also referred to as Orissi in old literature, is a major ancient Indian classical dance that originated in the temples of Odisha – an eastern coastal state of India. The dance festivals featured throughout the world have critical acclaim for her choreographic works, these include the Edinburgh International Festival,

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; Festival of India in United States; the Cervantino Festival, Mexico; Vienna Dance Festival, Austria; Festival of Indian Dance, South Africa; Festival of Indian Culture, São Paulo, Brazil; Days of Indian Culture, Hungary; Festival of Indian Arts, London; the Avignon Festival, France; Pina Bausch's Festival, Wuppertal and Berlin Festpiele, Germany; and festivals in Italy, Spain, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Japan and the Indian subcontinent. She played a leader role is establishing

Odissi Odissi (), also referred to as Orissi in old literature, is a major ancient Indian classical dance that originated in the temples of Odisha – an eastern coastal state of India.classical dance forms of India through audio-visual presentations, concerts as well as with the organisation of widely appreciated specialised dance festivals in India. Her credibility can be established from the following quote, She thinks that the most memorable day in her life is the moment when Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra accepted her as his disciple.

Personal life

Her brother

Madhup Mudgal Madhup Mudgal is an Indian Hindustani classical music vocalist., known for his khayal and bhajan renditions. A disciple of Kumar Gandharva, he is also a composer, conductor of famous Gandharva Choir and has been principal of the Gandharva Mah ...

award winner, is known for his khayal and

bhajan Bhajan refers to any devotional song with a religious theme or spiritual ideas, specifically among Indian religions, in any language. The term bhajanam (Sanskrit: भजनम्) means ''reverence'' and originates from the root word ''bhaj'' ...

renditions. He is also a composer, conductor and has been principal of the Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, New Delhi, a music and dance school since 1995. Her niece Arushi (34), daughter of Madhup Mudgal and a former student of Carmel Convent School batch of 2004 in Delhi, trained by Madhavi at Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, made her stage debut as a solo

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, where she performed a self choreographed piece, ''Bageshri''. Madhavi Mudgal's second brother

Mukul Mudgal Justice Mukul Mudgal is a retired Indian judge of Delhi High Court, and remained Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court from 2009 to 2011.Punjab and Haryana High Court Punjab and Haryana High Court is the common High Court for the Indian states of Punjab and Haryana and the Union Territory of Chandigarh based in Chandigarh, India. Sanctioned strength of Judges of this High Court is 85 consisting of 64 ...

who headed the

Mudgal Committee Mudgal Committee is a four-member committee, headed by former High Court judge Mukul Mudgal and comprising the then Additional Solicitor General of India L. Nageswara Rao and senior advocate and former cricket umpire Nilay Dutta to conduct an i ...

, comprising Additional Solicitor General of India L Nageswara Rao and senior advocate and former

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Nilay Dutta Nilayananda Dutta (1952/3 – 19 September 2021) was a senior lawyer, cricket administrator, and Indian cricket umpire. He stood in one ODI game in 1990. He was a senior advocate in the Supreme Court of India and an official of the Assam Cricke ...

, appointed by the Supreme Court to conduct an independent inquiry into the allegation of corruption, betting and spot-fixing in 2013 Indian Premier League. Born on 4 January 1949, Justice Mudgal was appointed as a Judge of the Delhi High Court on 2 March 1998. He was sworn in as Chief Justice of the High Court on 5 December 2009 and retired on 3 January 2011. Her nephew Dhaval, son of Justice Mudgal and noted

Hindustani classical Hindustani classical music is the classical music of northern regions of the Indian subcontinent. It may also be called North Indian classical music or, in Hindustani, ''shastriya sangeet'' (). It is played in instruments like the violin, sita ...

vocalist Shubha Mudgal is a lead singer in a famous Delhi-based band Half Step Down and a promising poker player.

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