Guru Jayarama Rao (born 4 November, 1951) is a
Guru and performer of
Kuchipudi
Kuchipudi () ( Telugu: ) is one of the eight major Indian classical dances. It originates from a village named Kuchipudi in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
Kuchipudi is a dance-drama performance, with its roots in the ancient Hindu Sa ...
style, the classical dance of
Andhra Pradesh, India. He has extended the Kuchipudi repertoire.
Early life
After his arrival in
Delhi, India to open a Kuchipudi school, he has trained many students in this art. Some of his prominent students were
Swapna Sundari,
Meenakshi Sesadri, and Vanashree Rao, his wife and dance partner.
He is a member of the Expert Committee on Kuchipudi in the
HRD Ministry
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,
Govt. of India, and is a senior fellowship holder for his research on Kuchipudi.
Awards and recognitions
He has received the
Padma Shri (2004) and the
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (IPA: Saṅgīta Nāṭaka Akādamī Puraskāra), also known as the Akademi Puraskar, is an award given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi
Sangeet Natak Akademi (The National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama in Englis ...
(1999), along with
Vanashree, given by the hon’ble
President of India, The Delhi State Award, and The Andhra Pradesh Samman. He is also the recipient of the
Indira Priyadarshini Vrikshamitra Award (Nov 2003). In 2005, The Sanmukhananda Sabha felicitated him with the Natyaratna Award.
See also
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Kuchipudi
Kuchipudi () ( Telugu: ) is one of the eight major Indian classical dances. It originates from a village named Kuchipudi in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
Kuchipudi is a dance-drama performance, with its roots in the ancient Hindu Sa ...
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Vempati Chinna Satyam
References
External links
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Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts
Living people
Indian male dancers
Kuchipudi exponents
Indian choreographers
Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
1951 births
Place of birth missing (living people)
Dancers from Andhra Pradesh
20th-century Indian dancers
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