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‘Classical Dance in Pune: Story and History’ – cover story and opening article in the prestigious Pune-special issue of the silver jubilee edition of the national dance annual AttenDance, edited and curated by celebrated dance scholar and critic Shri. Ashish Mohan Khokar. 2024.
Presentation of paper titled ‘कथक नृत्य: प्रयोजन के परिप्रेक्ष्य में परंपरा और नवता’ at the seminar organised by Nrityabharati Kathak Dance Institute as part of the birth centenary celebration of Guru Pandita Rohini Bhate. 2024.
Co-curated, co-authored and translated the special issue of Narthanam Dance Magazine covering the life and work of Guru Shama Bhate. 2023.
Co-authored the biography ‘Non-Gharanedaar: Pt Mohanrao Kallianpurkar – The Paviour of Kathak’, with her guru Vidushi Shama Bhate and noted dance scholar Dr. Arshiya Sethi. 2022.
Dissertation on ‘Notion of Beauty: In Poetry and in Kathak’, with specific reference to ‘French Poems’ – a choreographic representation of selected poems of French Poet Charles Baudelaire, as a part of M.A. French programme.
Translation of dance related documents, essays, papers, articles, etc. written by her Guru Smt. Shama Bhate for over 10 years, into Hindi, English and Marathi, which have been published/read on a number of occasions.
For teachers passionate enough about their subjects to look beyond prescribed textbooks, set curriculum and year-end exams.
Presented the paper ‘Intercultural Interdisciplinary Transcreation – Creative Processes, Challenges and Outcomes’ at an online seminar held by the Dept. of French, JNU, 2021.
Presented the paper ‘Dance and Movement Based Learning – New avenues in pedagogy of scholastic subjects like Languages, Maths, History and Geography’, at the annual online seminar organised by Laheja Art Foundation, Dombivli.
Short biographical account of her Guru Smt. Shama Bhate, for inclusion in the Shilpakar Charitrakosh (an encyclopaedia of pioneers in various walks of life who contributed to the development of Maharashtra), published by the Govt. of Maharashtra.
Compering for several events ranging from those of classical dance and music, Marathi and Hindi light music concerts, seminars, lecture-demonstrations, book publication ceremonies, literature festivals etc., in Marathi, Hindi as well as English.
Voice-overs in multiple languages – Marathi, Hindi, English as well as French.
Lecture-demonstrations for foreign audience in India and France.
Accompaniment to several dancers for Padhant (recitation) in live concerts as well as in professional recordings.
Translation of papers on musicology for Dr. Chaitanya Kunte and Dr. Pushkar Lele
