Madhumita Raut
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Madhumita Raut is an Indian classical dancer of Odissi
. She is the daughter of Mamta Khuntia and Mayadhar Raut
, who revived Odissi
(Indian classical dance) in the 1950s with Shastra-based knowledge.
She lives in Delhi
, manages and teaches at the Jayantika Association's Mayadhar Raut School of Odissi Dance, the most active and result-oriented Odissi dance school in Delhi.
Madhumita Raut received her academic qualifications at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's School and Indraprastha College in Delhi. She holds a Master's Degree in English Literature from Delhi University and a diploma in Performing Arts.
Her innovations include compositions on Hungarian poetry, choreographic compositions on the poems of Goethe, fusion dances with Balinese dancer Dia Tantri in Holland. She has effectively used the medium of dance for social causes. She has also performed for the Indian Cancer Society, Delhi, WWF(World Wildlife Fund - India),CAPF(Campaign Against Pre-Birth Elimination of Females),The Art of Living and for the upliftment of the 'have-nots'.
Netherlands Channel I has made a documentary film on her. Stuttgart (Germany) and the Hungarian televisions have showcased Raut's dance in their documentary films on India. Raut has also done a lead role in a film produced by the Dutch television. The film, depicting Indian values, was highly appreciated all over Western Europe.
Madhumita Raut has danced in the major dance festivals in India and in Ireland, England, Scotland, Holland, Germany, Belgium, Hungary, Austria, Spain, Morrocco, France, Portugal, Japan, U.S.A. etc. She also teaches Odissi in USA, Holland,Japan and Germany.
She received a number of prestigious awards, namely, Orissa State Ghungur Samman,Utkal Kanya Award, Mahila Shakti Samman, Bharat Nirman Award, Odisha Living Legend Award 2011.
Madhumita Raut wrote "Odissi: What, Why and How: Evolution, Revival and Technique", published by B.R. Rhythms, Delhi in 2007.
Odissi
Odissi, also spelled Orissi , is one of the eight classical dance forms of India. It originates from the state of Orissa, in eastern India. It is the oldest surviving dance form of India on the basis of archaeological evidences. The classic treatise of Indian dance, Natya Shastra, refers to it as...
. She is the daughter of Mamta Khuntia and Mayadhar Raut
Mayadhar Raut
Guru Mayadhar Raut is an Indian classical Odissi dancer and Guru.-Early life and education:Mayadhar Raut was born in the village Kantapenhara in Cuttack district, subsequently he received his dance training under the Guru-shishya tradition of Odissi by Rukmini Devi Arundale at Kalakshetra.He is...
, who revived Odissi
Odissi
Odissi, also spelled Orissi , is one of the eight classical dance forms of India. It originates from the state of Orissa, in eastern India. It is the oldest surviving dance form of India on the basis of archaeological evidences. The classic treatise of Indian dance, Natya Shastra, refers to it as...
(Indian classical dance) in the 1950s with Shastra-based knowledge.
She lives in Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
, manages and teaches at the Jayantika Association's Mayadhar Raut School of Odissi Dance, the most active and result-oriented Odissi dance school in Delhi.
Early life and education
Brought up in Delhi in an atmosphere of dance and music under her father's tutelage,Madhumita Raut received her academic qualifications at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's School and Indraprastha College in Delhi. She holds a Master's Degree in English Literature from Delhi University and a diploma in Performing Arts.
Career
Madhumita Raut is considered the main torch bearer of Mayadhar Raut Gharana of Odissi dance, known for its grace, depth of expresson and classical 'shastra' based technical perfection.Her innovations include compositions on Hungarian poetry, choreographic compositions on the poems of Goethe, fusion dances with Balinese dancer Dia Tantri in Holland. She has effectively used the medium of dance for social causes. She has also performed for the Indian Cancer Society, Delhi, WWF(World Wildlife Fund - India),CAPF(Campaign Against Pre-Birth Elimination of Females),The Art of Living and for the upliftment of the 'have-nots'.
Netherlands Channel I has made a documentary film on her. Stuttgart (Germany) and the Hungarian televisions have showcased Raut's dance in their documentary films on India. Raut has also done a lead role in a film produced by the Dutch television. The film, depicting Indian values, was highly appreciated all over Western Europe.
Madhumita Raut has danced in the major dance festivals in India and in Ireland, England, Scotland, Holland, Germany, Belgium, Hungary, Austria, Spain, Morrocco, France, Portugal, Japan, U.S.A. etc. She also teaches Odissi in USA, Holland,Japan and Germany.
She received a number of prestigious awards, namely, Orissa State Ghungur Samman,Utkal Kanya Award, Mahila Shakti Samman, Bharat Nirman Award, Odisha Living Legend Award 2011.
Madhumita Raut wrote "Odissi: What, Why and How: Evolution, Revival and Technique", published by B.R. Rhythms, Delhi in 2007.
Awards
Raut has received the following awards:- Orissa State Ghungur Samman 2010
- Utkal Kanya award 2010
- Mahila Shakti Samman 2010
- Bharat Nirman Award 1997
- Odisha Living Legend Award 2011