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14 Facts About Geeta Chandran

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Geeta Chandran studied Mathematical Statistics at Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi.

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Geeta Chandran integrated poetry and pads from northern devotional poets into the Bharatanatyam repertoire during her Senior Fellowship, which was for Haveli Sangeet.

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Geeta Chandran is the Professor Adjunct at Birla Institute of Technology, Pilani, driven by the strong belief that dance should make a difference to life and living.

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Geeta Chandran is a nominee to the executive Board of the Central Sangeet Natak Acacdemy and she is a Member of the General Council of the SNA.

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Geeta Chandran is a Member of the General Council of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations and is a Member on ICCR's Empanelment Committee.

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Geeta Chandran has guided reputed national cultural institutions like SPIC MACAY and prestigious universities as their Board member.

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Geeta Chandran has served on the Advisory Boards of several reputed schools and colleges, engaging with various dance-related activities such as performing, teaching, conducting, singing, collaborating, organizing, writing and speaking to new youth audiences.

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Geeta Chandran is associated with several NGOs and is well-known for her philanthropic work, especially regarding issues of gender and poverty.

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Geeta Chandran has narrated an intensely personal collection about her engagement with Bharatanatyam in her autobiography 'So Many Journeys'.

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Geeta Chandran has written articles for dance columns in The New Indian Express.

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Geeta Chandran received the Dandayudhapani Pillai Award for Bharatanatyam in 2001 and the Millennium Award.

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Geeta Chandran was invited to travel all over the UK as part of the celebrations of 60 year of the Indian Republic.

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Geeta Chandran has been conferred the Sangeet Natak Akademi Puruskar for Bharatanatyam for the year 2016.

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Geeta Chandran has received several other notable awards, including the Lady Shri Ram College Illustrious Alumna Award, the Bharat Nirman Award, the Natya Ilavarasi, the Indira Priyadarshini Award, the Media India Award, the National Critics Award, the Sringar Mani and the Natya Ratna.