Madhavi Mudgal is an Indian classical dancer known for her Odissi dance style.
13 Facts About Madhavi Mudgal
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Madhavi Mudgal has won several awards, including the Sanskriti Award, 1984, President of India's award of Padma Shri, 1990, the Orissa State Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, 1996, Grande Medaille de la Ville by Govt.
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Madhavi Mudgal was born to Professor Vinay Chandra Maudgalya, the founder of Gandharva Mahavidyalaya; one of the most famous dance schools for Hindustani music and classical dance in New Delhi.
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Madhavi Mudgal 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.
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Madhavi Mudgal gave her first public performance at the age of only 4.
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Madhavi Mudgal holds a diploma in Architecture and often writes for various magazines and books.
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Madhavi Mudgal is globally acclaimed for her deep insight into the art of choreography and her commitment to train and encourage new dancers to finer nuances of Odissi.
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Madhavi Mudgal played a leader role is establishing Odissi as one of the major classical dance forms of India through audio-visual presentations, concerts as well as with the organisation of widely appreciated specialised dance festivals in India.
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Madhavi Mudgal thinks that the most memorable day in her life is the moment when Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra accepted her as his disciple.
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Madhavi Mudgal is a composer, conductor and has been principal of the Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, New Delhi, a music and dance school since 1995.
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Madhavi Mudgal's second brother Mukul Mudgal is a retired Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court who headed the Mudgal Committee, comprising Additional Solicitor General of India L Nageswara Rao and senior advocate and former cricket umpire Nilay Dutta, appointed by the Supreme Court to conduct an independent inquiry into the allegation of corruption, betting and spot-fixing in 2013 Indian Premier League.
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Madhavi Mudgal was sworn in as Chief Justice of the High Court on 5 December 2009 and retired on 3 January 2011.
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Madhavi Mudgal's nephew Dhaval, son of Justice Mudgal and noted Hindustani classical vocalist Shubha Mudgal is a lead singer in a famous Delhi-based band Half Step Down and a promising poker player.