Prateeksha Kashi is an Indian Kuchipudi dancer, which is a classical dance form that originates from the village of Kuchipudi in Andhra Pradesh, India.
13 Facts About Prateeksha Kashi
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Prateeksha Kashi holds a degree in Computer Science Engineering from BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore.
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Prateeksha Kashi is the daughter of the Kuchipudi dancer Vyjayanthi Kashi and Vijaya Kashi, who is a television and theatre artist.
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Prateeksha Kashi portrayed the female lead role in Priyamanasam, a Sanskrit film based on the life of Malayalam poet Unnayi Variyar.
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Prateeksha Kashi played the lead role "Mohini" in a Kannada serial named Kaadambari Kanaja which was telecasted on Udaya TV.
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Prateeksha Kashi appeared in a short film series on social awareness titled Dwar: Door for Transformation.
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Prateeksha Kashi acted in a Kannada film Prakruthi, which won the National Award for Adaptive Screenplay in 2013 and received the Special Jury Award in the Bangalore International Film Festival 2014.
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Prateeksha Kashi was featured in The Magic of Kuchipudi, a dance DVD produced by Shambhavi Dance Theatre.
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Prateeksha Kashi was selected for the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar Award by Central Sangeeth Natak Akademi, New Delhi.
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Prateeksha Kashi holds the titles of Nalanda Nritya Nipuna, instituted by the Nalanda Dance Research Centre, and Nritya Jyoti, awarded at the Naveen Kalakar.
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Prateeksha Kashi was the winner of the dance competition conducted by Pandit Jasraj's Foundation in New York.
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Prateeksha Kashi is a recipient of a scholarship from the Ministry of Culture, Government of India.
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Prateeksha Kashi is an empaneled artist of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Government of India.