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11 Facts About Shanta Rao

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Shanta Rao was a recipient of the Padma Shri, Sangeet Natak Akademi Award and Kalidas Samman for Classical Dance.

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Shanta Rao was born in 1925 in Bombay, and lived in Mumbai and Bangalore.

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Shanta Rao died on 28 December 2007 at her home at Malleswaram, Bangalore.

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Shanta Rao was born in 1925 to the Saraswat Brahmins, who were an honourable family in Bombay.

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Shanta Rao wished to pursue Kathakali but faced opposition at an early age.

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Shanta Rao rejected the ideology of mainstream schooling to pursue dance.

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Shanta Rao was one of the first female pioneers of Kathakali who challenged the traditional norms of classical dance.

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Shanta Rao made her debut in Kathakali in 1940 in front of an audience of Namboodiris and Kathakali experts in Thrissur.

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Shanta Rao made her debut in Bharatnatyam in the Music Academy of Madras in 1942.

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Shanta Rao explored the dance form Kuchipudi under Vempati Chinna Satyam when she was believed to be in her 50s.

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Shanta Rao formulated Bhama Natyam, inspired and influenced by Venkatachalapathi Sastri, who introduced her to Bhamasutram rituals.

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