SUNIL KOTHARI

About:

• Sunil Kothari (1933 – 2020) was a noted Indian dance historian, scholar and critic.
  
  
• He was instrumental in establishing the School of Arts and Aesthetics at the Jawaharlal Nehru University and mentored many art scholars.
  
  
• Books:
  • He has written 12 books on different forms of Indian classical dance and allied art-forms.
    
    
  • He wrote extensively on Bharatanatyam, Kathak and Manipuri dance forms.
    
    
  • His scholarly work, Sattriya: Classical Dance of Assam, helped in creating a better understanding of the dance form in the national and global circuit.
    
    
  • His other notable contributions include New Directions in Indian Dance and Kuchipudi Indian Classical Dance Art.
    
    
  
  
  
• Awards:
  • He received Padma Shri award in 2001. He also received Sangeet Natak Akademi award in 1995 for overall contribution to the Indian classical dance.
    
    
  • He was awarded a D.Litt. by the Rabindra Bharti University for his research on dance sculptures in the medieval temples of north Gujarat.