Avijit Das

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Avijit Das
Avijit Das Kuchipudi.jpg
Receiving Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar from Hon. G. Kishan Reddy, New Delhi
Born
Avijit Das

(1986-02-28) 28 February 1986 (age 39)
Alma mater
Years active1995-present
Known forIndian Classical Dance
Movement Kuchipudi
Awards
Website kimaham.com

Avijit Das is an Indian Kuchipudi performer, teacher, choreographer, and vocalist. He is a recipient of the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar for 2021. [1] [2]

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Career

Avijit made his debut performance at the age of nine and has been performing extensively both in India and abroad. [3] He has performed at various national dance festivals including the Khajuraho Dance Festival, [4] [5] Bhramara Festival of Dance, [6] Indian Habitat Center [7] and Natyanjali Dance Festival. [8] Avijit has performed at international dance festivals, including Erasing Boarders Dance Festival [9] organized by the Indo-American Arts Council, and Drive East Dance Festival. [10]

Kim Aham

Avijit founded Kim Aham School of Indian Classical Dance in Bengaluru, a UNESCO recognized institution for training classical dancers in Kuchipudi and Bharathanatyam repertoires. Kim Aham conducted several workshops in collaboration with SPIC MACAY [11] and masterclasses in various countries. Kim Aham organized a fundraising event during the COVID-19 pandemic. [12]

Dance festivals

Saranaagathi [13] [14] is an annual dance festival organized by Kim Aham which brings together artists and scholars. [15] [16] [17] [18]

Kavipranam is an annual dance festival organized by Kim Aham to commemorate the legacy of the great poets of the past and celebrate their poetic and musical works by paying tribute through dance choreographies and seminars by scholars in the field. [19] [20] [21]

Awards and achievements

References

[22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28]

  1. Announcement (PDF).
  2. 1 2 "Announcement of the awards - news".
  3. "An Inspiring Journey in Dance - Tapati Chowdurie". The Statesman.
  4. "Khajuraho dance festival - IndiaOnlinePages".
  5. "Khajuraho dance festival - Outlookindia". 11 May 2021.
  6. "Bhramara Festival of Dance at the Royal Opera House, Mumbai". 20 November 2019.
  7. "Moving like a master - by Ranee Kumar". The Hindu. 27 October 2016.
  8. "Narthaka Dance Festival -by Natyanjali Trust".
  9. "Erasing Boarders Dance Festival 2016". The Cosmopolitan.
  10. MacAulay, Alastair (29 August 2017). "Traditional Indian Dance, With Room for New Blood" . New York Times.
  11. "Ujjain: Kuchipudi artiste conducts workshop in three institutes". Free Press Journal.
  12. Murthy, Neeraja (30 April 2020). "Kuchipudi dancer Avijit Das unites 19 artistes for a thoughtful COVID-19 fund-raiser". The Hindu.
  13. "Saranagathi - Narthaki review 2022".
  14. "Saranagathi - Narthaki review 2023".
  15. "SarNaagathi - Classical claps". 6 May 2023.
  16. "Stay happening - Saranagathi dance festival".
  17. "Music Unplugged - Saranagathi review".
  18. "Sanranagathi - Different interpretations: Sruthi Review".
  19. "Kavipranam - Narthaki 2022".
  20. "Kavipranam: When Performing Arts Meets Literature - Bharat Times".
  21. Bal, Harish (December 2022). "Kavipranam - The Hindu review". The Hindu.
  22. "The Statesman Kolkata - the Statesman epaper dated Sat, 25 Jan 25".
  23. "Review/Report - Kuchipudi Natya Pathaka Swarnotsavalu - Vijay Shanker".
  24. "'Kelucharan Awards' for four noted artistes". September 2024.
  25. "Kumkum Lal, Lakshmikanta Palit, Dhaneswar Swain & Uttam Mohanty to Receive Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Award". 31 August 2024.
  26. "Moments of movement and melody from Music Academy's mega dance festival - Taalam: Column by Leela Venkataraman".
  27. "18th Annual Dance Festival 2025 – Prize Winners".
  28. "Radel Mid Year Concerts 2023 Prize Winners".