Vedantam Ramalinga Sastry

Vedantam Ramalinga Sastry

Vedantam Ramalinga Sastry is an Indian classical dancer in Kuchipudi. He was born on 3 June 1963, to Suryanarayana and Sathyavatamma in Kuchipudi, Andhra Pradesh. ^[1] He is also a choreographer, writer, actor and researcher. He won the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2012 for his research on Kuchipudi dance form. ^[2] He is a retired principal of Siddhendra Yogi Kuchipudi Kalapeetham. ^{[3] [4]}

Education

Sastry received a bachelor's degree in Telugu from Andhra University in 1984 and a master's degree in Telugu from Osmania University in 1990. He received his doctorate from Osmania University on "Development of Kuchipudi Drama in Telugu".

Awards and titles

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  Sangeet Natak Academy Award

  Central Sangeet Natak Akademi Award by the President of India in 2012 ^[5]
• Nritya Vidwan Award by the Government of Odisha for services to Kuchipudi dance in 2012 ^[6]

• PadmaSri K. Shobha Naidu Excellence Award - 2023 by Nataraj Music and Dance Academy at Visakhapatnam on 8 July 2023 ^[7]
• Sri Siddendrayogi Award on 15 October 2023 at Kuchipudi on the occasion of "4th World Kuchipudi Dance Day 2023". ^[8]

Family

His wife, Venkata Durga Bhavani, is a music director and singer. They have two children.

References

1. "Abhinaya Tharangini - Vedantam Ramalinga Sastry". www.abhinayatharangini.com. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
2. "Where an exquisite art evolved". The Hindu. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
3. Andhra Pradesh (18 September 2008). "'Melange of dances' to enthral connoisseur - ANDHRA PRADESH". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 25 September 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
4. Andhra Pradesh (31 March 2009). "'Dance is a way to gain immortality' - ANDHRA PRADESH". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
5. "Vedantam Ramalinga Sastry — Masterspeak". The Hindu. 4 July 2013. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 13 June 2024.
6. Service, Express News (19 June 2012). "Exponents of eight classical dance forms to be felicitated". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
7. Bureau, The Hindu (8 July 2023). "Sobha Naidu Smarak Excellence Award to be presented to Vedantam Ramalinga Sastry in Visakhapatnam". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 13 June 2024.{{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
8. Srinivas, Rajulapudi (15 October 2023). "Andhra Pradesh: Manju Bhargavi conferred with Vempati Chinna Satyam Jayanthi Puraskaram". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 13 June 2024.