Sandhya Purecha - (Classical Dance, Bharatnatyam.)

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Thursday 15, January 2026, 07:30.


VIDEO: Apna Aasmaa। अपना आसमां | Dr. Sandhya Purecha | Bharatanatyam के मंच से संगीत नाट्य अकादमी तक

Profile of Dr. Sandhya Purecha

Born 29 December 1965 (age 60)

Maharashtra

Education Ph.D. Dance

Alma mater University of Mumbai

Known for Indian Classical Dance form Bharatnatyam

Notable work research on Kalasa Karana 2010 Book – Natyashastra Vol I & II

Awards Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 2017, Maharastra State Cultural Award 2006

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Introduction:

Sandhya Purecha (b. 29 December 1965) is a senior Bharatanatyam exponent, Author and renowned practitioner of Indian classical dance. She is the first person to bring on stage the performance in Bharatnatyam style of the entire Abhinaya Darpan dance treatise as defined by Nandikeshwara in Abhinaya Darpan and as choreographed by her Guru Parvati Kumar.  Purecha has researched on Kalasa Karana and published it in 2010.

She was bestowed with Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for 2017 for Overall Contribution to Performing Arts. 

Purecha is the Chairman of Sangeet Natak Akademi[5] and Chairperson of W20 Engagement Group of G20 India 2023.

Sandhya Purecha is the member of Board of Trustees of Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts.

She represents Government Teachers’ Training Programme at Natyashala on "Rasa" theory since 1994. She was member of prestigious indian padam awards committee 2023.

Education:

Purecha has a PHD (doctorate) in Natya Shastra. Her topic was Natyashastra Theory and Practice of Angikabhinaya in Bharatanatyam.

Books:

Translation of Bharata's Natyashastra (languages: Marathi and Gujarati)

Translation of Chapter 7 – Nrityadhyaya of Chatura Damodara's Sangita Darpanam, Acharya Parvati Kumar

Kalasa Karana 2010 

Awards:

Maharashtra State Cultural Award by the Govt. Of Maharashtra.

Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 

Performances

Mudra Dance Festival 2023 

Sanskriti Mahotsav 2017 

Elephanta Festival 2012 Organised by the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC)


VIDEO: Dance uplifts the soul to spiritual realms || Dr Sandhya Purecha

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