Talk Details
Title : Could Perception be the second name for MAYA ?
Dr. Sonal Mansingh
Indian Classical Dancer
Plenary Talk at MBCC 2023:
Abstract:
To be able to See, Observe is natural activity for all, but to rise higher to a vantage point from where one perceives things beyond sensory organs, to go beyond body-mind conciousness is something inherent in our Bharatiya dance systems. On offer is magical mysterios process of learning, searching & experiencing.
Bio:
Sonal Mansingh dancing career which started in 1962, after her arangetram in Mumbai, and in 1977, she founded, Centre for Indian Classical Dances (CICD) in New Delhi.
Over the years, dance has taken her all over the world[15] and brought her many awards, including the Padma Bhushan (1992), Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1987, and the Padma Vibhushan, India's the second highest civilian award, in 2003; making her the second woman dancer in India to receive such an honour after Balasaraswati. This was followed by Kalidas Samman of Madhya Pradesh government, in 2006 and on 21 April 2007, she was conferred with Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) by G.B. Pant University, Uttarakhand at Pantnagar and Doctor of Literature (Honoris Causa) by Sambalpur University.
To mark the completion of her 40 years in dancing in 2002, noted Hindi film director, Prakash Jha made a documentary film on her, title Sonal, which also won the National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film for the year.
In 2018, she was honoured with Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship also known as Akademi Ratna, for her contribution in the field of performing arts.