|
Sunil Kothari
 Sunil Kothari (20 December 1933 – 27 December 2020)[1] was a noted Indian dance historian, scholar and critic. He was also former Uday Shankar Professor at Ravindra Bharti University, Kolkata.[2] CareerHe completed M. A. in 1964 and PhD in 1977. Professionally, Sunil Kothari was a chartered accountant. He started his career with The Times of India. He also taught at Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics. He freelanced as a writer. He lived in Asian Games Village in Delhi.[3][4] DeathHe died on 27 December 2020 due to a cardiac arrest caused by COVID-19 complications.[5][6] AwardsHe received Padma Shri award in 2001.[7] He also received Sangeet Natak Akademi award in 1995 for overall contribution to the Indian classical dance. He was awarded Kumar Chandrak in 1961 and Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak in 2012.[3][4] BibliographyHe has written 12 books on different forms of Indian classical dance and allied art-forms.
References
External links
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
