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

  • 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. Archived from the original on 22 February 2022. 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. ^ "Sobha Naidu Smarak Excellence Award to be presented to Vedantam Ramalinga Sastry in Visakhapatnam". The Hindu. 8 July 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  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.
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