Sunil Kothari Explained

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]

Career

He 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]}

Death

He died on 27 December 2020 due to a cardiac arrest caused by COVID-19 complications.^{[5] [6]}

Awards

He 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]}

Bibliography

He has written 12 books on different forms of Indian classical dance and allied art-forms.

• Bharata Natyam: Indian Classical Dance Art
• Odissi: Indian Classical Dance Art
• Rasa: The Indian Performing Arts in the Last 25 Years
• Kuchipudi: Indian Classical Dance Art
• Photo Biography of Rukmini Devi
• Kathak: Indian Classical Dance Art
• New Directions In Indian Dance
• Chhau Dances of India
• Damaru: Essays on Classical Dance, Music, Performing Arts, Folk Dances, Rituals, Crafts

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External links

• Sunil Kothari website
• Article by Sunil Kothari

Notes and References

1. News: Eminent dance scholar and critic Sunil Kothari passes away at 87. The Hindu. 27 December 2020. Kumar. Anuj.
2. Web site: rediff.com, Movies: UNESCO observes grand centenary functions for Uday Shankar.
3. News: સુનિલ કોઠારીને રણજિતરામ સુવર્ણચંદ્રક એનાયત કરાશે (Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak will be awarded to Sunil Kothari). . 30 August 2014 . gu . 4 January 2015.
4. News: રણજિતરામ ચંદ્રક મારા માટે નોબેલ છે (Ranjitram Chandrak is the Nobel for me) . . 2 September 2014 . gu . 4 January 2015.
5. Web site: Dance historian Sunil Kothari passes away, had tested positive for COVID-19 a month ago . 27 December 2020 .
6. Web site: Padma Shri dance historian Sunil Kothari passes away, had tested positive for COVID-19 a month ago .
7. Web site: Padma Awards . Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India . 2015 . 21 July 2015 . 15 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf . dead .
8. Web site: Books & Publications. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20060718052935/http://www.sunilkothari.com/publications/index.html. 2006-07-18.