
Ranjana Phadke
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Ranjana Phadke post-graduated (Nritya Alankar) in Kathak from Gandharva
Mahavidyalaya, and pursued her B.Sc. (Statistics) from Pune University.
Ranjana has been a performing kathak artist for the last 16 years. She
has had the privilege to perform at the Pune Festival, Pt. Ram Marathe
Festival, Thane Municipal Corporation Festival, Festivals organised
by the Cultural Affairs Directorate, the Maharashtra Government, and
Apna Utsav, to mention a few. She has also given performances in the
U.K. and Netherlands.
As a Kathak artiste, Ranjana Phadke has choreographed and presented
a number of ballets and dance dramas. She has choreographed Kathak dance
items in group forms, which she presents along with her students. All
these items include the training that she and her senior disciples,
have been undergoing for the last ten years. Ranjana choreographed dances
on poems penned by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at a special
programme presented in Pune and has also performed on invitation from
the National Centre for Performing Arts, Nehru Centre, ISKCON and the
Karnataka Sangh. She has been approved by the Doordarshan Kendra (Mumbai)
as their artist. Ranjana also conducts workshops for young artists.
Ranjana
Phadke has undertaken a study of the co-relation between Kathak and
Health, in which prominent doctors have agreed to contribute their knowledge
and expertise.