Ranjana Phadke

This 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.