User:Kaberi

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I grew up in Rabindranath Tagore's home town of Santiniketan, West Bengal, India and now spend my time between Europe and Santiniketan. Since starting to dance at the age of 3, I have studied dance at Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, as well as continuing to perform (mainly Tagore dance and Manipuri dance, though I have also learned Bharatanatyam and Kathakali).

In October 2006, after 10 years of research, I completed my PhD thesis on the influences of different dance styles, both Indian and non-Indian, on the Tagore dance style. I originally graduated in Manipuri dance and also have a Masters degree in Manipuri dance.

In February 2007, I danced the role of Shyama for the film version of Rabindranath Tagore's 1939 dance musical Shyama, along with teachers and students from Visva-Bharati University. One of the two main objectives behind making the film, which I also produced, was to create an authentic record of this dance form, which is in danger of being altered beyond recognition by more contemporary influences. The other objective was to raise international awareness of Rabindranath Tagore, which is no longer as high as it was in the first half of the 20th century, particularly after he won the Nobel Prize for Literature.

I originally became a Wiki contributor in November 2005 after noticing that there was no article about Manipuri dance. You can find me via Google on the basis of the information in this user page.