Deepti Omchery Bhalla (born 1957) is a professor in Carnatic Music at the Faculty of Music and Fine Arts, University of Delhi, and a Mohiniyattam dancer.[1][2]

Education

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Bhalla was born in Delhi in 1957.[3]

She was trained in dancing and singing by her mother Leela Omchery, a carnatic singer.[4] She learned Mohiniyattam, the female classical solo dance from Kerala, from Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma.

Bhalla attended the University of Delhi, where she obtained her bachelors, masters, and Phd in Carnatic music.[2][3]

Career

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Bhalla served as an assistant secretary at the Sahitya Kala Parishad in Delhi.[3] She became an assistant professor at the University of Delhi in 1985. She became an associate professor in 1995, and a professor in 1996.[2]

Her research has focused on music and dance from Kerala.[5]

Awards

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She received the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award in 2006,[6] and the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2007.[7]

References

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  1. ^ http://www.ccrtindia.gov.in/DeeptiOmcherryBhalla.htm. Retrieved 24 October 2012. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)[dead link]
  2. ^ a b c "Deepti Bhalla". music.du.ac.in. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "DEEPTI OMCHERY BHALLA Akademi Award: Mohiniattam" (PDF). Sangeet Natak Akademi. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Dr. Deepti Omchery Bhalla". heritageindia.org. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  5. ^ Nagarajan, Saraswathy (24 November 2016). "One step ahead". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award: Dance". keralaculture.org. Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  7. ^ "SNA Awardees' List". Sangeet Natak Akademi. 2016. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
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