Sunayana Hazarilal

Sunayana Hazarilal
In 2004
Born
OccupationKathak dancer
AwardsPadma Shri
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
Abhinayan Kala Saraswati
Maharashtra Gaurav Award
Websitewww.natwari.org

Sunayana Hazarilal Agarwal is an Indian classical dancer, known for her expertise in the classical dance form of Kathak and reportedly the only surviving practitioner of the Janakiprasad Gharana of Kathak, also known as Banares Gharana.[1][2] The Government of India honored her in 2011, with the fourth highest civilian award of Padma Shri.[3]

  1. ^ "Kathak.org". Kathak.org. 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  2. ^ "How Indian classical dancer defied her family to rise to the top". South China Morning Post. 29 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.