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| known for = [[Mohiniyattam]]
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| spouse = Yatindra Rele
| spouse = [[Yatin Rele|Yatindra Rele]]
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'''Kanak Rele''' (11 June 1937 – 22 February 2023)<ref>[https://telanganatoday.com/renowned-mohiniyattam-exponent-dr-kanak-rele-passes-away-at-85 Renowned Mohiniyattam exponent Dr. Kanak Rele passes away at 85]</ref> was an Indian dancer, choreographer, and academic best known as an exponent of [[Mohiniyattam]]. She was the founder-director of the Nalanda Dance Research Centre and the founder-principal of the Nalanda Nritya Kala Mahavidyalaya in [[Mumbai]].<ref name="ccrtindia">{{cite web|title=ARTISTE'S PROFILE&nbsp;— Kanak Y. Rele|url=http://ccrtindia.gov.in/KanakYRele.htm|publisher=Centre for Cultural Resources and Training|access-date=27 January 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130218094841/http://ccrtindia.gov.in/KanakYRele.htm|archive-date=18 February 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Imagination unlimited|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/10/27/stories/2006102701570200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071113061216/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/10/27/stories/2006102701570200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 November 2007|access-date=27 January 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=27 October 2006}}</ref>
'''Kanak Rele''' (11 June 1937 – 22 February 2023)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=23 February 2023 |title=Renowned classical dancer Kanak Rele passes away |url=https://keralakaumudi.com/en/news/news.php?id=1013388&u= |access-date=27 February 2023 |website=[[Kerala Kaumudi|Keralakaumudi Daily]] |language=en}}</ref> was an Indian dancer, choreographer, and academic best known as an exponent of [[Mohiniyattam]]. She was the founder-director of the Nalanda Dance Research Centre and the founder-principal of the Nalanda Nritya Kala Mahavidyalaya in [[Mumbai]].<ref name="ccrtindia">{{cite web|title=ARTISTE'S PROFILE&nbsp;— Kanak Y. Rele|url=http://ccrtindia.gov.in/KanakYRele.htm|publisher=Centre for Cultural Resources and Training|access-date=27 January 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130218094841/http://ccrtindia.gov.in/KanakYRele.htm|archive-date=18 February 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Imagination unlimited|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/10/27/stories/2006102701570200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071113061216/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/10/27/stories/2006102701570200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 November 2007|access-date=27 January 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=27 October 2006}}</ref>


== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==
Born in [[Gujarat]],<ref name="narthaki">{{cite news|title=Dr. Kanak Rele gets Kalidas Samman|url=http://www.narthaki.com/info/reviews/rev346.html|access-date=27 January 2013|newspaper=Narthaki|date=7 May 2006}}</ref> Rele spent a part of her childhood in [[Santiniketan]] and in [[Kolkata]] with her uncle. At Santiniketan she had the opportunity to watch [[Kathakali]] and [[Mohiniyattam]] performances, which she claimed helped shape her artistic sensibilities.<ref name="articles.timesofindia.indiatimes">{{cite news|title=Dance has its own language: Dr. Kanak Rele|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-09/news-and-interviews/29400193_1_kathak-mohiniattam-dance-form|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216083315/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-09/news-and-interviews/29400193_1_kathak-mohiniattam-dance-form|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 February 2013|access-date=27 January 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=9 April 2011}}</ref><ref name="thehindu">{{cite news|title=Dance has to serve more social causes|url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/dance/dance-has-to-serve-more-social-causes/article855038.ece|access-date=27 January 2013|newspaper=The Hindu|date=28 October 2010}}</ref>
Born in [[Gujarat]] on 11 June 1937,<ref name=":0" /> Rele spent a part of her childhood in [[Santiniketan]] and in [[Kolkata]] with her uncle. At Santiniketan she had the opportunity to watch [[Kathakali]] and [[Mohiniyattam]] performances, which she claimed helped shape her artistic sensibilities.<ref name="articles.timesofindia.indiatimes">{{cite news|title=Dance has its own language: Dr. Kanak Rele|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-09/news-and-interviews/29400193_1_kathak-mohiniattam-dance-form|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216083315/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-09/news-and-interviews/29400193_1_kathak-mohiniattam-dance-form|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 February 2013|access-date=27 January 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=9 April 2011}}</ref><ref name="thehindu">{{cite news|title=Dance has to serve more social causes|url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/dance/dance-has-to-serve-more-social-causes/article855038.ece|access-date=27 January 2013|newspaper=The Hindu|date=28 October 2010}}</ref>


Rele was a qualified [[lawyer]] with an [[Bachelor of Laws|LL.B.]] from the [[Government Law College, Mumbai]] and a diploma in [[international law]] from the [[University of Manchester]].<ref name="thehindu" /> She also held a [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]] in dance from the [[University of Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Dancing Queen&nbsp;— Dr.Kanak Rele|url=http://sitagita.com/working-women/women-achievers/dancing-queen-dr-kanak-rele.html|access-date=27 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130106045017/http://sitagita.com/working-women/women-achievers/dancing-queen-dr-kanak-rele.html|archive-date=6 January 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Rele was a qualified lawyer with an [[Bachelor of Laws|LL.B.]] from the [[Government Law College, Mumbai]] and a diploma in [[international law]] from the [[University of Manchester]].<ref name="thehindu" /> She also held a PhD in dance from the [[University of Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Dancing Queen&nbsp;— Dr.Kanak Rele|url=http://sitagita.com/working-women/women-achievers/dancing-queen-dr-kanak-rele.html|access-date=27 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130106045017/http://sitagita.com/working-women/women-achievers/dancing-queen-dr-kanak-rele.html|archive-date=6 January 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Rele and her husband [[Yatin Rele|Yatindra]] had one son. She died in Mumbai on 22 February 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bose |first=Mrityunjay |date=22 February 2023 |title=Classical dance legend Kanak Rele passes away in Mumbai |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/classical-dance-legend-kanak-rele-passes-away-in-mumbai-1193717.html |access-date=26 February 2023 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref>


== Mohiniyattam artiste ==
== Mohiniyattam artiste ==
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== Notable choreographies ==
== Notable choreographies ==
Rele is noted for the contemporisation of mythological tales in her performances and her portrayal of strong women characters in them, which is a marked departure from the traditional [[Mohiniyattam]] theme of the [[nayika]] pining for love.<ref name="narthaki" /> Some of her notable subjects and choreographies include ''[[Kubja Vishnuvardhana|Kubja]]'', ''Kalyani'', ''[[Silappadikaram]],'' and ''[[Swapnavasavadattam]]''.
Rele is noted for the contemporisation of mythological tales in her performances and her portrayal of strong women characters in them, which is a marked departure from the traditional [[Mohiniyattam]] theme of the [[nayika]] pining for love.<ref name="narthaki">{{cite news |date=7 May 2006 |title=Dr. Kanak Rele gets Kalidas Samman |newspaper=Narthaki |url=http://www.narthaki.com/info/reviews/rev346.html |access-date=27 January 2013}}</ref> Some of her notable subjects and choreographies include ''[[Kubja Vishnuvardhana|Kubja]]'', ''Kalyani'', ''[[Silappadikaram]],'' and ''[[Swapnavasavadattam]]''.<ref name="hindu" />


Rele's association with the [[Malayalam poetry|Malayalam poet]] and scholar [[Kavalam Narayana Panicker]] led to her introduction to [[Sopana Sangeetham]] and creation of choreographic pieces set to Sopana Sangeetam's [[Tala (music)|talas]]. Rele credited Kavalam's compositions as being inspirational for several of her choreographies that "highlight the trauma of women in society based on women characters in mythology".<ref name="thehindu" /><ref>{{cite news|title=Art of evolution|url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/dance/art-of-evolution/article790731.ece|access-date=27 January 2013|newspaper=The Hindu|date=23 September 2010}}</ref>
Rele's association with the [[Malayalam poetry|Malayalam poet]] and scholar [[Kavalam Narayana Panicker]] led to her introduction to [[Sopana Sangeetham]] and creation of choreographic pieces set to Sopana Sangeetam's [[Tala (music)|talas]]. Rele credited Kavalam's compositions as being inspirational for several of her choreographies that "highlight the trauma of women in society based on women characters in mythology".<ref name="thehindu" /><ref>{{cite news|title=Art of evolution|url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/dance/art-of-evolution/article790731.ece|access-date=27 January 2013|newspaper=The Hindu|date=23 September 2010}}</ref>


''Nritya Bharati'', a documentary on [[Indian classical dance|India's classical dances]] produced by Rele’s Nalanda Dance Research Centre has been acquired by the [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|Ministry of External Affairs]] as the official capsule for all [[List of diplomatic missions of India|Indian missions abroad]].<ref name="hindu" /> ''The Enlightened One&nbsp;— Gautama Buddha,'' which premiered in 2011, was a choreographic piece created against the backdrop of the [[Mumbai Terror Attacks|26/11 attacks]] on [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Dance of peace|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/article2666492.ece|access-date=27 January 2013|newspaper=The Hindu|date=28 November 2011}}</ref>
''Nritya Bharati'', a documentary on [[Indian classical dance|India's classical dances]] produced by Rele's Nalanda Dance Research Centre has been acquired by the [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|Ministry of External Affairs]] as the official capsule for all [[List of diplomatic missions of India|Indian missions abroad]].<ref name="hindu" /> ''The Enlightened One&nbsp;— Gautama Buddha,'' which premiered in 2011, was a choreographic piece created against the backdrop of the [[Mumbai Terror Attacks|26/11 attacks]] on [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Dance of peace|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/article2666492.ece|access-date=27 January 2013|newspaper=The Hindu|date=28 November 2011}}</ref>


== Academic career ==
== Academic career ==
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== Awards and honours ==
== Awards and honours ==
Rele was conferred the [[Gaurav Puraskar]] by the [[Government of Gujarat]] in 1989 and the [[Padma Shri]], the fourth-highest civilian award in the [[India|Republic of India]], in 1990.<ref>{{cite journal|last=VENKATACHALAM|first=JYOTHI|title=DR. KANAK RELE IS A DISTINGUISHED DANCER-SCHOLAR|date=August 2007|url=http://www.khaasbaat.com/aug2007/arts.htm}}</ref> She was honoured with the title ''Kala Vipanchee'' by Vipanchee, a pioneering institution for Indian music and dance, in 2005.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kanak Rele honoured|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/01/07/stories/2005010702070800.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050414050249/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/01/07/stories/2005010702070800.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 April 2005|access-date=27 January 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=7 January 2005}}</ref> In 2006, the [[Government of Madhya Pradesh]] conferred the [[Kalidas Samman]] on her for her contributions to and excellence in the field of classical dance.<ref name="narthaki" /> She was also a recipient of the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] and the [[M. S. Subbulakshmi|M. S. Subbulakshmi Award]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Dance-Drama by Dr Kanak Rele at Lionel Wendt|url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2012/08/06/news60.asp|access-date=27 January 2013|newspaper=Daily News|date=6 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120809002742/http://www.dailynews.lk/2012/08/06/news60.asp|archive-date=9 August 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2013, she was conferred the [[Padma Bhushan]] by the [[Government of India]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=91838|title= Padma Awards|publisher=pib|date= 29 January 2013 |access-date= 29 January 2013 }}</ref>
Rele was conferred the [[Gaurav Puraskar]] by the [[Government of Gujarat]] in 1989 and the [[Padma Shri]], the fourth-highest civilian award in the [[India|Republic of India]], in 1990.<ref>{{cite journal|last=VENKATACHALAM|first=JYOTHI|title=DR. KANAK RELE IS A DISTINGUISHED DANCER-SCHOLAR|date=August 2007|url=http://www.khaasbaat.com/aug2007/arts.htm|journal=Khaas Baat}}</ref> She was honoured with the title ''Kala Vipanchee'' by Vipanchee, a pioneering institution for Indian music and dance, in 2005.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kanak Rele honoured|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/01/07/stories/2005010702070800.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050414050249/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/01/07/stories/2005010702070800.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 April 2005|access-date=27 January 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=7 January 2005}}</ref> In 2006, the [[Government of Madhya Pradesh]] conferred the [[Kalidas Samman]] on her for her contributions to and excellence in the field of classical dance.<ref name="narthaki" /> She was also a recipient of the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] and the [[M. S. Subbulakshmi|M. S. Subbulakshmi Award]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Dance-Drama by Dr Kanak Rele at Lionel Wendt|url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2012/08/06/news60.asp|access-date=27 January 2013|newspaper=Daily News|date=6 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120809002742/http://www.dailynews.lk/2012/08/06/news60.asp|archive-date=9 August 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2013, she was conferred the [[Padma Bhushan]] by the [[Government of India]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=91838|title= Padma Awards|publisher=pib|date= 29 January 2013 |access-date= 29 January 2013 }}</ref>


== Books ==
== Books ==
*''Mohinī Āțțam: The Lyrical Dance''<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rele |first1=Kanak |title=Mohinī āṭṭam: The lyrical dance |date=1992 |publisher=Nalanda Dance Research Centre |location=Bombay |url=https://archive.org/details/mohiniattamlyric00rele |access-date=26 February 2023|oclc=624391217}}</ref>
*''Mohinī Āțțam: The Lyrical Dance''<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rele |first1=Kanak |title=Mohinī āṭṭam: The lyrical dance |date=1992 |publisher=Nalanda Dance Research Centre |location=Bombay |url=https://archive.org/details/mohiniattamlyric00rele |access-date=26 February 2023|oclc=624391217}}</ref>
*''Bhaava Niroopanna''<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rele |first1=Kanak |title=Bhaava Niroopanna |date=1996 |publisher=Nalanda Dance Research Centre |location=Mumbai|oclc=36807042}}</ref>
*''Bhaava Niroopanna''<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rele |first1=Kanak |title=Bhaava Niroopanna |date=1996 |publisher=Nalanda Dance Research Centre |location=Mumbai|oclc=36807042}}</ref>
*''A Handbook of Indian Dance Terminology'' <ref name="ccrtindia" /><ref>{{cite book |last1=Londhe |first1=Veena|last2=Agneswaran |first2=Malati|last3=Rele |first3=Kanak |title=Hand book of Indian classical dance terminology|date=1992 |publisher=Nalanda Dance Research Centre |location=Bombay|oclc=679985421}}</ref>
*''A Handbook of Indian Dance Terminology''<ref name="ccrtindia" /><ref>{{cite book |last1=Londhe |first1=Veena|last2=Agneswaran |first2=Malati|last3=Rele |first3=Kanak |title=Hand book of Indian classical dance terminology|date=1992 |publisher=Nalanda Dance Research Centre |location=Bombay|oclc=679985421}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
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Kanak Rele
Born(1937-06-11)11 June 1937
Gujarat, British India
Died22 February 2023(2023-02-22) (aged 85)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupations
  • Classical dancer
  • choreographer
  • academic
Known forMohiniyattam
SpouseYatindra Rele
Children1
AwardsPadma Bhushan
Padma Shri
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
Kalidas Samman
Gaurav Puraskar
Kala Vipanchee
M. S. Subbulakshmi Award

Kanak Rele (11 June 1937 – 22 February 2023)[1] was an Indian dancer, choreographer, and academic best known as an exponent of Mohiniyattam. She was the founder-director of the Nalanda Dance Research Centre and the founder-principal of the Nalanda Nritya Kala Mahavidyalaya in Mumbai.[2][3]

Early life and education

Born in Gujarat on 11 June 1937,[1] Rele spent a part of her childhood in Santiniketan and in Kolkata with her uncle. At Santiniketan she had the opportunity to watch Kathakali and Mohiniyattam performances, which she claimed helped shape her artistic sensibilities.[4][5]

Rele was a qualified lawyer with an LL.B. from the Government Law College, Mumbai and a diploma in international law from the University of Manchester.[5] She also held a PhD in dance from the University of Mumbai.[6]

Rele and her husband Yatindra had one son. She died in Mumbai on 22 February 2023.[7]

Mohiniyattam artiste

Rele was also a Kathakali artiste having been trained under Guru "Panchali" Karunakara Panicker since the age of seven.[5][8] Her initiation into Mohiniyattam came much later under Kalamandalam Rajalakshmi. A grant from the Sangeet Natak Akademi and later the Ford Foundation helped her delve deeper into her interest in Mohiniyattam and during 1970–71 she traveled to Kerala filming exponents of the dance form such as Kunjukutty Amma, Chinnammu Amma, and Kalyanikutty Amma. The project helped acquaint her with the nuances of Mohiniyattam and record its traditional and technical styles while also enabling her to evolve a teaching methodology for it.[5][8] Her study of these artistes and their technique against the backdrop of classical texts like Natya Shastra, Hastalakshana Deepika, and Balarama Bharatam led her to develop her own style of Mohiniyattam dubbed the Kanaka Rele School of Mohiniyattam.[8]

Rele's concept of body kinetics in dance is a pioneering innovation that disaggregates body movements in Mohiniyattam using a notation system.[4] She is credited with having played a key role in the revival and popularisation of Mohiniyattam and for having brought a scientific temper and academic rigour to it.[9]

Notable choreographies

Rele is noted for the contemporisation of mythological tales in her performances and her portrayal of strong women characters in them, which is a marked departure from the traditional Mohiniyattam theme of the nayika pining for love.[10] Some of her notable subjects and choreographies include Kubja, Kalyani, Silappadikaram, and Swapnavasavadattam.[8]

Rele's association with the Malayalam poet and scholar Kavalam Narayana Panicker led to her introduction to Sopana Sangeetham and creation of choreographic pieces set to Sopana Sangeetam's talas. Rele credited Kavalam's compositions as being inspirational for several of her choreographies that "highlight the trauma of women in society based on women characters in mythology".[5][11]

Nritya Bharati, a documentary on India's classical dances produced by Rele's Nalanda Dance Research Centre has been acquired by the Ministry of External Affairs as the official capsule for all Indian missions abroad.[8] The Enlightened One — Gautama Buddha, which premiered in 2011, was a choreographic piece created against the backdrop of the 26/11 attacks on Mumbai.[12]

Academic career

Rele was instrumental in beginning the Department of Fine Arts at the University of Mumbai and also served as its dean. Rele established the Nalanda Dance Research Centre in 1966 and the Nalanda Nritya Kala Mahavidyalay in 1972.[8] The Nalanda Dance Research Centre, Mumbai which trains students for a university degree in Mohiniyattam is recognised as a research institute by the Ministry of Science and Technology.[5] Rele also served as an expert and advisor on dance to the Department of Culture of the Government of India and the Planning Commission and was part of the University Grants Commission's curriculum development team and a consultant to Indian and foreign universities in developing academic dance courses.[2]

Awards and honours

Rele was conferred the Gaurav Puraskar by the Government of Gujarat in 1989 and the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, in 1990.[13] She was honoured with the title Kala Vipanchee by Vipanchee, a pioneering institution for Indian music and dance, in 2005.[14] In 2006, the Government of Madhya Pradesh conferred the Kalidas Samman on her for her contributions to and excellence in the field of classical dance.[10] She was also a recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award and the M. S. Subbulakshmi Award.[15] In 2013, she was conferred the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India.[16]

Books

  • Mohinī Āțțam: The Lyrical Dance[17]
  • Bhaava Niroopanna[18]
  • A Handbook of Indian Dance Terminology[2][19]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Renowned classical dancer Kanak Rele passes away". Keralakaumudi Daily. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "ARTISTE'S PROFILE — Kanak Y. Rele". Centre for Cultural Resources and Training. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Imagination unlimited". The Hindu. 27 October 2006. Archived from the original on 13 November 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Dance has its own language: Dr. Kanak Rele". The Times of India. 9 April 2011. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Dance has to serve more social causes". The Hindu. 28 October 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  6. ^ "Dancing Queen — Dr.Kanak Rele". Archived from the original on 6 January 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  7. ^ Bose, Mrityunjay (22 February 2023). "Classical dance legend Kanak Rele passes away in Mumbai". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  8. ^ a b c d e f "Tryst with Mohiniyattam". The Hindu. 29 January 2006. Archived from the original on 14 March 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  9. ^ "Lasya unlimited". The Hindu. 20 May 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  10. ^ a b "Dr. Kanak Rele gets Kalidas Samman". Narthaki. 7 May 2006. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
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