Ms. Swati D. Daithankar

As the shadows of evening touch the horizon, my mind passes through the memory lane & peeps in my childhood. The tiny feet, at the age of three used to respond the musical & rhythmical cycles of the nature. The artistic aptitude rightly sensed by my father, Mr. P. U. Kulkarni and mother Mrs. Rajani & since then …..The fascinating journey of artistic Pleasure entered my life with the guiding hand of Guru Satyanarayan.

Ample of interschool & college dance competition prizes held me to persue the art with sincere efforts.

With the Bombay university degree in English literature I entered Nalanda dance Research centre; affiliated to the university of Bombay in 1985 my day used to start & end with dance & only dance. All those four golden years was nothing else; but the nonstop practice of dance for hours together, attending dance workshops, participating different dance festivals & studying ample of referance books under the able guidence of Padmashree Dr.(Mrs.) Kanak Rele & T. V. Saundarajan Guruji. As a result of all these I topped the university throughout and stood first with distinction. I was overwhelmed when I received the prestigious “Sir Nageshwar Rao Award” from the university and the National Scholarship for the year 1989-91. Later Guru Mrs. Mythili Raghavan has guided me and shaped a dancer within me.

Since then I started performing solo at the professional level on the major platforms in India & abroad. After receiving “Yuva Bharati” & “Sangeetonmesh” Award I bagged “Nritya Alankar” from Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Mandal in 1997.

In the year 2000 & 2002, I traveled throughout U.S. & Europe as a solo Bharat Natyam performer & its success added one more gem in my crowning glory. The appreciation of renowned artists & Critics in India helped me to boost my artistic persuits. The repeat audience & a grand public aploud was delightful outcome of my abroad trips. When the people come and meet me in the green room in India saying they have watched my performances in abroad makes me happy as an artist!

I was impressed by the striking similarities between Yoga & Bharatnatyam practically. I started persuing the matter and to my great delight the National Fellowship year (2000-2002) was offered to me for that.

In the year1989, I founded my own dance institute named “Nrityasadhana” & started giving training to the young aspirants in Bharatnatyam. I produced & choreographed dance ballets, Namely, Krishna Lila Natakam, Srujan, Yugantara, Tamaso ma Jyotirgamaya, Shivashakti, Ashish ha Ganarayacha & Radha.

With the blessings of Lord Nataraj & appreciation from the art lovers all over the world I am devoted to my art with sincere efforts, and want to achieve the higher perspectives on the horizon of this age old traditional dance form of Indian cultural heritage i.e. Bharatnatyam 

It was all about Abhinay and Taal . The concluding session of iMAP 2001-2002 held at the St. Josephs School hall in Pashan, was conducted by Bharat Natyam dancer Swati Daithankar. Swati explained abhinay and mudra to the student of the school, by demonstrating and explaining the techniques and poses, through a narrative, while her two disciples depicted the postures on stage. She also narrated the history of dance and how the various posture came about. At the end she presented a solo item too.

Swati has topped her graduation in dance at the Bombay University, has trained with Padmashree Kanak Rele and Maithili Raghavan. She now runs her Nritya Sadhana school and is also examiner for dance at the University and various other institutes.

The iMAP,(Indian Musical Awareness Program) was presented by the Atul Kulkarni's Art and Music Foundation, Pune, which strives to make youngsters aware of our heritage and also promote talented artistes.

Swati is attached as a dance faculty at Pune University & Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya. In the year 2000 & 2002, Swati Daithankar traveled throughout U.S. & Europe as a solo Bharatnatyam performer & its success added one more gem in her crowning glory. The appreciation of renowned artists & critics in India helped her to boost her artistic pursuits. 

* NCPA ( National Centre for Perfoming Arts, Bombay)

* NCL ( National Chemical Laboratory)

* Goa Kala Academy (Panaji)

* Madras Maharashtra Mandal (Chennai)

* Brahmotsav (Tirupati)

* Pune Festival (Pune)

* Sur Singer Samsad ( Mumbai)

* Indian Dance Festival (Delhi)

* Shankuntala Mahostav (Bombay)

* International Medical Conference at Taj Hotel (Bombay)

* Indian Dance Festival (Delhi) 

* Tours Abroad -U.S.A. – 2000, 2002, 2006, 2010. Europe—2002, 2008. Singapore- 2012, 2013. Thailand- 2012, U.S.A. Twice in 2000 & 2002,  

Europe - 2002, U.S.A. 2006, Europe-2008

 

She has performed in all the major cities in India e.g. Mumbai, Delhi, Nagpur, Madras, Aurangabad, Pune, Goa. To crown her artistic glory, she toured internationally to Gulf Countries, Europe & U.S.A. as a solo dancer & performed in all the major cities throughout United States to improve her stock of reviews & fan mails overseas.

* Krishna Leela Natakam (1997)

* Srujan (1998)

* Yugantara (1998)

* Panchatanmatra (1999)

* Radha (2000)

* Shiva-Shakti (2001)

* VCD ‘Ashtavinayak Geete’ of Lata Mangeshkar released by HMV (2003) worked as a dance director and also choreographed it. She has established a Bharat Natyam Institute ‘Nritya Sadhana’, through which she imparts training of Bharat Natyam to the young aspirants of this classical Fine Art. 

2008- NupurNad-- Choreographed the uniquo Hugalbandi of Santoor & Bharat- Natyam & performed throughout U.S.A.,Europe,Singapore & all over India. 

2012— Sur Shyam Rang-A dance ballet based on Saint poet Surdas’s compositions performed throughout India & in Singapore. 

2013 – Tejonidhi-Tha dance ballet based on Swami Vivelanand by the invitation of Vivekanand Kendra,Kanyakumari on the occasion of 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekanand. 

Working as Faculty & Guru in Pune University, Bharati Vidyapeeth & Tilak Maharashra Vidyapeeth. Graded Television dancer and Examination Panel -  Pune University -M.A.  Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapith Marathwada University Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Mandal Neelam 

Audio-video (U.S.A.) has released Swati’s DVD MARGAM –THE PATH TO SALVATION at Philadelphia in 2006 The VCD & DVD of ABHINAYA DARPANAM has been released internationally in May 2008 VCD

2004- Rajas Sukumar- dance ballet ,based on Marathi saint's literature,a VCD released by HMV- Saregama in international market. 

2007- Released DVd 'Maargam’ pure Bharat Natyam DVD by Neelam AudioVideo,U.S.A. 

2008- Released DVd ‘dance dimensions’by Fountain Music Company in international market.Rajas Sukumar.

HMV Saregama has released the ever first Bharatnatyam VCD based on devotional songs of Marathi Saints ‘Rajas Sukumar’ which is danced and choreographed by Mrs. Swati Daithankar It is released in Feb 2004 by the auspicious hands of Santoor Maestro Pandit Shivkumar Sharma .