Nikita Dilip Banawalikar has
successfully completed her Masters in Performing arts with distinction from
Bharati Vidyapeeth Pune and has recently passed the All India UGC Net
examination and is eligible for the post of Asst.Professor.An ICCR empanelled artist ,NIKITA was introduced to
Indian Classical dance at the age of 4.She began her training initially in
Bharatnatyam but developed interest in Kathak at the age of 9.She was under the
tutelage Dr.Manjiri Deo for about 10yrs and completed Visharad from Gandharva
Mahavidhyalaya under her guidance.Later she was trained in Kadamb centre for
dance,Ahmedabad under Sanjukta Sinha for 3 years..Currently she is continuing
her advance training under Guru Shama Bhate in Pune.
A CCRT young artist scholarship holder ,Nikita has been
conferred with numerous prestigious
awards.Menaka award by Mumbai University for 2 consecutive years,Akhil
Bharatiya Prathibha Puraskar,Gopi Krishna Award,Pandit Vishnu Digambar Paluskar
Award,Nritya Vilasini , to name a few. A gold medalist of All
India National Youth Festival ,She has represented India thrice at South Asian
Universities International youth festival.Nikita
has presented her solo classical recital in many festivals India and abroad.