Asavari Rahalkar is Kathak teacher and performer from Pune. She has taken extensive training in a Gurukul methord for 8 years from Guru Rohini Bhate, last 10 years from Guru Rajendra Gangani.
She has completed Nritya Visharad, Nritya Alankar in Kathak dance and even Sangeet Visharad from Music.Recently she achieved Doctorate (Ph.d) in Kathak Dance ; in academics,she has done B.A. and M.C.M.
Recently Asavari received Kirtan Sanjeevani Pushpalata Ranade Scholarship of One Lakh from Great personality Shiva Shahir Shri Babasaheb Purandareji.The chief guest was Padmabhushan Shri Mujumdar and Aashirwad from Shri Daji kaka Gadgil and Sanskrit scholar Shri. Vasant Gadgil.The Kirtan Sanjeevani Pushpalata Ranade awards were given to Smt Harmala Gupta and Dr Nandini Bhojraj who have done outstanding work in their own respective field.It is was a very special experience for Asavari to be there among such great achievers and veterans and to receive such a scholarship and get their blessings.
Asavari Rahalkar has given Solo performances in various festivals in all over India. She has given performances inn the presence of Great Artists such as Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, Grammy- award winner Pandit VishwaMohan- Bhatt, Guru Parvati Kumar, Guru Kumudini Lakhiya & Dr. Kanak Rele. She has also performed in France (Paris) and also conducted a workshop there.
She has been doing creative work for solo and group dance choreography for the past 20 years.In Platinum year of Akhil Bhartiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Mandal (ABGMM) Asavari performed before her guruji with her students in Ahmedabad the event was organized by ABGMM.
Asavari has been appointed as an examiner in Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyala Mandal and Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth.
Recently Asavari received the membership of the Council for International Dance (CID) which is affiliated with the world renowned organisation UNESCO.
Asavari has created kathak cd's for the benefit of the students of Srushti Kathak Kendra.Students practice and perform with the help of the audio cds. More importantly Asavari has created Kathak DVD's for the 1st,2nd and 3rd level of kathak.These DVD's are extremely helpful for students who want to appear for the Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya as they cover most of the syllabus of 1st,2nd and 3rd year.
The added advantage of these DVD's is girls,women who dont have access to their Guru that frequently can also learn and practice from their home.So these DVD's are like training programme.These DVD's are very usefull for freshers who want to learn the artform from its basic stage.
Videos of 1st,2nd and 3rd level in Kathak are available. The Kathak training program in
these videos is almost as per the Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Mandal's practical syllabus of 1st, 2nd and 3rd exam.These videos are extremely helpful for all ages. Dr Asavari Rahalkar has herself given the informative and demonstrative part in these videos.