Anita
Ratnam has received several awards and recognition for her work in the
performing arts.
"In a way,
awards reflect people's love. I feel so charged with this recognition and
thank the organisations that have selected me for their honours. Awards
boost your ego, enhance responsibility and make you more committed to your
work.
I am lucky
to have had wonderful gurus who have encouraged me and made me work very
hard in my early years. That is what is helping me today.
For me,
dance is the energy to be "every woman" and not just a dancer alone! I
have chosen a difficult path, bridging the gap between the traditional
and contemporary. But I am committed to creating and choreographing works
which speak to me…which communicate with audiences 'from heart to heart'."
Anita Ratnam
Below are
listed a few of her awards
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SAHRUDAYA RANJAKA
by Bharat Vikas Parishad, Chennai, 2004
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LALITHAKALA RATNA
by Sri Lalithakala Academy Foundation Trust (Inc.), Mysore, 2003
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NATYA RATNA by
Sri Shanmukhananda Sangeeta Sabha, New Delhi, 2003
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BHARATHA KALA
RATHINAM by Sri Sankara Bhagavadpadacharya Paramaparagatha His Holiness
Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetadhipathi Jagathguru Sri Sankaracharya Swamigal
(February 2001)
Other
Awards:
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ALTERNATIVE POETRY
WORLD COMPETITION – FIRST PRIZE, Aberdeen, Scotland (For www.anitaratnam.com)
2004
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INDEPENDENT ART
HOUSE WEBSITE FESTIVAL- FIRST PRIZE, Stockholm, Sweden (For www.anitaratnam.com)
2004
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INDEPENDENT CYBER
UNDERGROUND WEB AWARDS 2004 - GOLD, Amsterdam, Holland (For www.anitaratnam.com)
2004
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PRICE AWARD, Shakespeare
Millennium Club, Chennai 2004
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VIBRANT INDIAN
AWARD, Developers' India, Chennai, 2002
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WOMAN OF THE YEAR
2000, Citation awarded to 200 best women professionals by the American
Biographical Institute (ABI), North Carolina, USA
Dance and
Theatre
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KALAIMAMANI, (For
Dance Research), Govt. of Tamilnadu, Chennai (Madras) , 1998
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UGADI PURASKAR,
Telugu Academy, Chennai (Madras), 1997
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NRITYA CHOODAMANI,
Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, Chennai (Madras), 1996
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MADURA KALA PRAVEENA,
Madurai 1996
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BHARATA KALA RATNA,
Chennai (Madras), 1995
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SINGAR MANI, Mumbai
(Bombay), 1975
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ARUT KALAI SELVI,
Govt. of Tamilnadu, 1974
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SUR SINGAR SANSAD,
Mumbai (Bombay), 1971
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UNESCO Award for
outstanding young artiste, 1970
Television
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MEDIA ACHIEVEMENT
AWARD, New York (National Organization of Women), 1991
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OUTSTANDING TV
AMBASSADOR, Cleveland, USA (Federation of Indian Associations), 1988
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MAHATMA GANDHI
AWARD for Cultural Understanding, New York, 1986
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