3. • Maalyada Anand (Amukta Maalyada) is an accomplished artist in
the field of Kuchipudi dance. With the constant encouragement
and blessings from her parents Smt Sridevi and Sri K.L.N. Ranga
Rao , she has been learning Kuchipudi dance at the feet of her
guru”Kala Ratna” Smt A. B. Bala Kondala Rao. She has given
her arangetram in 2002 and since then has performed at different
centers in India and abroad and all her performances have been
well received by the connoisseurs of art.
4. • Maalyada Anand is an Engineering Graduate in
computer science from J.N.T.U and is a Post
Graduate in dance with specialization in
Kuchipudi from Andhra University. She is
married to Sri A. Anand Sri Hari, a professional
Mridangam artist.
5. •She has performed in all her Guru’s ballets
donning roles like Rama, Sita, Ramanujulu,
Vishnu, Andal, Durga etc. She has also
given many lecture demonstrations along
with her Guru all over India and abroad.
6. • She has acted in one of the lead roles in
“Kalatapasvi” Padmasri Dr. K. Vishwanath’s movie
“Swarbhishekam”
• She has toured all the major states of the United
States of America along with her troupe for giving
Dance performances.
7. • One of her outstanding achievements is that she
has been selected as a Cultural ambassador
from India by the “Rotary International” in 2011
and toured the United States of America with her
dance performances.
8. • Along with practising dance and performing,
Maalyada is also nurturing young children by
teaching them the nuances of Kuchipudi dance
since 8 years at “Kuchipudi Kalaa Kendram”,
Visakhapatnam.
9. ACHIEVEMENTS: -
• Holds Diploma with Distinction in Kuchipudi
Dance from the Potti Sri Ramulu Telugu
University, Hyderabad.
Recipient of Scholarship for young artists from
the “Department of Cultural Affairs”, Government
of India.
10. •B- GRADED ARTIST OF
“DOORDARSHAN”.
•“Kurella Award” for “Best
upcoming artist in Kuchipudi
Dance”
11. • “Ugadi Puraskar( Samaikya Bharath Gaurav
Satkar)” from The Madras Telugu Academy.
•Conferrement of title “Natya Kala
Saraswathi” by Saraswathi Gana Sabha,
Kakinada.
12. •Recipient of title “Natya Soujanya”, by the
“Nritya Madhavi Academy of Dance”, New
Jersey.
•Awarded with the title “Nritya Nipuna” by
the “Nalanda Dance Research Center”,
Mumbai.
13. •Recepient of the most prestigious
“SingarMani” title by the “Sur Singar
Samsad”, Mumbai.
•Recipient of the title “Nritya jyoti “ at the
“Naveen Kayaker Samaroh”,
Bhubaneshwar.
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