Kumudini Lakhia was an Indian choreographer, born in 1930 in India, who died in 2025. This page lists 2 works credited to Lakhia as choreographer, including In Ankhon Ki Masti Ke and In Ankhon Ki Masti Ke.
Biography
Kumudini Lakhia (17 May 1930 – 12 April 2025) was an Indian Kathak dancer and choreographer based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, where she founded Kadamb School of Dance and Music, an institute of Indian dance and music in 1964.
A pioneer in contemporary Kathak dance, she was credited with moving away from the solo form of Kathak starting in the 1960s, by turning it into a group spectacle, and also innovations like taking away traditional stories and adding contemporary storylines into Kathak repertoire.
She was awarded Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1982 by Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Akademi for Performing arts, Kalidas Samman (2002-03) and Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian award in 2025.
Works choreographed by Kumudini Lakhia
| Title | Type | Premiere |
|---|---|---|
| In Ankhon Ki Masti Ke | music video | 1981 |
| In Ankhon Ki Masti Ke | scene | 1981 |
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