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Rani Khanam is one of leading exponent of Kathak Lucknow Gharana (style) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathak Rani Khanam trained by Ustd. Fattan Khan, Smt. Reba Vidyarthi http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/citation_popup.php?id=683&at=1 and Pt. Birju Maharaj https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birju_Mahonorsnd graduated with Top honours in Bhav & Laya at Kathak Kendra, New Delhi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ She has earned great name for her dexterity, subtle abhinaya, footwork and rhythmic patterns. The Indian and international art critics consider her an excellent and creative dancer. Rani Khanam the only Indian Muslim Kathak classical dancer who braved to dance on Islamic and Sufiana verses of mystic Sufi poets http://www.dailypioneer.com/vivacity/above-and-beyond.html

Rani Khanam is empanelled as an outstanding category’ and is empanelled with Indian Council of Cultural Relation http://iccr.gov.in/sites/default/files/Referencelist2017.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Council_for_Cultural_Relations she is 'Top' grade artiste from Delhi Doordarshan http://www.ddindia.gov.in/Pages/Home.aspx https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doordarshan Rani Khanam is founder director of Aamad Dance Center http://www.aamad.org/ She and her group have staged worldwide.

Contents

 * 1) Life and Career
 * 2) Performances and reviews
 * 3) Distinguished Service for the Society
 * 4) Awards and recognition
 * 5) Dance Productions
 * 6) Research
 * 7) References

Life and Career
Rani Khanam trained by renowned doyens of Kathak namely Ustd. Fattan Khan, Smt. Reba Vidyarthi http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/citation_popup.php?id=683&at=1 and Pt. Birju Maharaj https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birju_Maharaj and graduated with Top honours in Bhav & Laya at Kathak Kendra, New Delhi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Institute_of_Kathak_Dance Her style reflects deep comprehension of the dance tradition which has set new dimensions and source of inspirations to younger generation.

Performances and Reviews
Past more than two decades, she performed regularly at reputed international festivals. She performed one of the major performances in the presence of the Majesties the King and the Queen of Malaysia https://tallypress.com/fun/9-kings-queens-malaysia/ & Prime Minister of Malaysia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahathir_Mohamad at Kuala Lumpur, another was Salaam - International festival of Islamic Arts in London http://www.islamicartssociety.com/ with legends of Sufi musicians, singers & dancers around the world. Her tours in abroad has covered major festivals like; ‘Namaste France’- France http://www.namastefrance.fr/faq Perform in Spain http://www.embassyindia.es/media/photo-gallery/performance-rani-khanam-and-amaad-kathak-group-2016, https://www.actividadesculturales.unileon.es/agenda/?q=node/1318, in UK https://www.tickethungama.com/event/7521/summerschoolshowcases-kathak-dance-rani-khanam, Salaam-International festival of Islamic Arts in London http://www.islamicartssociety.com/, Asia Traditional Song & Dance Festival - South Korea, Tropical Museum dance festival in Amsterdam, the Netherlands https://whatsupwithamsterdam.com/tropical-museum/ ‘Sound of spell’ at Royal festival hall, South bank https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/venues/royal-festival-hall Erasing Borders- New York http://www.iaac.us/IAAC_dance_fest2013/review10.htm, India Week at Tlemcen - the Islamic cultural capital of the world for the year, Algeria http://www.algeria.com/blog/tlemcen-capital-of-islamic-culture Forde International Festival in Sweden Norway http://www.fordefestival.com/ and many solos and many performances in England, Canada, Australia https://www.facebook.com/SooryaAustralia/ Malaysia, Japan, Singapore, Doha, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman  Muscat, Abu Dhabi, Dubai https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/classical-nights-at-the-soorya-india-festival-1.294719 & Sri Lanka, the ‘Festival of India’ in USSR, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.

Distinguished Service for the Society
Rani Khanam has used her artistic calibre to create awareness through her training and choreography which articulates her convictions that dance can be vehicle to build social bridges. Rani Khanam trained differently abled artists to dance on wheelchair https://www.socialpost.news/lifestyle/a-dancer-festival-of-different-kind-from/ Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi https://www.narendramodi.in/shri-narendra-modi-prime-minister-of-india-7814 also congratulated for organising the festival calling it “an ideal occasion to bring out the empowering power of the arts“ https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/differentlyabled-artistes-perform-at-dance-music-festival/article10044798.ece https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/differentlyabled-artistes-perform-at-dance-music-festival/article10044798.ece Rani Khanam is in the planning group of Dept. of Education in Arts & Aesthetics (DEAA), NCERT http://www.ncert.nic.in/departments/nie/deaa/index.html

Dance Productions
Andaz e Raqs http://tubeliving.com/andaz-e-raqs-choreography-by-rani-khanam-aamad-dance-centre_Huj-T8fyVJ9M.html Sufi dance http://www.ranikhanam.com/Sufidancer.htm Laya Gati https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDSCOEmDbRE Basant-Hori https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4OkgOnaIRQ Nachat Sudhang https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgqcBONPwvA Om shanty Yoga on wheels https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlpND1lvNjw Hosla https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9XPK98wj2s Krishna leela https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpfoKeU4Tns

Awards and Recognition
Rani Khanam has been honored for her courageous and pioneering work in Kathak dance and for creating bridges in between missing links in performing arts with social issues like: work for Person with disability http://healthtechnology.in/2017/09/13/spinal-injury-survivors-deliver-powerful-performances-leave-audience-spell-bound/ and raise awareness about the rights of Indian Muslim women http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/dance/unveiled/article4952766.ece •	Amir Khusro Foundation National Integration Award http://amirkhusrofoundation.org/ •	Loreal Femina Women award http://businesswebnews.blogspot.in/2014/03/winners-of-loreal-paris-femina-women.html?m=1 •	5th National Women Excellence Award https://spiritindia.com/national-excellence-award-female-homoeopaths/ •	Asian Cultural Council Fellowship, New York: "World Dance and Islam’ https://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2006/06/03/mystic-circles-islamic-and-sufi-poetry-and-movement-vocabulary-north-indi •	Senior Fellowship award from Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India http://www.indiaculture.nic.in/sites/default/files/Schemes/ListofCandidatesSelectedforSeniorJuniorFellowshipfor2015-16_20.06.2017.pdf

RESEARCH:

 * 1) Indo-Persian cultural development through Silk Road
 * 2) Study in Indo Persian synthesis in Kathak dance (Lucknow  Gharana https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathak Hindustani Music & Visual arts.
 * 3) Re-uniting “Katha-Vachak http://www.anandway.com/article/323/Lucknow-gharana-kathak-dance
 * 4) and “Bhav–Batana http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=864  in Kathak Lucknow Style
 * 5) ACC Fellowship- New York for World dance and Islam https://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2006/06/03/mystic-circles-islamic-and-sufi-poetry-and-movement-vocabulary-north-indi