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ARTISTE'S PROFILE
 
Name  : Vasanthi Sankaranarayanan

Postal Address  

House No.& Street  :
B1, Alsa Residency, IIIrd Block
12, Gilchrist Avenue, Chetpet
 
Town/City  :  

District  : Chennai

State  : Tamilnadu

Pin Code  : 600031

 

Telephone(s) with STD Code  : 044

Landline  : 28363846/52138339

Mobile  : 9382162883

Fax  :  

Other PP number(s) for contact  :  

E-mail ID  : vasanthi40@hotmail.com

Website  :  
 
 

Date of Birth/Age  : October 15, 1936

Education  :
M.A. (History)
M.Phil: (Subject: The Influence of Dance Drama on the Social and Cultural life of Kerala)
Ph.D (Subject: Malayalam Cinema – Society and Politics of Kerala)
C.A.A.I.I.B.
Diplomas in French and German
 
Field of expertise  :
Film, Literature, Theatre, Dance, Painting, Translation, Speaking, Writing

Academic/Professional activities  :
Freelance journalist film and art critic, researcher and translator, Vasanthi also lectures on film, feminism, education, tradition and modernity. Folk and epic story writer, script writer for dance theatre, she is an Editorial Board Member, Cinema in India magazine, Selection Committee Member for films shown in International Film Festival of Kerala, and Jury Member, Gollappudi Srinivas Memorial Trust Award Selection Committee.
 
Name of the institution(s)you    :
    associated with     
University of Madras, Asian College of Journalism, University of Kerala, Oxford University Press, Macmillan India Limited
 
Honours/Awards/Fellowships,etc.  :

Was deputed on a two months fellowship for language study and cultural tour to Germany

 
Books/Articles authored  :
Write for leading newspapers on arts subjects.
Translations: “Agni Sakshi” (English) by Lalithambika Antarjanam
“ Brashtu” (English) by Matampu Kunjukuttan
“ Inner Courtyard” (short stories)
“ Inner Spaces” (short stories)
“ Magic Vessel” (Malayalam)
“ Ramayana Retold” (under publication)
Original : “Tipu Sultan”
 
Any association with foreign   :
institution(s)    
Maxmueller Bhavan, Alliance Francaise
The British Council of Chennai
 
Any other information  :
Would like to write, speak and train in multidisciplinary cross cultural experiments within and outside India

 
 
                       
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Government of India
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