Geetanjali Lal

Geetanjali Lal (born Geetanjali Desai; 5 Nov 1948) is an Indian Kathak dancer and choreographer.

Early life and education Geetanjali Lal received formal training in Hindustani Classical music from her father, Rajnikant Desai – vocalist & professor of music and the disciple of Aftab-e-Mosiqui Ustad Faiyaz Khan of Agra Gharana.

Geetanjali Lal continued with her formal training in Kathak dance under stalwarts – Pandit Gopi Krishna, Shri Mohan Rao Kallianpurkar and Pandit Devi Lal of Jaipur Gharana.

Career She held the post of Chief of Repertory and Director of Kathak Kendra from 2009-2012. She is a top grade artist of Doordarshan and Indian Council for Cultural Relations, New Delhi.

Personal life She was married to Pandit Dev Lal of Jaipur Gharana.

Awards and honors

Sangeet Natak Akademi Award by Sangeet Natak Akademi in 2007

Also, she has been awarded the title of “Nritya Sharada”, "Natya Kala Shree”, “Bharat Gaurav”, “Kala Shiromani” "Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini award" and “Kalpana chawala award, "Jjijabai Women Achivers Award", "Acharya Kala Vipanchee"