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Dr. Dasari Yethiraja Sampath Kumar shortly D. Y. Sampath Kumar (20 November 1927 - 21 May 1999), popularly referred to as "''Andhra Jalari''" or Fisherman of Andhra Pradesh, was an acclaimed Indian classical and folk dancer and choreographer. He thoroughly assimilated the ancient traditions of dance and music of South India under the tutelage of various gurus like Sri Peri Narasimha Shastry who taught him Veena and Duvvuri Jagannadha Sarma who taught him Bharatanatyam. With deep study and indepth investigation into various dance forms he improvised on their teachings and became a distinguished exponent of various dance styles like Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Yakshagana and folk dances. He gave thousands of performances with brilliant embellishments in several states and in many countries. From between 1954 and 1999 for 45 years, 60 renowned artistes under the able guidance and expert direction of Dr.Sampath Kumar through his famous dance institute Sri Geetha Nrithya Kalasala, Vizianagaram, (Andhra Pradesh) have given over 3000 dance performances on National and International stages and won many honors and awards. ==Awards and Laurels== 1957 - First Prize among 1400 artists for the ‘Andhra Jalari’ (Fisher Man) dance item in the All India Dance competitions held at New Delhi. 1960 - First Prize in the International Agricultural Exhibition held at Delhi for the Folk dance item ‘Sankranti’ (Harvest Festival) 1960 - First Prize ‘Swarna Kalasam’ among 18 states for the dance drama “Abhijñānaśākuntalam” in the National Sanskrit Drama Competitions held at Ujjain. 1961 - First Prize among 17 states for Tagore’s dance drama “Kabuliwala” during Tagore’s Centenary Birthday Celebrations held at Calcutta. 1964 - “Abhijñānaśākuntalam” Sanskrit dance drama, performed before several Governors and Chief Minister at Ravindra Bharati, Hyderabad drew the special acclaim of President Dr. Radakrishnan and Prime Minister Pandit Nehru. 1965 – Received President's commendation memento. 1973 – Gold Medal for the dance theme “Andhra Jalari” which was adjudged First among 143 countries at the International Dance Competitions held at East German’s Capital Berlin City. 1974 – Citation for the ballet ‘Shiva Parvati’ Urdhva Thandava Sampradaya in Moscow Cultural Competitions. 1980 – First Prize for ‘Tillana’ in the All India Bharatanatyam Competitions at Hyderabad. 1982 – First Prize for the dance drama ‘Ksheerasagaramadhanam’ among 56 participants at the state level dance drama competitions at Hyderabad. 1986 – To crown his achievements, Andhra University conferred on him honorary doctorate and the title “Kalaprapoorna”. 1988 - He was conferred Soviet Land Nehru Award by the USSR as a part Indo-Soviet Cultural Exchange. 1990 - He was felicitated for his contributions to Indian dance at the annual TANA Conference in Mauritius. 1993 - He was invited to New York, United States of America by TANA and was awarded the International Cultural Award and Man of the Year. 1994 - He received the prestigious Ugadi Puraskar from Madras Telugu Academy. 1995 - He choreographed the Andhra Jalari Dance in the K. Viswanath directed Telugu Movie Subha Sankalpam starring the famous Kamal Hasan. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sampath Kumar D.Y.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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