Namita Desai

NAMITA DESAI

Namita Desai, one among the graded dancers and achievers of today and strives to excel in the field of Dance. She took her initial training in Bharatanatyam under Late. Shri P.V.Upadhyaya, “Smt Mandakini Udupi “and Vidwan Shri K. Ramamurthy Rao of Mysore. In the later stage to nurture her deep interest in this art, she moved to Bangalore and received training in Bharatanatyma and Mohini Attam from Karnataka kala shree Kalamadanalam, Smt. Usha Datar. Besides having an academic qualification of B.Com, she completed her senior grade examination in Bharatanatym conducted by Karnataka Govt. (1998) and master’s degree in dance (M.A) from Bangalore University (2003).

Currently Namita Desai is under the tutelage of Guru B. Bhanumati Bangalore and has completed her “Rangapravesha” successfully in the year 2005. Presently Namita Desai is performing in the prestigious dance Troup “Bharatanjali” of Guru B. Bhanumati and striving to make the aspects of Abhinaya, her forte.

Namita Desai has been an active participant in many dance features presented, on both stage and television. She has traveled widely across Karnataka and India, presenting solo and group performances. She has also choreographed many dance dramas.

Acting in small screen
Adding to her multitalented personality is her experience in acting for television. Her convincing portrayal of the character “Gayatri” in “Moodalamane” of ETV. She also acted in other serials like “Nanda Gokula”, “Malebillu”, and “Nirantara” of ETV and “Swabhimana” of Zee Kannada channel, “Sangolli Raayanna” of Suvarna Channel, playing as Rani Chennamma a famous Historical character & Classic Projects of Door Darshan. At present, acting in a serial “Maneyondu Mooru baagilu” (ETV)and Kallu Sakkare (Kasturi)