Vyjayanthi Kashi

Vyjayanthi Kashi is an Indian Kuchipudi dancer popular not only among the Indian audience, but also among the overseas audience. Her style of dance is praiseworthy to the critics and she was proficient in theatre also. Vyjayanthi Kashi is a reputed Kuchipudi dancer, a celebrated performer and choreographer and artistic director of a dance school Shambhavi School of Dance, where they teach this traditional dance form Kuchipudi.

Vyjayanthi Kashi is the daughter of the late J.M. Vishwanth and late G.V. Girijamma. Vyjayanthi Kashi started learning Bharatanatya from Ramanna of Tumkur at the age of six. Eventually, she topped the State with a first rank and also won a golden chain. Initially she was not so interested in dance, so eventually she took theatre where she worked with T. S. Nagabharana who is an Indian film director, in the Kannada film industry. She married Vijaya Kashi, a television and theatre artist whom she met while acting in theatre.[10] She took up a job in a bank which later she left as she fully dedicated to dance. She has a daughter Prateeksha Kashi, who is also a kuchipudi dancer.

She holds a fellowship from the Government of India in Kuchipudi and continues with her research on “Influence of Yakshagana on the Solo Kuchipudi Repertoire”. She contributes articles on her chosen subject. Vyjayanthi has conducted thought- provoking workshops, lecture demonstrations in India, U.A.E., Malaysia, Ethiopia, and other countries. She has to her credit more than a 1000 performances in India and abroad. One of Vyjayanthi’s specialty is the Mayurakautam or picturisation of peacock, a ritualistic dance form practiced several years ago by the temple dancers (performed by only a few dancers today). In her most dramatic roles, she has portayed the woman as a victim of her time, her society, her family and her man. She has to her credit more than a 1000 performances in India and abroad. One of Vyjayanthi’s specialty is the Mayurakautam or picturisation of peacock, a ritualistic dance form practiced several years ago by the temple dancers (performed by only a few dancers today). In her most dramatic roles, she has portayed the woman as a victim of her time, her society, her family and her man.

Personal Life of Vyjayanthi Kashi

Vyjayanthi Kashi married Vijaya Kashi, who is a television and theatre artist whom she met while acting in theatre. Vyjayanthi Kashi took up a job in a bank which later she left as she fully dedicated to dance. The couple is blessed with a daughter Prateeksha Kashi, who is also a Kuchipudi dancer.