Sandhya Raman Explained

Sandhya Raman
Birth Date:	1967 7, df=yes
Birth Place:	New Delhi, India
Nationality:	Indian
Education:	National Institute of Design
Occupation:	Costume designer

Sandhya Raman is an Indian costume designer and curator whose focus is on socially responsible designs.^{[1] [2]} Raman is the founder of Desmania Foundation.^{[3] [4] [5] [6]} Sandhya Raman designs costumes for dancers practicing contemporary as well as traditional dance forms.^{[7] [8] [9]}

Education and career

Raman is an alumnus of the National Institute of Design, (Ahmedabad) with a specialization in Apparel and Textile Design.^{[1] [10] [11]}

Exhibitions

• Enigmatic East - From Ziro to Infinity at The India Habitat Centre, Delhi on 29 January 2019.^{[12] [4]}
• Enchanted Tree - an interactive exhibition celebrating the diverse textiles of India at Kamaldevi Complex, March 2017^{[13] [14]}
• When the Pleats Dance - evolution of four decades of dance costumes at The Art Gallery of India International Centre^{[2] [10] [15]}
• (Un)masked - October 2017 (raised funds for International Medical Health Organization).^[16]

Productions

• Goddess Central a dance drama which addressed the issue of female foeticide.^[17]
• Moonbeam(1991) choreographed by Jonathan Hollander Battery Dance Co. USA. enacted by Mallika Sarabhai.^{[18] [10]}
• Songs of Tagore, choreographed by Jonathan Hollander.^{[18] [9]}
• Beauty and Beast : Bharathakala Natya Academy .^[19]
• Padme: Anita Ratnam .^[20]
• Interrupted Aditi Mangaldas and Drishtikon Dance Company .^[21]
• Pralaya by Sampradaya Canada Lata pada .^[22]
• The incomplete Gesture : Natya Dance Theatre Chicago .^[23]
• Anekanta : Geeta Chandran and Natya Vriksha Dance company .^[24]

Awards

(Stree) Nari Shakti Puraskar from Govt. of India 2008 and the Creative Excellence Award from UNFPA 2008.^[25]

Notes and References

1. News: Stories crafted in clothes . The Tribune . 28 April 2019.
2. News: Dancing pleats . The Statesman . 18 June 2015.
3. Web site: Designing the Classic Language of Costumes. 2020-11-26. The New Indian Express.
4. News: Focussing on Arunachal's weaves . https://web.archive.org/web/20190123051649/http://www.newindianexpress.com/thesundaystandard/2019/jan/20/focussing-on-arunachals-weaves-1927591.html . dead . 23 January 2019 . The New Indian Express . 20 January 2019 . The Sunday Standard.
5. Web site: Stories crafted in clothes. 2020-11-26. Tribuneindia News Service. en.
6. News: Tankha. Madhur. 2019-01-29. Sandhya Raman: Lending a helping hand. en-IN. The Hindu. 2020-11-26. 0971-751X.
7. News: 14 June 2015. Costumes that go into Indian dances. Business Standard.
8. News: 11 June 2015. when silk strikes an enigmatic pose. Deccan Herald.
9. News: 10 June 2015. Designs for stage. The Hindu. Anjana. Rajan.
10. News: Clothing the Form . The Indian Express . 15 June 2015.
11. News: Sway in sync . The Pioneer . 18 June 2015.
12. Weaving Arunachal's Textile Lagacy . The Voive of Fashion . 29 January 2019 .
13. Web site: Lowen. Sharon. 2017-03-21. A million Sitas in the forest. 2020-11-26. The Asian Age.
14. Web site: IIC India International Centre - Home. 2020-11-26. iicdelhi.nic.in.
15. News: when silk strikes an enigmatic pose . Deccan Herald . 11 June 2015.
16. News: (Un)Masked: Colorfully layered Third Eye Dancers presentation raises funds for IMHO . 8 December 2017.
17. News: 15 Sep 2007. Dance drama : Goddess central. livemint.
18. News: artists have stay ahead curve ; at the same time, not lose human aspect . Sakal Times . 12 January 2018.
19. News: Beauty, the Beast and Bharatanatyam . The Hindu . 5 November 2015.
20. News: Inspired by the lotus, dancers come together . The hindu . 2 July 2015.
21. Web site: "1... Breath" – Kathak . aditimangaldasdance.com.
22. News: BWW Previews: Rasaja Foundation Presents Pralaya – A Collaboration In Bharatanatyam And Baliness Dance . Broadway World . Zofeen . Maqsood . 11 Dec 2019.
23. News: Indian and Indonesian dance don't mix, except in 'Incomplete Gesture' . Chicago Tribune . Laura . Molzahn . 2 Oct 2016.
24. News: The enigma of subjectivity . The Hindu . 11 November 2016 . Sunil . Kothari . 6 July 2022.
25. Web site: Veena. 2017-12-08. (Un)Masked: Colorfully layered Third Eye Dancers presentation raises funds for IMHO. 2020-11-26. NRI Pulse. en-US.