Arushi Nishank

Arushi Nishank
आरुषि निशंक
Born (1986-09-17) 17 September 1986
Kotdwar, Uttarakhand, India
Residence Dehradun, Dubai
Nationality Indian
Education Metropolitan College of Toronto
IMS Unison University
Occupation Classical Dancer, Entrepreneur, film Producer, Poetess
Years active 2000 – present
Dances Indian classical dance

Arushi Nishank (Hindi: आरुषि निशंक, born 17 September 1986), often credited as Arushi Pokhriyal, is an internationally acclaimed Indian classical Kathak danseuse, entrepreneur, Film Producer and a poetess.[1] She is the disciple of Pt Birju Maharaj and Dr Poornima Pandey. She is an kathak empanelled artist of Indian Council for Cultural Relations ICCR. She is also an graded artist for Doordarshan, a division of Prasar Bharati.[2] [3]

Early life and background

Arushi was born in Kotdwar, Uttarakhand in northern India. She has done her bachelor's degree in Political Science and Philosophy from Bansathali Vidhyapeeth, Rajasthan. She continued her studies with MBA and International Business Certification from Metropolitan College,Toronto, Canada. She has done 8 years of "Nishnat" a Specialization certification in Kathak dance form.Currently she is pursuing her PhD in human resource in India. She is also the chairperson of her own Himalayan Aryuvedic Medical College & Hospital in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.

Career

Arushi has given many renowned international kathak performances like "Special Yoga & Kathak Concert" in London,[4][5] "Lecture Recital" Indian Sphere "Graz" in Austria, "Bengalischz Nacht", an Indian classical dance in Germany, "Toronto Festival of India" in Canada. Others include "Tarana Dance Concert" and Foreign Delegate Conference in Canada, Indradhanush "Color of India" in Dubai, "Horizon Series" for the Indian Council for Cultural Relations and the Doordarshan Live Concert in Delhi, Taj Mahotsav in Agra and a performance at the International Yoga Festival,[6] Rishikesh. She has also composed and choreographed many compositions like "Ganga Avataran", a story of Goddess Ganga coming to earth,[7] and "Sajda", an Sufiyana classical Kathak Dance.[8][9] Arushi has also worked as a teacher with Spic Macay in teaching students the art of Kathak across India. She has also done many performances under Indian Council for Cultural Relations.[10] She has also been interviewed by the Times of India, News 24 and Doordarshan Group on many occasions. Arushi has also worked in TV advertisements to market Patanjali Yogpeeth. Her first TV advertisement for patanjali products was aired in 2012 on Aastha TV.[11] Arushi was fortunate enough to meet and present a Souvenir to Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall on their visit to Parmarth Niketan Rishikesh Uttarakhand in 2013.[12]

Producer & Composer

Shri Uma Bharti presenting an award to Arushi Nishank for her contribution to Namami Gange Mission in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Ganga Avataran:

Ganga Avataran is a color kathak ballet giving the story of Goddess Ganga coming to earth. This show was first performed in Rishikesh with 60 artist performing on stage which was created over River Ganga. After the successful commencement of the project she was invited by Rashtriya Kathak Sansthan Lucknow to give her performance, which was highly appreciated and witnessed by many dignitaries. After the grand success in northern India. This project was later collaborated with ICCR New Delhi.

As a producer arushi produced her first regional movie named "Major Nirala" in 2018. Film was based on the novel written by her father Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank. Film received excellent reviews on its launched in different parts of India. She was highly appreciated by many for the film which promoted her state regional language and culture across the global platform.[13] [14] [15]

Promoter

Namami Gange Arushi has been an active promoter for Namami Gange Mission which is project started by Govt of India to clean river Ganga. Arushi has contributed her first ever Clean Ganga Initiative Kathak performance "Ganga Tujhe Salam" in Dubai, UAE in 2016. This was the world's first International Clean Ganga Program held outside India to educate NRI's about the importance of river Ganga and its cleanliness drive. In 2016 itself she has performed Ganga Avatran in Varanasi, lucknow and Kanpur and won hearts of many audiences. Shri Uma Bharti (Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation) has appreciated Arushi's efforts to educate people about importance of Ganga. Shri Sushma Swaraj (Minister of External Affairs) has also appreciated Arushi for her contribution to this noble cause.

Sparsh Ganga Campaign Arushi is also an active promoter of her own "Sparsh Ganga Campaign ". This Campaign was started in 2009 by her father Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank to promote awareness among people to save and clean River Ganga. Today thousand of people are connected with this campaign to promote Ganga awareness. Recently Govt of India recognized volunteers of Sparsh Ganga Campaign as "Ganga Heroes".[16] [17] [18]

Poetry

Arushi Nishank presenting her book to Honorable Vice President of India Mr Mohammad Hamid Ansari

Arushi is also a poet. Two of her books on poetry collections, Swarg Banaungi and Kamal Mashal Ban Jaye, have been published in India. She has been fortunate enough to meet and present her books to Pratibha Patil, former President of India; Ratan Tata, founder of Tata Group; Anupam Kher, actor; and Mahendra Singh Dhoni, cricketer.[19]

Awards and honors

YI National Youth Icon Award, 2015

Garhwal Post Outstanding Achievement Award, 2016

Pride Of Uttarakhand Award, 2016 [20]

Uttarakhand Gaurav Samman Award, 2018 [21] [22]

Most Iconic NRI Award, Dubai, 2018 [23] [24]

Personal life

Arushi is married to Abhinav Pant. She is also the eldest daughter of Kusum Kanta Pokhriyal and Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, a Member of Parliament and former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand.

See also

References

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  4. ↑ "Music: Kathak and Yoga for nourishment, balance, and transformation". Nehru centre. 2014-05-01. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
  5. ↑ "Narendra Modi is India's new PM" (PDF). Hcilondon.in. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
  6. ↑ "International Yoga Festival" (PDF). Internationalyogafestival.com. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
  7. ↑ "The Dance of Mother Ganga: Pujya Swamiji and Dignitaries, Including Shri Anna Hazare, come together to enjoy an unforgettable performance". Gangaaction.org. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
  8. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
  9. ↑ "नृत्यांगना आरूषि निशंक की शानदार जुगलबंदी : स्वतंत्र आवाज़ डॉट कॉम". Swatantraawaz.com. 2013-04-16. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
  10. ↑ "A Historic Moment" (PDF). Parmarth.org\accessdate=2017-07-07.
  11. ↑ "Patanjali Product Ad". YouTube. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
  12. ↑ Arkell, Harriet (2013-11-06). "Prince Charles and Camilla in Rishikesh as they embark on tour of India". Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
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  19. ↑ Archived 21 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine.
  20. ↑ "Himani Shivpuri, Dobhal get Pride of Uttarakhand award". Tribuneindia.com. 2016-12-01. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
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