Associate Professor Aadya Kaktikar
Associate Professor and Head of Department School of Humanities and Social Sciences
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Email: aadya.kaktikar@snu.edu.in
Her research interests include post-colonial history of dance, and practice-based research on dance and dance education. Know more: Click here
Research Overview
Her research interests include post-colonial history of dance, and practice-based research on dance and dance education. Know more: Click here
Education
M.A. in Teaching (Dance) from the Royal Academy of Dance, University of Surrey, and pursuing her Doctorate from the Department of Dance at Texas Woman's University.
Experience
Aadya is an Odissi dancer and a dance educator. For the last two decades, she has performed extensively to critical acclaim and is an ICCR empanelled dance artist. She is currently interested in the pedagogy of teaching dance and her work centers around exploring traditional methodologies of dance training in the contemporary education space. Aadya's special areas of interest are curriculum planning and assessment development for the performing arts.
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Review
Impossible Justice Pitfalls and Limitations of the Policy against Sexual Harassment in Indian Universities
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Kaktikar, A.; Goswani, P. | Economic and Political Weekly, 60(20), 68-72 | 2025 | 0 |
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Article
Dance Teacher Education at Shiv Nadar Schools: Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities
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Kaktikar, A.; Henley, M. | Journal of Dance Education, 25(3), 276-286 | 2025 | 0 |
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Book chapter
SWEAT AND SALT ON BROKEN SKIN: Examining the Culture Of Silence Around Sexual Harassment In Classical Indian Dance Pedagogy
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Kaktikar, A. | Gendered Bodies, Social Exclusions: Contemporary Issues in Women’s Studies, 25-42 | 2025 | 0 |
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Article
Locating Odissi in the United States: Dancing through Curricula, Teaching Methods, and Assessment
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Kaktikar, A. | Journal of Dance Education, 24(2), 117-124 | 2024 | 0 |
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Article
Choreographing decolonization: pedagogical confrontations at the intersection of traditional dance and liberal arts in higher education in India
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Kaktikar, A. | Research in Dance Education, 21(2), 122-134 | 2020 | 8 |
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Dancing in-between spaces: an auto-ethnographic exploration of an abhinaya class
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Kaktikar, A. | Research in Dance Education, 17(2), 113-129 | 2016 | 4 |
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Awards & Honors
- Aadya is the author of "Odissi Yaatra: The Journey of Guru Mayadhar Raut". The book documents the revival years of Odissi dance and features a unique collection of rare photographs. The book has been highly praised for its in-depth documentation of previously unrecorded events.
Professional Memberships
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