Indore girl comes first in classical dance contest

Indore Kathak artiste and class 8 student Avni Shukla stood first at National Balkala Utsav held under aegis of Union culture ministry.

Indore Kathak artiste and class 8 student Avni Shukla stood first at National Balkala Utsav held under aegis of Union culture ministry.

Avni had started learning kathak when she was three years old. (HT photo)

She stood first in the classical category, second in non-classical category, besides bagging the Nardanamani International Award.

A student at St. Mary’s Convent School, Avni had started learning kathak when she was three years old under the guidance of Padmaja Raghuvanshi.