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Maya Krishna Rao is an Indian dancer, theatre director, and actor. She was born in 1953 in New York, United States. She is the daughter of the renowned Indian dancer, Uday Shankar. She is known for her work in the field of contemporary dance and theatre. Maya Krishna Rao has been performing since the age of five. She has trained in various dance forms such as Bharatanatyam, Kathak, and Manipuri. She has also trained in theatre and acting. She has performed in various countries such as India, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Maya Krishna Rao has been awarded several awards for her work in the field of dance and theatre. She has been awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, the Padma Shri, and the Kalidas Samman. She has also been awarded the National Award for Best Choreography. Maya Krishna Rao has a net worth of $1 million. She has earned her wealth through her work in the field of dance and theatre. She has also earned money through her performances and choreography.

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2010

Rao received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for her contribution to Indian theatre in 2010. Following the 2015 Dadri mob lynching incident, she returned the award citing "rising of intolerance" in India; she was the first artist to renounce the award.

1985

Right from her college days, Rao was deeply influenced by the left movement. She is a co-founder of "Theatre Union", a street theatre group. She was Associate Professor in the department of Acting at the National School of Drama, New Delhi, between 1985 and 1990. and continued as visiting faculty thereafter. In 2013 she was appointed professor at the Shiv Nadar University, Delhi where she designed and taught a post graduate Diploma programme, TEST (Theatre for Education and Social Transformation), a first-of-its-kind in any institute of higher education in India. Rao's plays are characterised by sociopolitical themes. Her earliest plays include, Om Swaha, a critique of dowry, and Dafa No. 180, a take on the Indian rape law. Her solo-artist plays include Ravanama, Are You Home Lady Macbeth?, A Deep Fried Jam and Heads Are Meant for Walking Into. Rao's 2017 play Quality Street, based on a short story by the Nigerian writer Chimamanda Adichie, received critical acclaim.. Her 2012 play Walk was based on the 2012 Delhi gang rape.

1953

Maya Krishna Rao (born 1953) is an Indian theatre artist, stand-up comedian and social activist. Her well-known plays include Om Swaha, Dafa No. 180, Ravanama and Heads Are Meant for Walking Into. She is a recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (2010), which she returned five years later citing growth of intolerance in India.

Born in 1953 in New York City, Rao moved to India at a young age. She was inspired by her mother Bhanumathi Rao, who was associated with Malayalam theatre in the 1960s. Rao studied at Modern School, New Delhi. She completed her bachelor's degree from Miranda House, Delhi and received a Master's degree in political science from the Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi. She also has a degree in theatre arts from the University of Leeds. During her stay in the United Kingdom, she was briefly associated with the "Perspectives Theatre Company" in Nottingham and the "Leeds Playhouse Theatre-in-Education Company".

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