One of the leading exponents of Kathak dance Uma Dogra has been enthralling the audiences all over the India and abroad for more than three decades now. She has devoted her entire life to her art starting her traning at the tender age of seven under Smt. Reba Vidyarthi at Kathak Kendra, New Delhi. She went on to become the first Gandhi Bandh Shagird of Late Kathak Maestro Pt. Durga Lal.
Now settled in Mumbai, Uma is the foremost Kathak soloist and teacher. Her commitment to the arts has been her establish Samved Society for Performing Arts in 1990, which not only trains and gives scholarships to performing artists but also offers them opportunities to perform by organising two eminent yearly festivals of classical dance and music at Nehru Centre and the NCPA.
"SANGEET KALA RATNA" and "PANDITA" Uma Dogra has been honoured with numerous awards by various respected bodies. She has been an A-Grade artist with doordarshan for more than twenty years.
She has been associated with the making of several films on dance namely Nritya Bharti by Dr. Kanak Rele, Jaishankar Prasad's Kamayani by Films Division of India and Classical Dances of India by Rizvi Foundation. Uma Dogra has also made Nirvana Through Dance, a film on her Guruji Pt. Durga Lal.
While performing abroad Uma has also taken workshops in Australia, UK, University of Alberta, Canada and University of Florida. Uma was appointed as a teacher for Pt. Jasraj School of Music.
Uma Dogra has been invited to act as an examiner by kathak Kendra, New Delhi, University of Pune, Punjabi University Patiala and MS University of Baroda.
Uma Can be reachable on her mobile +91.9820711418 and on her Email umadogra@gmail.com