Mekhala D. Natavar, Assistant Professor of the Practice

Mekhala D. Natavar

Please note: Mekhala has left the "Asian & Middle Eastern Studies" group at Duke University; some info here might not be up to date.

Office Location:  306 Alexander Avenue
Office Phone:  919 660 4360
Email Address: send me a message
Web Page:  http://www.duke.edu/web/aall/oldsite/hindi/faculty/natavar.html

Office Hours:

M/W: 3:15-4:15 pm
Education:

PhDUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison1997
MAUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison1991
BSNorthwestern University1989
Specialties:

Hindi
Research Interests: Hindi Language Acquisition and Indian Dance

Her dissertation New Dances, New Dancers, New Audiences: Shifting Rhythms in the Evolution of India's Kathak Dance explores the effects of changing patterns of patronage on 20th century dance forms in North India and the lives of Kathak performers, teachers, and students.

Recent Publications

  1. Performances at the Govindevji Temple in Jaipur, in South Asian Folklore: An Encyclopedia, edited by Peter J. Claus and Margaret Mills (2003), pp. 268-269, New York: Routledge
  2. Hijra (transvestite/transsexual) Performances, in South Asian Folklore: An Encyclopedia, edited by Peter J. Claus and Margaret Mills (2003), pp. 283-284, New York: Routledge
  3. Kathak Dancers, in South Asian Folklore: An Encyclopedia, edited by Peter J. Claus and Margaret Mills (2003), pp. 331-332, New York: Routledge
  4. Rajasthan, in The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, Vol.5: South Asia, edited by Alison Arnold (2000), pp. 639-649, New York: Garland Publishing, Inc
  5. with Saskia Kersenboom, Music and Dance: Southern Area, in The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, Vol.5: South Asia, edited by Alison Arnold (2000), pp. 507-523, New York: Garland Publishing, Inc