Mekhala D. Natavar, Assistant Professor of the Practice

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

Contact Info:

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

Office Hours:

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

Education:

PhD	University of Wisconsin-Madison	1997
MA	University of Wisconsin-Madison	1991
BS	Northwestern University	1989

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   (More 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